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Happy New Year, bitches [video update]
I love you guys. In this video I further explain the Pointman Protocol
Nate Zaru
I tell the story of unlikely winners, and I bring people together in San Francisco
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The Pointman Protocol
This is a very special edition of Pointman. I hope you use it, I hope you love it, I hope you become stronger, and I hope you use your new strength to lead in your community. The Pointman Protocol Guys, to be honest, I've been holding back on
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Your weekly mission: push heavy shit
Hey dudes, You’re probably seeing the theme by now. Moving big weight from one point to another is some of the most simple and important training you can do. Sleds are a pretty neat device. You can load up lots of weight to push and pull until you are
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Your weekly mission: press better
This is a special edition Pointman — Fuck Your Bench! Heavy pressing is one of the most important exercises you can do as a man. We talked about this in one of the fundamental missions: press & press. But the weightlifting media has tricked you into doing the wrong exercise, the
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Your weekly mission: pull and squat
There are two attitudes in this world: 1) Challenge = bad 2) Challenge = good Pointman is about seeing challenge as good, and turning challenge into opportunity, especially with the unprecedented challenges this year. No gym is a challenge, and that challenge is good. Lots of us are re-learning that strength doesn’
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Your weekly mission: farmer's carry
If you couldn’t tell by now, carrying heavy shit and carrying more heavy shit is really important to your strength and your ability to resist decay. We get lazy in our comfortable lives and forget one of the most important movement patterns is also one of the most simple.
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Your weekly mission: carry more heavy shit
I’ll never forget the day I woke up to a fire red sky. I don’t know how to describe the feeling because if you told me the day before what was going to happen, I literally would not have understood. Unimaginable is the word that comes to mind.
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Can men wear tank tops on video calls?
Vote to have your voice heard! Can men wear tank tops on video calls? — Nate Zaru (@yes) 6:40 PM ∙ Sep 10, 2020
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Your weekly mission: move your ass!
Hey dudes, It’s a tragedy to see people who think you need big, complicated, and expensive machinery just to get stronger. Likewise for stronger cardio. This is what Pointman is all about. Don’t be a fool! You can have a great workout using anything you already have, or
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Your weekly mission: jump rope
Hey guys, You’re probably doing cardio all wrong. Cardio by itself is not inherently good. It can hurt you if you choose the wrong movement for your body, and it can take you away from doing more important training. High intensity cardio is particularly awesome for the body. Perhaps
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Your weekly mission: throw heavy shit
Hey dudes, I wish to stress that you don’t need a gym, you don’t need “trainers”, you don’t need “classes”, you don’t need strange machines, and you don’t need extreme programs to get stronger or to get a great workout. This is what Pointman is
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Your weekly mission: snatches
Hey boys, If you’re looking for a simple and all in one strength movement, this is one of the best. It will make you more athletic and more studly. Please meet the snatch. SPEX: * Choose a weight * Kettlebells are great, but you can also do this with dumbbells, barbells,