2019 was a banner year for the R.D.P and the development of the Grind-Style Calisthenics Training Method. This was actually the 10-year anniversary of the R.D.P and this year had more break-through lessons than in all of the nine years combined! Check out some of the biggest highlights in this week’s episode the R.D.P podcast plus a sneak preview of ...

Sometimes, losing weight, and keeping it off, can seem like a fairy tale. There’s no shortage of hype and promises in the media, but just how often do you find someone who’s lost a good amount of weight and kept it off? Thankfully, successful weight loss is not a fairy tale, and it does happen for some people. That’s why ...

A stubborn muscle group can be a frustrating thing to deal with, but there is hope. It’s not some funky new exercise or workout plan that will make your muscles grow but something a lot more fundamental called neural drive. Check out the podcast below to learn more about what neural drive is and how you can quickly use it ...

The holiday season is upon us and it’s in full swing with all of its temptations and tasty treats that can create a minefield of challenges for the health-conscious. You could vow to be vigilant and stick to your plans like glue, but honestly, how practical is that? What good is trying to stick to a plan that either makes ...

Most diet and exercise strategies look good on paper and even work well for a short period of time, but they don’t pan out in the long term. One of the biggest reasons is because they are far too strict and rigid. Trying to be super strict in your workout strategies and diet means you’re only going to be successful ...

I used to be very skeptical when it came to isometric training, especially overcoming isometrics like pulling a chain apart. Over the past few weeks, I’ve learned just how mistaken I was about this old-school training method. Today I want to share with you three of the biggest myths I used to believe about isometric training. #1 Isometrics aren’t very ...

The phrase stimulate don’t annihilate is a simple idea, but it can literally mean the difference between workouts that end in success or disaster. Simply put, focusing on creating a stimulus in your workout means you’re training to progress something in an intelligent way. You have a mission to improve the quality of your training and make it more effective. ...

Tim and Jacko of School of Calisthenics.com stopped by the proverbial R.D.P office the other day to go over some of the finer points of training for both the beginner and advanced calisthenics athlete. Both Tim and Jacko are both highly regarded calisthenics strength coaches and bring a very real and practical approach to the table. Be sure to check ...

Few things are more important than using your mind-muscle connection to progression your time under tension. This is especially the case if you want to build muscle and strength. In fact, your mind-muscle connection and time under tension are responsible for most of your muscle and strength progress. Simply put, improving your MMC and TUT will get you results regardless ...

Can protein make you fat? Can Endurance Athletes build muscle? Is the mind-muscle connection important as you get older? I answer these key questions and unearth some knowledge gems in this week’s episode of the R.D.P Podcast.