There's No Faking The Mastery of Foundational Movement Patterns While there are no "exercises" that are absolute necessities in smart strength training programs, there are six foundational movement patterns that every single person walking the earth should be able to develop, load and master. And yes, I mean everyone. These fundamental movement [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Coaches, athletes and rehab pros need to stop force feeding the barbell squat! Not every person is going to be able to tolerate the this variations due to pain, lack of technical skill, and of course their goals not matching up to having a barbell on their backs. 2. We [...]
Are ankle mobility issues limiting your ability to train effective, or worse, predisposing you to injuries? Here are 10 exercises to help you improve your ankle mobility quickly and effectively. These drills will address potential joint restrictions, soft tissue tone and tightness, and of course teach you how to incorporate movement to [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The Box Squat is one hell of a teaching tool to perfect a hip dominant pattern. But the increased spinal compression that is exaggerated due to the force of the box makes this squat variation notoriously tough on the lower back, causing aches, pains and injuries [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. There must be a differentiation made between mobility restrictions and just downright poor movement capacity. Treating both deficits as the same usually results in no results at all, especially when dealing with ankle mobility restrictions and cranky knees. 2. Want to eliminate cranky knees? Improving your knee [...]
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 [...]
