The Most Undervalued Type of Resistance The use of bands in training is nothing new in the fitness and sports performance industries. That being said, the popularization of band training has created one hell of a double-edged sword for producing results while staying healthy in the process. Why? Coaches and athletes alike [...]
If you want to be a big, strong functional athlete who looks as good as they perform, varying your training and incorporating both unilateral and bilateral training based movements need to be an integral aspect of any effective training program no matter the goal. For lifters and athletes who predominantly train bilaterally, changing up the [...]
The Most Requested Exercises by My Female Clients Over the years I've carved out a little niche in women's fitness as a personal trainer. And I have to say, empowering these ladies with the iron and training hard and heavy has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my career. [...]
Warning: this post contains liberal amounts of ad homonyms, strawman arguments, and pure cow manure; but hopefully will inspire some mutual eating of crow and perhaps some critical thinking. I Have a Joke For You, And It's Not Your Ugly Squat It's truly amazing that amongst all the peasantry and squabbling in [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The squat is one of the most important lifts known to mankind. Effectively training this essential human movement pattern leads to increased strength, hypertrophy, and performance. 2. Regardless of the variation, there are mandatory components seen in EVERY squat. This is to ensure maximal mechanical [...]
No PAIN, No GAIN? More Like MORE Pain, No GAINS! What is pain-free hypertrophy training? It’s exactly what it sounds like. By using advanced training methods and an intelligent system, you can achieve both the addition of lean muscle and the reduction of body fat without breaking down your body and [...]
I’ve seen hundreds of strength and conditioning interns over the past 10 years and it almost never fails that the best ones simply read more than the more average interns. There is no better way for strength and conditioning interns to fast-track their knowledge and skill set than to devour information. That’s [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Not everyone is built the same, has the same past injury history, the same skill level and movement competence or has the same goals. So why would everyone deadlift the same way? 2. Appreciating and measuring the differences in ankle, hip and spinal structure, mobility, [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. In today's fitness industry, women are mislead into thinking that they must protect their bodies against meaningful strength training to avoid getting too bulky and masculine. But when it comes to achieving "toned arms" fluffy sets of 100 curls with the pink dumbbells just [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Fluffy functional training with little scientific or anecdotal backing has a limited role in a physical therapists patient care, but seems to be the most popular use of "therapeutic exercise" prescription in the industry. 2. Thinking that principles of strength and conditioning no not apply to [...]
