Here's What You Need To Know... 1. What do you get when you combine a legendary bodybuilding exercise with a functional flare for shoulder health and performance? Introducing the best press you're NOT doing, the Arnold Palmer Press. 2. Using a single kettlebell in the palm of your hand and press [...]
Today's Problem With Shoulder Pain and Poor Posture With today's western society continuing to battle chronic shoulder pain, injuries and postural problems, sometimes you must look to the past for for the answers to the future for health and longevity. What's old is new again, and damn do we need that now [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Push Up PROGRESSIONS With everything going on right now, working out from home has become the new normal. Let's talk about one of the best bang for your buck upper body exercise that involves no equipment at all, and that is the push up. This exercise not only [...]
If you want to live a life packed full of meaningful training and sustainable progression without every falling victim to debilitating injuries, here are the 10 commandments of injury prevention that you need to live by. Staying healthy in the iron game isn’t a random coincidence, it’s a choice. Make yours [...]
Nothing Beats The Face Pull For Pain-Free Performance The face pull is THE pain-free shoulder staple that belongs in most all programs no matter the goal or training focus. If you have shoulders, you should probably be prioritizing face pulls as healthy shoulders are not a given, they need to be earned. [...]
We all know the importance of the deadlift – the hinge pattern is a must for anyone after a properly functioning, athletic body. Sadly, many lifters are frustrated by their inability to perform deadlifts in a safe way that provides benefits, if they haven’t paid the price for it already by way [...]
Rebuilding Shoulder Strength, Stability & Performance When it comes to excelling at pull-ups, bench press or literally ANY other movement on earth, having strong and stable shoulders, and also being able to control the mobility of your shoulders and shoulder blades is absolutely imperative for performance and shoulder health. Many people fall [...]
Theoretical "Pain-Free" Shoulder Exercises Gone Wrong With the ever growing incidence of shoulder pain among the active population, many in the sports performance and fitness industries are seeking instant gratification in the form of a magic pill for shoulder training and health. Not dissimilar to the quick fix supplement industry, an emerging [...]
The Most Common Pain In Fitness... According to current injury incidence trends, the longstanding king of pain and dysfunction, notorious generalized non-specific lower back pain syndrome, is no longer the most common pain complaint among the active population. It may come to a surprise to many, but surely a confirmation for many [...]
Put An End To Painful Bench Pressing The barbell bench press is one of the single most overtrained movements in the world of strength training, but it also happens to be one of the most notorious shoulder killers across an impressively large spectrum of athletes and lifters. While the barbell bench press [...]
