Let’s face it, most people are weak as shit. They couldn’t manage their own body weight if their life (literally) depended on it, and that’s rather sad. The young generation has become so weak these days, that strength trainers (and trainees) have started to adopt a term known as OMS (Old Man Strength). A basic definition of OMS is, “The uncanny ability of older men to lift copious amounts of lumber, heavy furniture, and beat their sons in arm wrestling.”

Now I have a theory about OMS. It’s not that these older men suddenly become super-hero strong as they get old; that’s ridiculous. I believe that the baby boomer population was generally more active in general. Hard labor was part of their lifestyle from the time these men were in their 20s, and because of this, their nervous systems have become ridiculously efficient at lifting. If you deadlift 200lbs for the first time, and it’s a fucking bitch… but keep dead lifting 200lbs for a few months and it feels like panzy weight. So lift lumber and move heavy furniture around a few times and initially, these activities will kick your ass. Do it for 20+ years and your body as adapted to the point where it’s a cake walk.

Could OMS be a mild form of Hulk strength?

The problem is, the WAC’s these days just don’t get off their ass often enough, and so when this older gentleman shows up with his so called “OMS”, he out-lifts and humiliates the younger acne prone teenager with his pants half way down his legs.

So the bottom line is that in my never-ending quest to sexify as many people as possible through verbal ass-kicking, strength training plays a very important role. And the reason should be obvious by now; weakness is just not sexy.

Now you might be wondering, what exactly makes one a WAC (Weak Ass Chump)? Does it mean you get out arm-wrestled by your dad? Not necessarily. Below is my list of what makes you weak. If any one of these statements apply to you, then you my friend are a WAC. But don’t go crying in a corner because in a minute, I’m gona tell you how to graduate into a SAC (Strong Ass Champ).

How You Know You’re A WAC

• You can’t do at least 10 pullups
• You can’t bench at least your body weight
• You can’t deadlift at least 1.5x your body weight
• You can’t squat with your bodyweight on your back
• Dumbbells and barbells scare you
• You lift the same shit week in and week out
• You lack the ability to achieve goals
• You rock a body fat percentage of 15% or higher
• You give a shit about what others think of you
• Criticism and verbal banter hurt your “feelings”
• You have no sex drive
• You blame other people for your problems

What It All Means

First of all, notice how some of those statements aren’t directly related to physical feats of strength? Yeah, that’s because being a SAC is not only about being able to bench your body weight or more, it’s also about having a strong mind set. Strong Ass Champs are winners in everyway. Natural bodybuilders aren’t only strong willed in the gym, but they have the ability to focus like you wouldn’t believe. Being lean requires not only kick-assery in the gym, but it requires the mental toughness and will power to follow a diet plan day in and day out. It requires you to say “no” to excessive caloric intake. It requires you to say “im going” when your mind says “i want to stay home”.

So, how do you become a Strong Ass Champ?

Well one way is to obviously to “reverse” the statements outlined above, but let’s get more practical. You can use this as your vague to-do list:

• Follow a workout plan that allows you to practice progressive overload. Your numbers should go up bi-weekly
• Be consistent with your workouts. Never skip a day unless you’re deathly sick
• Say “no” to machines and “yes” to free weights
• Stop following silly fitness trends and stop buying stupid ass gadgets
• Aim to achieve a 2x bodyweight on the 3 major lifts (bench, squat, deadlift)
• Develop willpower to stay on course. Willpower is like a muscle, the more you use it, the better it gets
• Accept responsibility for all the successes and failures in your life
• Make a meal plan for yourself and stick to it for at least 4 weeks. Then take a weekend off to reward yourself. Repeat this cycle forever.
• Always write down what you did in the gym and always track your body’s progress
• If you’re clueless, suck up your pride and go ask help from a trainer. Tell them you want to be a Strong Ass Champ and explain to them what it means. If one trainer can’t help you, find one that can
• And as always, have sex regularly

Do this, and you can graduate from being so damn “whack” to being a powerful “sack”.

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