Posts Tagged ‘techniques’


This was the only weight belt I had. It is not the same as the ones that are issued, but it weighs 16 lbs. These videos where done to help Cadets train for Combat Diver Qualification Course. They are not affiliated with the course itself. They are purely designed as a supplement to help train fellow Cadets since I am commissioned and am leaving. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY OF THESE TECHNIQUES WITHOUT INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION. IF YOU ARE TRAINING ALWAYS HAVE A BUDDY. I realize that the quality of the video and sound is not the best. In addition, the only pool available was either 6.5 or 14.5 feet deep. The actual depth for execution of the techniques is 9 feet. Again, these videos are supplemental. Seek personal training from a qualified individual and ALWAYS HAVE A BUDDY! Otherwise, enjoy! I had a blast making these before I had to leave for Infantry BOLC. Thank you to all the Dive Sups that taught me these things, and to the Combat Divers who are serving around the world in places most dare not go. COMBAT DIVER!!!


This was the only weight belt I had. It is not the same as the ones that are issued, but it weighs 16 lbs. These videos where done to help Cadets train for Combat Diver Qualification Course. They are not affiliated with the course itself. They are purely designed as a supplement to help train fellow Cadets since I am commissioned and am leaving. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY OF THESE TECHNIQUES WITHOUT INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION. IF YOU ARE TRAINING ALWAYS HAVE A BUDDY. I realize that the quality of the video and sound is not the best. In addition, the only pool available was either 6.5 or 14.5 feet deep. The actual depth for execution of the techniques is 9 feet. Again, these videos are supplemental. Seek personal training from a qualified individual and ALWAYS HAVE A BUDDY! Otherwise, enjoy! I had a blast making these before I had to leave for Infantry BOLC. Thank you to all the Dive Sups that taught me these things, and to the Combat Divers who are serving around the world in places most dare not go. COMBAT DIVER!!!


Hey guys, this is quick video showing some of my barbell bench techniques and how to use wrist wraps. I got a new video camera the next videos should be better than these previous videos! Also I just got YouTube partnership last week! Thanks everyone! I’ve only been on here for a few months so that’s pretty cool. I’ll film all my workouts and show you guys what I can. Questions: please write in the comment box below. I won’t answer questions anywhere else. Key points: – Gripping the bar wide will target your chest better. – Keep your feet on the ground and legs wide apart for better stability. – Go as low as you can with the bar; just don’t bounce it on your chest. – Breathe out as you push up – Wrist wraps help support your wrist for heavy weights- keep them loose if you’re not doing your set yet and tighten them up when you’re ready to hit your set. Don’t wait too long or it’ll cut off your blood flow. -wrist wraps I use are by INZER. I believe they are 20 inch wraps. You can buy them on ebay or I bought mine from www.houseofpainironwear.com (I actually went to their store here and they’re pretty cool people) Next video will probably be Legs or Diet.. whichever one I can enough clips of first.


My friend and powerlifting team member Greg is helping me to demonstrate the proper bench press in competition. I have been competing for over 25 years and have won many World, national, State, and Nort American titles. I’m just sharing my know how.

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Muscles get stronger and bigger when we challenge our muscles.   And that only happens when we do more than we are capable of.   But pushing ourselves to muscle failure can be difficult, if not dangerous when working out at home.

So, for those of us seeking to strengthen our bodies at home, I have a few suggestions on how to push our bodies past the failure point.  

1.   Chest – After you struggle up your last rep at 8 or 9, do not risk injury attempting another rep.   Instead, rack the barbell, jump forward into an elevated pushup position.   Now, you can gut out as many reps as you can.   When you can do no more, then drop your feet to ground and do a few more.   When you reach failure, I guarantee you will have reach failure.

2.   Back – Do your pull-ups with a chair right behind you.   When you can pull no more, you simply put your feet on the chair behind you and use your legs to help get a few more reps until even that are no longer possible.

3.   Shoulders – Let’s assume you have a barbell and a set of dumbbells at home.   As an example, whatever your max poundage for military press is, set up your dumbbells at half.   So, if you are going to max out at 100lbs, then set up a pair of 25lb dumbbells.   When you reach your max limit at 7 or 9 reps, drop the barbell and grab the dumbbells.   You guessed it, immediately go for broke with the dumbbells until your delts burn and burn.

4.   Biceps – Whether with the barbell or dumbbell curls, when you reach max; you simply lower the weight to the floor.   You take a big breath, immediately stand up, and curl a few more reps.   Repeat this cycle, until you cannot budge the weights.

5.   Triceps – Regardless of what triceps exercise you do, as soon as you reach positive failure; drop to the floor and assume a diamond pushup position.   You get into this position by touching your thumbs and index fingers to form a diamond right below your chest.   Now, you do as many pushups as you can.

When you train to muscle failure, I want you to keep a few points in mind:

1.   You need only go to failure on your last set of an exercise.   Start with a warm-up weight and pyramid down to your max weight (no more than 3 or 4 sets total).   2.   The follow on exercises like pushups should not go on forever.   If you struggled on the last rep with the weights, these techniques will allow you to do a few more reps.   If you can do more, then you did not get to the last rep with the weights.

3.   The biggest challenge to training to failure is not injuring yourself.   Be careful.  

That said going to failure is the only way you will get stronger, so use these techniques at home to push yourself past your limits.


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