The Hip Thrust Needs to Be in Every Program
Increase Performance and help prevent common injuries with this simple exercise.
Category: Health & Fitness
Advice and information from qualified professionals to help you live longer with a higher quality of life.
Why You Need Testing
Whether you realize it or not, you are always in a constant state of assessment as a lifter or an athlete. You're always trying to lift more weight, push more reps, run farther, or sprint faster. You acknowledge when your weight increases and make a mental note of your new...
Put Your Head Down in the Checkout Aisle
Put down the Good Housekeeping and step away from the magazine stand. You don't want to do this.
The Fairness of Fitness
Your biggest obstacle is you.
Stability or Mobility? Some Spinal Considerations
For a couple decades now, everyone has come down with a case of "core training" tunnel vision. It's partly justified -- a lot of force travels through the core when producing any movement -- but it did go off the rails for awhile. First, it was all about the abs....
Myth Busting: Some Hard Truths for the Cult-like Fitness Enthusiast
There are a surprising number of well-intentioned fitness disciplines and practices that don't actually do what you think they do. Regardless of which training style it is, there is probably a multitude of people ready throw hands to defend their discipline's reputation. Warning: If you enjoy living in an echo...
When Exercise Selection Goes Bad
Over time, certain habits become ingrained in human beings and become behavior, regardless of the reasons. This certainly holds true in the world of fitness. Everyone gets into a routine and despite having the resources to change their program for the positive, they just keep on treading through the sludge...
The Functional Training Paradox
Language is a beautiful thing. In strength and conditioning, carefully-chosen words can succinctly and efficiently describe exercises, movements, training modalities, etc. I frequently mention terms and phrases that get thrown around these days with little-to-no regard for the intent of the original meaning. "Functional training" is just the latest in...
Plateau Crusher: The Total Body Barbell Complex
Have you been stuck in a rut for awhile? Maxes not going up? Body fat loss remaining stagnant? Chances are your endurance sucks. Try this total body complex that crushes plateaus, builds muscle, and torches body fat. Here's how to break the cycle: Believe it or not, this article is...
10 Fitness Sayings That Need to Go Away
There are a lot of sayings and phrases in this world that are meant to be positive and motivational. In the fitness world, they exist solely to lift your spirits when you're down and keep you pressing forward when you feel like quitting. However, there's a few that just aren't...