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This month Steph has some excellent advice and explanations on when to skip training.
It’s a topic not touched on a lot, and she does an awesome job giving you some
The Kraken Files: December 2018: To Train or Not to Train
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How to maximize results and minimize wasted time and health risks
Welcome back to another article on how to get the best results from your TPSMethod.com membership.
Today we are talking about
The Pros and Cons of Using Your Phone in the Gym
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Welcome to the TPSmethod.com.
In our programs we use a blend of RPE and percentage based training in order to give you maximum results.
Why do we do it this way?
Simple.
As the
What is RPE and how do you use it?
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Welcome to the TPSMethod.com.
I am sure you have a lot of questions on how to use the site and the programs to get the best results!
Don’t worry, we’ve got your
TPSMethod.com Program Guidance
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So.
Some of you may have been watching as I prepped with a 4-5 month mild cut, 6 month bulk, then a 4-5 month cut into my first physique show.
In fact,
The Kraken Files: Doing an Aesthetic Show
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Advanced Belt Squat Variations
Hi everyone, Russ here with some cool new exercises to make you stronger by using the EliteFTS Belt Squat.
Using the belt squat machine is a great tool
The Moustache Files- September 2015 Advanced Belt Squat Variations
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This month we are going to review the use of one of the single best and most versatile conditioning tools on earth, The Prowler.
Prowlers are push sleds that can be
The Moustache Files June 2015-Prowler Basics
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I am always shooting video and I am sharing some of our training footage with you this month.
First up is Coach Adam Pine crushing a 710 deadlift.
Next is Coach Phil
The Moustache Files-May 2015-Watch the TPS Coaches Train
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Our March 2015 installment of the Moustache Files has Russ interviewing TPS lifter Carlos Moran.
Carlos has been with us for about 8 years and we have watched him grow from
The Moustache Files March 2015-Interview with Carlos Moran
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I think it is time for Russ to get his own t.v. show.
Seriously, he is writing, filming, producing and starring in all of these video interviews and he is getting
The Moustache Files-February 2015 Spartan Race Inteviews
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Russ is really getting good at interviewing and it seems he isn’t writing anymore.
That’s ok because at TPS we have tons of interesting members and great lifters to interview.
This month
The Moustache Files January 2015- Interview with Rostyslav Kharchenko
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Russ needs his own cable access show he is getting so good at theses interviews.
What should we call it?
The Moustache Files obviously.
This month he is speaking with Cam Helffrich and
The Moustache Files December 2014-Interview with Cam Helffrich and Alex Fisher
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Russ is loving his new Galaxy Note so much he forgot how to type.
He is all about the video now.
Checkout his latest installment on sled dragging.
It’s killer.
by Russ Smith
The Moustache Files October 2014-Sled Dragging
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The views expressed here are entirely from Russ's moustache. We don't know yet if it is an evil moustache or a good one. We do know that it has a
The Moustache Files: Bamboo Bar Overhead Carries
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Member Spotlight July 2014- Nick Cambi- Strongman
Hi Nick! Thanks for taking the time for this interview. When did you start lifting?
I started lifting consistently when I was a sophomore
The Moustache Files July 2014-Interview with Nick Cambi-Strongman
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As you may know, Russ trashed his ankle practicing back flips a few weeks ago. He will regale you with the story of his injury and how he plans to
The Moustache Files June 2014-Climb or Crawl-Ankle Rehabilitation?
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2012 USAPL Women’s 198lb National Champion, 2013 USAPL Raw Women’s 84kg Open and Junior National Champion, 2014 IPF-USA Raw World Junior Team Member
Tell us a little about yourself. How long
Moustache Files: Interview with Mikelina Belaineh
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TPS interviews 2015 Arnold Amateur Strongman Competitors Nick Cambi & Brittany Diamond
TPS’s favorite t.v. personality, Coach Russ Smith is coming at you this month straight from the state of the
The Moustache Files April 2015-Interview with Nick Cambi and Brittany Diamond
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Buy American. That is something we hear all the time but how many of you do this as much as you can? It is a small thing that we can
Made in America: Lee Bruns Clothing
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I write this article each month to let you know about ways to keep our economy strong. One of the easiest ways is to buy products that are made in
Made in America: Costco
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The views expressed here are entirely from Russ's moustache. We don't know yet if it is an evil moustache or a good one. We do know that it has a
Interview with Powerlifter Frankie Puopolo
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Every once and a while a challenge is issued at TPS. This one is brought to us by the "Cookie Monster" himself Eric Dawson!
General Rules:
Snatch Grip Deadlifts off 8" Blocks
Weight:405
Snatch-Grip Deadlifts
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The 531 Training Group is going strong here at TPS.
531 is a simple strength training system developed by Jim Wendler. This program is focused on developing a person’s strength
531 Camp: Jim Wendler-approved
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Note: Cutting is a bodybuilding term for dieting down to ridiculously low bodyfat levels.
This is part two of an as-yet-undetermined-length series on everything that had to do with my first
The Kraken Files: August 2018
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Strong and Sexy is our monthly feature from Molly Galbraith of Girls Gone Strong and it features questions from readers of the TPS newsletter. Molly will answer at least
Strong and Sexy, January 2014 - How Do I Stick to My Diet Over the Holidays?
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A few months ago I received a question from Monica about some problems she was experiencing after her weight training sessions. She found herself sore and achy for days on
Strong and Sexy-November 2013-Stress and Training
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This month I have decided to diverge a bit from the usual training and/or diet focused columns I tend to write, and instead write something a bit more philosophical, more
The Kraken Files May 2018
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I am pretty sure I have complained about this “lifting legend” at some point in the past (since I have complained about every subject under the sun at some time
The Kraken Files: April 2018: YOU CANNOT BUILD GREAT GLUTES WITH SQUATS ALONE.
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When people ask me about lifting weights, bodybuilding, and powerlifting, they seem pretty ok with the idea that I lift…..but invariably, without fail, a certain percentage of people who stop
The Kraken Files March 2018: Why Do You Want to Be So Big?
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I get a lot of messages online asking me about gaining muscle mass, or rather, issues people are having with “bulking” and gaining QUALITY mass.
I will ask a few questions,
The Kraken Files: Are You a Bulking Asshole?
