The Warehouse Gym Chronicles: Part I
October 4, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Announcements, Featured, Recent Posts
Hey, Hope you’ve been kickin’ ass and taking names in your training, life, school, or whatever you’ve got going on! Below is a video I shot today at my warehouse soon-to-be strength & conditioning facility for athletes! There were a few names I forgot to mention in the video, but a very special thanks to [...]
5 Ways to Take Bodyweight Training to New Levels for Strength and Athleticism
September 28, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Extreme Muscle Building, Featured, Guest Articles, Recent Posts, Travis Stoetzel
5 Ways To Take Bodyweight Training To New Levels For Strength and Athleticism By Travis Stoetzel CSCS Bodyweight training is the oldest and one of the most effective means of adding muscle and strength to the body. For athletes, bodyweight training should be an essential tool. Lots of athletes and trainees alike by-pass bodyweight training [...]
Free Muscle Building E-Book
September 23, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Exercise Index, Featured, James Smith, Recent Posts
I just got this killer e-book from Jim “Smitty” Smith of Diesel Crew. You have to see this. Did I mention it was free to you? Just my way of saying thanks for being a visitor and member of this community! This book is jam-packed with a full “how-to” of exercise videos for upper body, [...]
Does Hard Work Really Pay Off?
September 18, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Motivational, Recent Posts, Strength Training
I‘m sure we’ve all been told this before at least once in our lives. “Work hard and you will achieve what you’ve set out to do!” Is it really that simple though? I think it is, and I’ll tell you why. In order to REALLY achieve a LARGE goal that you have, you have to [...]
What Are You Willing To Do?
August 28, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Motivational, Recent Posts
Are you unhappy with the way things are going? Work sucks.. Your grades are suffering.. Your body and mind feel like garbage every day… You’re just downright UNHAPPY… Well, you know what? I saw this quote the other day and it really rang true to me. It should to you as well. “If you’re going [...]
4 Big Mistakes in Strength and Speed Training
August 25, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, How to, Recent Posts, Speed Training
Training for speed and strength does not have to be very fancy. It doesn’t need to be all that scientific either. Don’t get me wrong, there are proper ways of planning, set/rep schemes, volume, frequencies, duration, intensity, and a whole other load of variables that go into a great program… But you shouldn’t have to [...]
3 Simple Ways to Become a Better Athlete
August 15, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Recent Posts, Recovery and Restoration
Strength and conditioning is awesome, isn’t it? After all, it’s pretty cool to see that hard work, proper planning, and a well-designed and thought of system of training can enhance nearly any athlete’s speed, strength, and power output. But often times, what we do outside of the gym and away from training, practice, competition may [...]
Weight Training for Speed and Power
August 10, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Recent Posts, Strength Training
Find out a simple and easy way to structure your weight training routine to help in your quest for more speed and power development!
How To Get Faster and Stronger Training Twice Per Week
August 5, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, How to, Recent Posts, Speed Training
Recently, I was asked by one of my newsletter subscribers about how I would structure a training program for athletic strength and speed development with athletes that could only train 2 and/or 3 days per week. Luckily, this is actually quite easy and most athletes that I have worked with have actually done very well training only 3 times per week
A Road Less Traveled: My Journey to Now, Part III
August 4, 2010 by John Cortese
Filed under Featured, Motivational, Recent Posts
Just as I thought there was absolutely no hope for me in athletics, it all changed as I entered middle school. I was a 12 year old kid and just entering the time we all know and love known as puberty. All of a sudden I got taller, noticed some muscles growing




