For even the most talented coaches and athlete that make the gym their playground on a daily basis, putting together a goal oriented fat loss or hypertrophy nutritional program to match the needs of a training program can be extremely difficult. But then again, that's why personal trainers aren't nutritional experts. We'll [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. If you crank forward lunges out long and hard enough, they will catch up with you, and that's a fact. No matter how pristine your forward lunge technique, time only leads to discomfort, pain and injuries. Enter the reverse lunge! 2. The reverse lunge can be a great alternative [...]
Physical therapy, rehabilitation and corrective exercise has become painfully mundane and unexciting to both patients and practitioners. Even worse, the old school models of rehab have been producing lack luster results for far too long, leaving people more susceptible to future injuries. Corrective exercise and rehab needs to involve more than just [...]
We have a truly special article for you guys this week from the young and talented guest author, Ian Padron focusing on the mind muscle connection. This one is a must read if you are interested in building lean muscle, and let's be honest...who isn't interested in building a stronger, leaner [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Lifting weights won’t make women bulky, but it will make them strong, lean and healthy if you’re interested in that. 2. Save the pink dumbbells for a doorstop, ultra high rep training is a dead practice. Sticking to strategic rep ranges will build the [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. If you want to stay healthy and performing at your highest level for the long run, corrective exercises need to be prioritized in your training. 2. The RKC Plank and Side-Plank variations really turn up the challenge and intensity when compared to the traditional [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The most notorious suspect for front-sided shoulder pain in the gym is the bench press, and its many variations. Ask yourself the question, is the bench causing you more pain than the gains that it is yielding? 2. Here's why your shoulder hurt; your program ratios are off, your training [...]
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. The kettlebell swing is one of the most dynamic loaded movements in any athlete's training arsenal. 2. This is not a dynamic loaded squat! The KB swing gets butchered with this common mistake over and over again until a proper hip hinge fundamental movement pattern is grooved. [...]
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 [...]
