The Bar You're Not Using But Should Be
Most lifters will have one if not two, main issues when they squat: pitching forward and tightness. What does this bar help fix?
Implementing APRE With Max Effort Conjugate Training
Although this may look super confusing initially, I promise that if you can do some simple math, you can make the APRE system work.
10 Exercises Powerlifters Should Be Doing (But Aren't) to Stay Pain...
What do you believe you need more of in your training? More rotation? Is the low back super cranky? Pick 1-2 exercises and get started.
The Most Underutilized Training Tool to Break PRs
You likely see it every day in the gym and just think of it as a safety feature for your training. You’re not entirely wrong but USE it!
5 Max Effort Cycles to Break Your Next PR
How you set up your max effort work is crucial to setting up the rest of the session. Don’t just pick random exercises here.
2 Exercises to Get Your Stalled Deadlift Moving Again
If your deadlift sucks at lockout, mid-position, or from the floor, you’ll want to add the stiff-legged deadlift and Romanian deadlift into your training program. Here’s how to do them correctly, with a sample training template to get started.
12 Exercises to Build Massive Triceps for Your Bench Press
If you’re looking to have massive arms, a respectable bench press, and just fill out that elitefts T-shirt, these should get you well on your way.
5 Exercises to Improve Back Strength in the Deadlift
There are a ton of great back exercises to choose from, but what exercises translate to more pulling power? More specifically, what exercises bring up weaknesses found in your erectors, lats, and rhomboids?
Life as a Gym Owner: What I Learned in Year Two
From everything we could tell, year two was going to be a great year of advancement, and what we had hoped to be a start to an end of our full-time jobs. But then, life happened: COVID-19, cancer, closure, and more.
Dynamic Effort Board Press Cycle
I’m looking at saving this cycle for the next meet prep that I do (with the COVID-19 pandemic, who knows when that will be). In prep for a meet or not, I guarantee this will spice up your dynamic effort training for the bench press.
Understanding How To Utilize PRI With Youth Athletes
The Postural Restoration Institute® (PRI) course I took helped me understand body position optimization so much. I immediately saw how I could use this to help benefit my athletes and clients (and hopefully, I can help you help your clients and athletes).
World Record 12-Week Squat Cycle
You can take plenty away from this program on how to structure a meet prep training program to peak a particular lift, and alternate accessory work and supplemental work to aid in building the squat.
6 Conditioning Finishers for New Personal Training Clients
Here are six conditioning finishers that I’ve used to help clients to end tremendous sessions but also give them swift kicks in the asses, coming back for more.
How to Start a Gym with Less Than $20K
Believe it or not, it took less than $20,000 to get my gym, THIRST, up and running. It’s a little over a year old now, and it’s still going strong. Point is, you don’t have to be a millionaire to start up your own gym. Here’s how I did it with THIRST.
Thursday Back Training - Giving Some Light Deadlifts A Go
Post Hernia Surgery; Week 4, Day 4 - 1.16.20
Three Abdominal Exercises We Use At THIRST Gym
Here are some great abdominal exercises you can use for yourself or clients/athletes.
Teaching Jumps, Warm Ups, Core Training, Do I Miss Bodybuilding? - VIDEO...
I took the time to answer some questions on my YouTube.
Dynamic Effort Upper: Speed Bench, Quick Back Accessory
Off Season Training; Week 9, Day 5 - 10.30.19
Five Things To Avoid As A College Lifter
This is probably the best part of your lifting career, don't make these simple (yet common) mistakes.
Dynamic Effort Upper: Speed Bench vs Mini Bands, Upper Accessory Fluff
Off Season Training; Week 8, Day 3 - 10.23.19
Dynamic Effort Upper: Speed Floor Press, Upper Back Accessory
Off Season Training; Week 7, Day 4 - 10.17.19
