The GREATEST Kettlebell Exercise on EARTH When it comes to kettlebells you’d be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of or tried a kettlebell swing. This seemingly simple, yet dynamic exercise takes so little, yet offers so much. There are plenty of exercises that load hip extension, but few [...]
CrossFit Is Evolving, Are You Evolving With It? Since entering the mainstream fitness space in the early 2000's and hitting a peak participation globally nearly 10 years later, CrossFit has earned the reputation as the kings of functional fitness worldwide. The numbers are as staggering as the training style was polarizing. CrossFit [...]
"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 [...]
The Legendary Conjugate Method For Strength Development It's no mystery that Louie Simmons has produced some of the strongest powerlifters in the world and anyone that has been in the trenches for a decent amount of time has more than likely heard of Westside Barbell. Many think that Louie Simmons' Conjugate Method [...]
Want To Stay Healthy? Build A Resilient Core If you want to have a long-lasting training career full of beneficial results until the day you put the dumbbells down forever, there is one absolute quality that can help you achieve that. A resilient core. Building yourself a well-trained, healthy core is vital [...]
Training with Pain: Are you Injured or Are You Dead? If you’ve spent any amount of time in the iron game, then you have probably had some type of ache and pain. Whether it be a tweak or a twinge from attempting to max PR your squat or from doing a [...]
Hack Your Body with Bodyweight Training Getting really strong at the big three -the bench, squat, and deadlift is awesome and necessary for long term strength and ability. Too often though, people prioritize these moves over the ability to move their body through space. During a fat loss phase or when trying to [...]
Kick Your Old Warm-Up To The Curb Get stronger, faster, with a smarter approach to warm-ups. It’s a case of “same old, same old” for most people when it comes to warm-ups: foam rolling or riding a stationary bike. But what if I told you there was a better way? A way that [...]
If you are struggling with achy shoulders and a chronically flared up lower back, you need to stop aimlessly treating the symptoms with foam rolling and stretching, and instead go straight to the likely source of pain and dysfunction... the thoracic spine. Here are the top five exercises you need to be [...]
If you've been around the iron long enough, you'll know that chronically achy and pissed off shoulders are the single most common ailment in athletes and lifters. The next time your shoulders are in the midst of a fiery flare up, remember... there are always smart ways to train through the pain without [...]
