by Alec Enkiri   On my web site: https://www.enkirielitefitness.com/blog/diy-sled Alright! People have been hounding me to make this post for years now so I figured it was time to deliver. If you follow my training at all then you know that I'm a big fan of making my own workout equipment when possible. Just off the top of my head, I built the lifting platform that christens my gym, I built my farmer's walk handles, my frame for heavy carries, I rigged up a squat stand back in the day, I've built myself a "table top" reverse hyper to go inside my squat rack, and I've also built my own workout sled, which is the subject of today's post! It's not that I can't afford to buy this equipment, but it's just that a lot of these pieces tend to be overpriced for what they are, and when I know I can build basically the exact same thing for a tenth of the cost with only moderate effort, well, it's hard for me to justify throwing that money at it.

by Alec Enkiri   On my web site: https://www.enkirielitefitness.com/blog/recipes/stuffed-squash In Volume 1 of the Swole Chef we covered how to make my famous Muscle Building Oatmeal . The oatmeal is quick, delicious, easy, healthy, and it supports massive muscle growth from your hard training sessions. But in spite of all that, it's still child's play. So today we're going to get a little bit more involved and make one of my favorite dinners of all time: Middle Eastern Stuffed Squash, Peppers, and Zucchini! One of the hallmarks of Middle Eastern cuisine is stuffing a whole bunch of different kinds of vegetables with a mixture of rice, meat, and spices and then cooking those veggies in a variety of different sauces. When everything melds together properly, this combination not only creates a freaking delicious flavor profile, but it also makes it very easy to get in a healthy dose of protein and clean carbs, along with a big heaping portion of a variety of different ve