The Pain-Free Power of The Row The upper body pull pattern may be the most misunderstood upper body movement, especially as it pertains to developing bulletproof shoulders and a resilient back. While we know that strong, stable, pain-free shoulders depend on pulling more than pushing throughout a training week or block, many [...]
We all know the importance of the deadlift – the hinge pattern is a must for anyone after a properly functioning, athletic body. Sadly, many lifters are frustrated by their inability to perform deadlifts in a safe way that provides benefits, if they haven’t paid the price for it already by way [...]
The Stronger The Person, The More Resilient They Will Be When did people become scared to train hard, go heavy and get strong? In today's fitness industry where chronic pain and injuries have become the norm, no longer the exception, it's time to call out one of the biggest reasons why... a [...]
Keeping Your Clients Healthy Needs To Be Top Priority As a coach, the last thing that should ever happen under your watch is your client or athlete hurting themselves. Some injuries, unfortunately, happen and are unpreventable. But as a coach you must injury prevention must first be prioritized over performance in order [...]
Why Do People Still Ice Injuries? For decades, the go-to advice when treating an injury was the acronym RICE, rest, ice, compression, elevate. We've all heard it before, if you get hurt, you ICE that injury right away! But as athletes, coaches and rehab professionals, we need to stop blindly buying into [...]
"I've Never Seen a Strong Person with a Small Ass." Legendary strength coach Louie Simmons has a way with words, doesn't he? But the man does know a thing or two about building a big, strong powerful posterior chain arguably better than any other coach on earth. Training the posterior chain [...]
Humans: The Only Dieting Species On Earth The word diet has become synonymous with suffering. The more restrictive a diet is, the more hardcore the dieter feels. Even to the point of bragging about it like you deserve some sort of medal for putting yourself such a dubious challenge. This is no way to [...]
Rebuilding Shoulder Strength, Stability & Performance When it comes to excelling at pull-ups, bench press or literally ANY other movement on earth, having strong and stable shoulders, and also being able to control the mobility of your shoulders and shoulder blades is absolutely imperative for performance and shoulder health. Many people fall [...]
We Cannot Prevent 100% of Injuries, Period It’s one of the hottest terms in fitness today, injury prevention. With the increasing incidence of injuries across the board in both our fitness and sports performance industries came the rise of the phrase “injury prevention” and with it, the popularity of specific training and [...]
Leadership: It Takes More Than a 6-Pack and IG Account The role of today's personal trainer and strength coach has evolved significantly since the inception of the profession just a few decades ago. In order to truly thrive today as a fitness professional, it takes far more than just an appreciation of [...]
