Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Lower body training is inherently nasty, especially when trained passionately to the edge of failure multiple times during a single session and involving the Bulgarian Split Squat. 2. The addition of a final superset that manipulates both position and tempo to put the finishing [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Al Gerard, a banged up competitive powerlifter who continued to pursue his muscle mission originated the trap bar deadlift in 1985 to take the stress off the lower back while still moving some serious iron. 2. When compared to the straight barbell deadlift, the [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Shoulder pain is climbing the ranks as one of the most common orthopedic conditions diagnosed and treated in today's medical community. 2. A combination of bad posture and the rise of hand held technologies can be to blame for this epidemic of shoulder, neck [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Due to traditional Romanian Deadlift's (RDL) front loaded nature and the long lever arms, improper form is common and can be debilitating for lower back pain and serious lumbar injury. 2. With the necessary muscle building loads remaining near maximal, and the negative lumbar shear forces reduced, the [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. After desk jockeying 40+ hours a week, some serious glute work is necessary to get ready to perform. You got that right, you sitting on your ass is literally stealing your gains by deactivating one of the strongest groups of muscles in your body. 2. Activation [...]
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW -Al Gerard, a banged up competitive powerlifter who continued to pursue his muscle mission originated the trap bar in 1985 to take the stress off the lower back while still moving some serious iron. -When compared to the straight barbell deadlift, the trap bar deadlift seems [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The primary problem with the traditional plank is the lack of deep core activation over an extended period of time. Time to fix it with the RKC Plank! 2. Traditional planks have been progressed to increase the time of the hold, along with increasing [...]
