The Brink Front Squat

The alternative grip I developed to the traditional grips used in the front squat* came from my own frustrations with this movement. Some people – including yours truly – could never get comfortable with the traditional grips used in the front squat no matter how hard they try, and thus simply don’t make progress in this exercise or simply avoid it altogether. Over the years I put serious effort into the front squat, only to get frustrated with it and drop it from my leg routines. No matter what I did, I simply could not get comfortable with the traditional grips. I came up with something that worked for me. I call it the Brink Front Squat.

Folks, Part 1 of the CT SWAT Challenge covered the difficult PT Challenge, which was over 6 miles long with 24 different exercise stations. Now that was a workout! Video Part 2  covers the highlights from the shooting stages of this law enforcement competition. 

Gang, here is part 1 vid of the 2008 CT Challenge. I did the PT course first. I was not able to get vid of all the stations unfortunately, but got enough to give those were not there a good idea of the event. Will have vids that cover the shooting events, and other stuff up shortly. Enjoy:

What Will Brink Uses For Supplements

I’m often asked what I use personally for supplements, or what brands I personally use, and other questions regarding supplements I prefer. So, instead of writing out a long list of supplements and other info, I thought I would take people for a video tour of my personal supplement stash which will (hopefully!) answer most questions I get about which supplements I personally use. Now, what I use may or may not be what YOU should use, so this is not a video endorsing or recommending anything beyond what I have in my personal supplement intake. Enjoy!

Folks, here is my latest vid in the series of SWAT Training vids I have been putting up on the new OptimalSWAT web site. The series can also been seen on a dedicated youtube page called SWATFitnessTraining. Here’s week 11 just finished. Some fun stuff in this vid.

Gang, some of the work I do is with law enforcement as a civilian contractor, usually working on fitness and performance for tactical law enforcement (SWAT/RRT).

I was recently invited to a match at the Boston PD, by my good friend, Boston PD officer, Rodney Best. Here’s a vid from that day.