5 Push Up Variations For Strength, Size, and Power Oftentimes the Barbell Bench Press is hailed as the king of pressing exercises and while I may be tempted to agree; I still to this day believe the Push Up and it’s many variations to remain the undisputed champion for the press category. [...]
Single leg work is one of the most beneficial and effective movement patterns that should be in any training program for building functional strength, packing on muscle, improving performance, and enhancing health and longevity. When it comes to single leg work, you’ll want to divide up your training into both split [...]
Full Range of Motion vs. Partial Range of Motion Training Is this even a debate? Full range of motion, FOREVER. Forget this 90-degree nonsense that defies every established principle of biomechanics, movement anatomy, neurophysiology and motor skill development that’s been producing muscle, strength and resilience results for hundreds of years. But [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. What do you get when you combine a legendary bodybuilding exercise with a functional flare for shoulder health and performance? Introducing the best press you're NOT doing, the Arnold Palmer Press. 2. Using a single kettlebell in the palm of your hand and press [...]
Lat Pulldowns It's In The NAME Claiming that Lat pulldowns don’t train the LATS is quite literally one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. Next thing you know we'll have IG influencers claiming triceps extensions don't train the triceps, biceps curls don't train the biceps, abdominal crunches don't train the [...]
The NEVER MISS A DAY Mentality Long term life changing RESULTS are not achieved with quick fixes, fads or hacks. They are forged through strong daily habits, consistency and hard work, FOREVER. Every single day is an opportunity to move the needle on your own HEALTH. Seeminly small simple actions taken [...]
No matter how many coaches I talk to, the same questions always comes up in conversation: how much should I be charging? There can be an automatic “it depends” response attached to that questions but it gets asked so much for a reason. Most coaches out there really have no idea [...]
The Rise of The Instagram Booty Chick The last reason for following an Instagram booty chick is to learn something about strength training. It’s just really hard to take people seriously when they’re parading around 95% naked on social media. And that goes for men and women. Who are Instagram booty [...]
If you want to live a life packed full of meaningful training and sustainable progression without every falling victim to debilitating injuries, here are the 10 commandments of injury prevention that you need to live by. Staying healthy in the iron game isn’t a random coincidence, it’s a choice. Make yours [...]
Never Waste Another Warm Up: Do THIS Instead Based on what you can see at the foam rolling station and cardio deck at any major commercial gym, it's clear that the average person (and many fitness professionals alike) have absolutely no idea how to prepare for training in the form of [...]
