Pat McNamara Combat Strength Training (CST)

[chuckman]

Pat Mac is awesome, just a great dude and all around beast. I have his CST ebook; I'd love to take one of his 'live' CST classes but nothing scheduled for 2021.

Anyone in here do his CST program?

[CRAMBONE]

I do some of the exercises he posts. I used to follow him on FB but it got hacked and I unfollowed him. I like a lot of his theories on functional fitness.

[chuckman]

I do some of the exercises he posts. I used to follow him on FB but it got hacked and I unfollowed him. I like a lot of his theories on functional fitness.

I think he was a bit ahead of his time re: functional fitness. Now others are on board.

I do some of the things in his ebook, but I don't have access to a lot of the equipment he uses.

[everready73]

I follow on instagram and he does some stuff i have incorporated into my workouts. I used to do all standard strength training, but functional training does make sense (especially now that i am pushing 40)

I should probably pony up and buy the ebook

[CRAMBONE]

I think he was a bit ahead of his time re: functional fitness. Now others are on board.

I do some of the things in his ebook, but I don't have access to a lot of the equipment he uses.

Yeah he’s actually a really smart dude even though he has the crazed meat head persona. And I’m trying to acquire more equipment but I don’t have a lot of room, everything has been out of stock and I’m healing injuries. I’m starting with smaller stuff like bands and balls.

I follow on instagram and he does some stuff i have incorporated into my workouts. I used to do all standard strength training, but functional training does make sense (especially now that i am pushing 40)

I should probably pony up and buy the ebook

I’m in the same boat. Looking at 40 in a few years and stupid movements and poor workouts are starting to catch up to me. I do still do standard strength stuff but I try to incorporate more functional and non-standard movements now.

[chuckman]

Yeah he’s actually a really smart dude even though he has the crazed meat head persona. And I’m trying to acquire more equipment but I don’t have a lot of room, everything has been out of stock and I’m healing injuries. I’m starting with smaller stuff like bands and balls.



I’m in the same boat. Looking at 40 in a few years and stupid movements and poor workouts are starting to catch up to me. I do still do standard strength stuff but I try to incorporate more functional and non-standard movements now.

I am just about closer to 53 than 52. So many injuries, I want to preserve what I have.

Agreed, he is wicked smart. He plays multiple musical instruments, does wood working, art, writes, into gardening. He can even ride a unicycle for freak's sake.

I have bands (both the big 'rubber' bands as well as the 'cable' style with handles), some dumbbells, a pull up bar, a weight vest. I am not going to pay $100-something bucks for a nylon bag to fill with sand; I am sure I can find an old canvas or nylon bag laying around I can use. I have two empty big-ass cat food containers I am going to fill with pea gravel for farmer carries.

I wish he'd do another CST class; I am only about 90 minutes from him.

[Dman514]

I do some of the exercises he posts. I used to follow him on FB but it got hacked and I unfollowed him. I like a lot of his theories on functional fitness.

He is back on facebook as The University of Badassery. He is posting his basic dude stuff videos and his workouts.

[chuckman]

*Pat competed and placed in CrossFit Regionals years ago.

I will now walk away before CrossFit-hating tomatoes begin to fly.

There is a place for CF. He belongs to a CF gym (box, whatever they call their gym), but CF has limitations.

I don't know Pat, but I have 2 friends that served in the unit at the same time.

They both said the intensity is real, that is the way he is 24/7

I also know people who were their when he was there, say the same thing. He basically works every day of the week and the intensity and drive are real.

He is back on facebook as The University of Badassery. He is posting his basic dude stuff videos and his workouts.

The basic dude stuff vids are HI-lareous. He's really put himself out there on social media; he said at one point it (Youtube, social media) was foreign to him but you have to evolve with the times to stay relevant.

[P2Vaircrewman]

Functional exercise is what I try to do at age 76. One exercise I do I call the toilet exercise. I sit on a bench and hold a 50# dumb bell in each hand and stand up, five sets of five. Nothing worse than having to call for help to get off the toilet.

[J-Dub]

I've got it and use some of his stuff. I took his TAPS course a couple of years ago, good guy and a legit instructor.