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I step under the bar, I have a 5/6 rep max loaded up. I’m doing 5×5 on high bar squats. The setup is tight and correct as always. Unrack the … Continue Reading Handling bad workouts and sub-par performances
Now what are they? That’s the 64 million dollar question! Technically you could say anything. But backtrack a second, “barely a month left” and “last minute goals”. Notice I didn’t … Continue Reading With barely a month left of the year………….there’s still time to achieve last minute goals!
I know how it is………. You’d love to know exactly what ratio of fast twitch to slow twitch muscle fibers you have. I bet you’d also like to know definitively … Continue Reading Forget the quest for perfect programs and answers!
The 2014 world weightlifting championships concluded last Sunday from Almaty, Kazakhstan. In the early days of this site, I wrote some fairly extensive posts about the Olympic lifts, their benefits … Continue Reading Some more thoughts on Olympic weightlifting
They say there’s no substitute in life for experience, and in this case that sentiment rings truer than ever! The pre-exercise or pre-workout warm up: Worshiped by some, valued by … Continue Reading So, is the ‘warm up’ really that hot a topic?
Should you be chronically sore? Should you be chronically fatigued? Should you be hungry all the time? Or should you feel so great you’ve forgotten the satisfying feeling of self … Continue Reading How do you know your program is effective and working?
The topic of rest periods in the realm of fitness and physical improvement often gets glossed over. I get it, it’s not particularly sexy……. Not as sexy as performance improvement, … Continue Reading Get the body you want: Respect the rest periods!
Welcome to the next movement in the “overlooked movement” series, where I apply my best efforts to remind you just how powerful and effective certain classic movements are. Last time … Continue Reading Overlooked movements: Push-up variations & progressions
Few people know the standing overhead press was actually included in Olympic lifting right up until as recently as 1972! It’s as primal and basic as it gets, pick a … Continue Reading Overlooked movements: Standing overhead press
T.E.A.M. Together Everyone Achieves More! A bright mind can shine, but it will never be able to match the luminosity of two great minds combined. Today’s quote is incredibly relevant to the … Continue Reading “None of us is as smart as all of us”: The power of T.E.A.M.
We all know (or should) that the process of “working out” or “training” is only effective when carried out in the respect of a crucial equation……… The balance of catabolism … Continue Reading A super effective post workout recovery boosting routine!
It’s a fact that many weight trainee’s have never actually performed a ‘true’ one repetition maximum lift. Maybe they just don’t see the value? Or have been mis-informed that there … Continue Reading Testing your 1RM’s (One rep maxes) safely and accurately!
“How much can you bench bro?” This question flies around all over the place and in most gyms you’ll be sure to hear it. Even if you mention you’re into … Continue Reading Knowing your 1RM’s (one rep maxes) is worth much more than bragging rights!
Fear not, the subject in question doesn’t actually “not eat” That I can confirm. How? Because that guy is me believe it or not. Confused? Basically many of my friends … Continue Reading The one who “doesn’t eat”
“Get some BLOOD in the GAME” Anyone currently second guessing themselves, wondering if they have what it takes, wondering what it’s all for. “Why am I doing this?” I’ll say … Continue Reading Motivation tip: Get some BLOOD in the GAME!
Very few human beings are perfectly balanced when muscle is concerned. We all have muscular imbalances to some degree or another. Often it is simply a difference between right and left, particularly … Continue Reading Lagging body parts? Trouble “feeling” a muscle?……..Some tips: