Here's What You Need To Know... 1. For many lifters and strength athletes, lower back pain and dysfunction is the price of doing business making gains in the iron game. Eventually, you'll be bitten by the lower back pain bug. Better get prepared. 2. Instead of complaining to anyone who will listen about your lower [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves are actually made up of multiple muscles and/or muscle heads, each of which contributes to the ultimate function of that group. Want results? Know the muscles you're training. 2. Different muscle groups have different compositions of muscle fibers, [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Improved proprioception and kinesthetic awareness are big words for what we take for granted about movement in general. Learning how to tap into our lower extremities evolutionary feedback mechanism can altogether prevent injuries and increase in muscle strength but it starts by getting barefoot [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Lets make this clear, strategic cardiovascular training will not steal your muscle and strength gains. Proper cardio training can actually improve strength and increase muscle mass. 2. Cardio has to involve more than slogging around for hours on end. Appreciating the different types of energy systems and [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Fixing shoulder posture isn't as complicated as you think it is. Using only a band and your own body, these staple exercises have the ability to create neutral shoulder and upper back positioning and also add some impressive thickness and strength to the area. [...]
Preventing injuries is the key to success in the field of human performance. Your body’s tissues and bones require time to adapt to external loads which means putting the horse before the cart. Working hard and working smart are two key requisites to make it to your goals and aligning your life [...]
Why do some people possess the innate ability to tap into muscle growth and cut body fat on a whim, while others struggle their entire lives to create the body of their dreams? When it comes down to it, it's all about nutrition and training. We all know we must prioritize strength training, get [...]
No skill may be more fundamental to the human body as an indicator of overall health and function than the ability to pristinely execute the king of all lower body movements, the squat. Since most of us have been pampered by the perceived benefits of the Western world such as elevated toilets [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1) Inflammation has an important role in recovery but its timing and duration can stall a quick return. The use of NSAID's, especially within the first week of recovery, has been shown to limit tissue healing and regeneration, and yes, this is backed by science. [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Bringing up lagging body parts is more than just bodybuilding and broscience. Targeting specific underperforming or dysfunctional musculature and patterns can be one of the most powerful protective mechanisms to orthopedic health when implemented correctly. 2. Posture, chronic pain, and risk for acute injury [...]
