While in St. Louis check out Meshuggah Coffee House

Because, quite simply.. “It’s the bomb.” Meshuggah Coffeehouse is located on Delmar St., across from the Movie Theater. Quirky slightly Bohemian Coffeehouse. Instead of brewed cups they serve “Americano” Style. Which is, basically, Espresso diluted with water. Slightly stronger than normal brewed coffee. Other things that might strike your eyes. Delmar also has a decent […]

“The trick is to keep breathing 1” Something that helps with dead-lifts and dumbell squats

So, I learned this trick from one of Pavel Tstastoline’s (a.k.a. the evil Russian) books on weightlifting. This technique lies behind many “hard style” Iron Shirt techniques in Chinese Gung Fu, and also forms the basis of some Hatha Yoga techniques as well. Basically it is Breath compression. By using a heavy lifter’s belt whilst […]