Skipping: The Hidden Gem of Athletic Training and Performance If there is literally one exercise that is missing from everyone’s program it’s without a doubt the skip pattern. A majority of athletes, coaches, and spectators look at any skip demonstration being practice with a guaranteed dumbfounded expression upon their face, but what [...]
Today's Problem With Shoulder Pain and Poor Posture With today's western society continuing to battle chronic shoulder pain, injuries and postural problems, sometimes you must look to the past for for the answers to the future for health and longevity. What's old is new again, and damn do we need that now [...]
Properly Programming PLYOS: Far More Than Just Jumping As popularized by the athletic community, lower body plyometrics are speed and power-based exercises in which the muscles exert maximal force in minimal time by stretching and contracting repeatedly. Although there’s some debate as to what constitutes a “true” plyometric exercise, their value [...]
Battle Ropes: MORE Than Just A Brutal Conditioning Tool Most people and coaches think, “It is just a battle rope. All you do is use it for upper body cardio finishers. Alternating waves until you’re dead, and that is that!” While it is true that you can use it for upper body [...]
The American Health Crisis (And NOT Talking Coronavirus) The fitness industry has been deemed non-essential by most world governments, including America, during a time of pandemic and health crisis. COVID-19 is a serious threat and our response is a necessary step to bring the spread to a halt, save lives, and [...]
Physical & Mental Age-Related Declines Are NOT Inevitable Aging isn’t a sexy topic to discuss. Most people would rather talk about grammatical structure, fossil fuels, the Dewey Decimal system, or anything else, really, that doesn’t have to do with age. After all, aging is largely associated with falling apart, wasting away, [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Push Up PROGRESSIONS With everything going on right now, working out from home has become the new normal. Let's talk about one of the best bang for your buck upper body exercise that involves no equipment at all, and that is the push up. This exercise not only [...]
Today's MANDATORY Coursework: Bodyweight Training 101 We have all heard the phrase, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Well, that is what this article will do for you. This is not just a [...]
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 [...]
