Inside Weck Labs

December 18, 2025•3 min read

What Three Days Immersed in the WeckMethod Taught Me About Strength, Movement, and Human Performance

Introduction: A Method You’ve Probably Never Heard Of — And Should

Most people in mainstream fitness have never heard of WeckMethod. Yet the athletes who depend on performance—fighters, sprinters, wrestlers, strongmen—keep showing up at a quiet industrial building in San Diego to learn from David Weck and his head coach, Chris Chamberlain.

WeckMethod isn’t a “program” like CrossFit or bodybuilding. It’s an upgrade layer—an operating system that enhances whatever you already train.

Over three days at Weck Labs, Sunghee and I got a deep immersion in coiling, rotational mechanics, neural priming, and the spinal engine. What we learned wasn’t complicated at all—and that’s the surprising genius of it.

Day 1 — Arrival at the Lab, Coiling 101, and Seeing Strength Differently

The neighbourhood resembled Vancouver’s downtown east side, but inside the Lab was a fitness geek’s dream. Implements everywhere: a 362 lb kettlebell, Fat Bells, Grip Bells, massive ropes, grappling dummies, Suples bags, a 200 lb chain, Sole Steps, LFE bands, RMT clubs, BOSU balls, and a full Octagon.

David Weck greeted us with enthusiasm, and Chris Chamberlain brought structure and discipline to the weekend. Together they taught us the foundations of coiling—learning to engage the lat–oblique–QL chain and transition between lead-leg and trail-leg coils.

Rope flow tied together contralateral mechanics. Propulsors (shakers) gave real-time auditory feedback for running stride and rhythm.

Day 2 — BOSU Isometrics, RMT Clubs, Medicine Balls, and Neural Priming

BOSU drills revealed dramatic differences between internal and external rotation mechanics. External rotation lit up posterior chain muscles I didn’t even know existed.

Rope flow progressed into more dexterity, and RMT clubs became a tool for rotational hinging and throwing mechanics. Explosive medicine ball work was humbling but powerful.

During lunch we explored the gym—lifting the 362 lb kettlebell, suplexing heavy sandbags, and watching Sunghee hit spontaneous lifts with surprising ease.

In the afternoon, without Chris moderating, David’s energetic brilliance came out. He dove deep into foot mechanics, neural priming, and biomechanics.

The highlight: a banded BOSU isometric deadlift followed by a trp‑bar pull. Sunghee hit a cold 190 lb PR. Neural priming is no joke.

Day 3 — Bands, Sole Steps, RMT Creativity, and the Chain

Weck Labs has a culture unlike any other: open, collaborative, endlessly curious. No orthodoxy. No ego. Just exploration.

BOSU razor slides and squatting lit up adductors and abductors. Band work showed how to cue external rotation for squats and pressing. RMT creativity took over as we explored kettlebells with shakers, resisted crawling, and bent‑press mobility.

Sole Steps were a revelation. Standing on them awakened stabilizers instantly. One‑legged rowing on the C2 felt incredible in a coiled stance.

Then—the chain. The legendary 200 lb chain that Burroughs and Chamberlain hoisted overhead in videos. I had to try.

First attempt: stood up with it from my chest, took a 30 lb link to the head, and wisely bailed on the jerk.

Later, during a quiet moment, I set up for a Turkish get‑up variation. I told Sunghee not to film because it was obviously impossible.

It wasn’t. I sat up with it and drove to my feet with both hands supporting the chain overhead—becoming the fourth person ever to perform the lift. David was ecstatic.