Evolutionary Athletics
Taking Sports Performance to the Next Level
Ya’ gotta eat!
Feb 7th
You can’ quite see it in the picture, but Donny is just about to threaten Tom Sroka with his knife if Tom moves any closer, or keeps staring at his plate. We don’t screw around at lunch time, and Tom, at 290lbs, is not one to to ignore. Tom is trying to gain weight, and is always a threat at mealtime.
When you are really training hard, you have to eat. A lot, and all of it good food. Nutrient dense, and much of it calorie dense. Meat, and lot’s of it is what is on the menu at Cal Strength between morning and afternoon training sessions. I have to say, I can grill the hell out of a steak or tri-tip, and we keep a grill at the gym just for this purpose.
But seriously, if you are not able to train hard consistently, or don’t recover well, look to your diet, right after you look at your sleep patterns. If you sleep well, it is usually your diet. Eat more meat. Everyone feels more manly with a belly full of beef. As we say here, Ya’ gotta eat! When there is meat on the table, Ya’ gotta get in there!!!
Ripping the head off a goddamn LION!!!
Feb 6th
This needs little explanation. It is a demonstration of the mindset of Donny Shankle. An awesome thing when seen from 20 feet away.
Feb 1, In Season Jump Training
Feb 1st
How do you correctly perform your in season jump training? Read this artcile to find out what you should be doing to maximize your jump gaions and minimize the chances of injury.
Jan 31, Dunk of the Year
Jan 31st
Blake Griffin - Just an insane dunker over Perkins. Dunk of the Year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbyOevVAYQI
Jan 21, Explosive Medicine Ball Training For A Higher Vertical Jump
Jan 21st
The medicine ball is a great training tool for learning how to jump higher. Here is some medicine ball training ideas you can use to jump higher.
Jan 11, Box Jumping for Older Athletes
Jan 11th
Hi Jack, I am a 50 year old athlete who still plays basketball. I pretty much have been avoiding high impact training as my hip is kind of bad. In my
Jan 3, NFL Players – Best Athletes Period
Jan 3rd
NFL players, especially running backs and linebackers, can excel in any sport requiring strength, speed, power PLUS agility. For example, take your
Jan 3, NFL Players – Best Athletes Period
Jan 3rd
NFL players, especially running backs and linebackers, can excel in any sport requiring strength, speed, power PLUS agility. For example, take your
I’ve always been crazy, but it’s kept me from going insane.
Dec 31st
Yesterday something happened in the gym at California Strength. Just a little thing between Donny Shankle and me. No fuss was made beyond us locking eyes for a moment and both knowing what the other was thinking, but its something i had waited to see for almost a decade. I’d be lyin’ if I said I didn’t have to wipe my eyes a minute later, but thankfully no one noticed.
But nothing remains constant. As soon as a milestone is passed, it’s significance fades, and the focus is shifted to some other marker further down the road. No matter what you do or how satisfying it is in that beautiful moment in time, immedietely you want more. You have to, if you want to find out how good you can be. You HAVE to look at goals as the most significant, beautiful, wonderful things in the world to obtain, then when they are attained, curtail the joy in short order, and again look forward and begin to build the desire in your heart for another destination on the horizon. Sometimes it seems crazy to always look to what your fingers cannot quite touch, to not let yourself be satisfied, never rest, never allow complete happiness with what is. Seems like a crazy way to live.
On the other hand, I believe I would go insane without it. If my quest, my dreams, even my own white whale to chase was replaced with a mindless 9 to 5, white picket fence, sit-coms in the evening and nothing more to bitch about than taxes and the neighbors they probably would have to strap me down and start the medication.
In the words of the great Waylon Jennings, I’ve always been crazy, but it’s kept me from going insane.
