Our Marketing Manager Charlie's commitment to the Transformassacre requires that he train on his own two days out of the week when not working under the guidance of Dan Trink at Peak Performance. He's been given all of the tools to succeed: a strategic training/diet plan and a rock solid support system. The execution, however, is all on Charlie. See the backstory >> To ensure Charlie's success, we paid him a visit during a solo lunch break workout at the New York Health & Racquet Club in Lower Manhanttan. What made this week so pivotal? Simply put, the previous two weeks really kicked his ass. So we feared his intensity might slow when he wasn't being pushed by a trainer. Let's go to the tape... Read More

If you're looking to develop more explosive strength and increase your stabilizer muscles around the prime movers, training with chains are a must try. We asked fitness expert and owner of owner of Body Fit Lab, Pierce "Professor P" Hutchings to provide five of his favorite movements using chains. Read More

Splitting firewood might be one of the manliest pastimes anyone can ever have. You, alone, outdoors, splitting logs with one smooth swing of your ax; if that doesn’t grow the stubborn part of your beard, nothing will. Alas, with the invention of the Duraflame log and gas fireplaces, this manly art form seems to have been lost to the ages...until now. Reach into your closet and dust the cobwebs off your flannel because we have recruited Professional Lumberjack Dave Jewett who has 30 world titles to his name, to teach you how to split wood and get a killer workout. Wood-Splitting Benefits Because you are swinging an ax, many think that splitting wood is a great arm workout, which is not the case. Burning between 400 and 500 calories an hour, splitting wood is much more of a cardio and core workout than anything else. Jewett explains that if you bring the ax down the center line of your body, then back up the center line when you reload, it activates the same muscles that a crunch would. “I have a pretty darn good six pack and I’m 42 years old,” says Jewett. Read More

Charlie gets pushed to the brink. Read More