What does the student do when they feel discouraged? They go out and encourage others. This is the true intent of the Ronin game and giving of yourself to ease...

In Becoming Ronin’s very first episode, Smitty and OB deep dive into the origins of “Becoming Ronin.” We discuss Smitty’s recent sweat lodge experience and how the ceremony and prayer...

How to Build Muscle In this definitive resource guide on how to build muscle, I discuss the most important strength training factors that determine if a workout has an optimal...

I came up with this little training variation today for dumbbell front raises. I noticed there was some momentum when we used the dumbbells and some of the repetitions were...

Upgrade Your Back Training One of the biggest problems with training prone variations for back is the anchoring of the feet. Sometimes you can brace your feet under the bench...

When training shoulders, there are a few strategies you can use to have a pain free workout. Lighter weights with cleaner form, tempo modifications, neutral grip, and even adding accommodating...