training
How to Build The Perfect Home Gym
I’ve simplified this process into four phases: essentials, accessories, specialty bars, and everything else.
Shelby Starnes Q&A: Fat Burners, Pre-Diet Fat Gain, and Cheat Meals
It’s not always about who can diet the hardest; it’s about who can diet the smartest.
Popular Diet Pitfalls
Whether you’re following a more flexible diet approach, carb backloading, or even taking a short run at low carb, keep in mind that these programs are valuable if not abused.
My Hateful Eight
In honor of Tarantino's most recent big-screen release, I've decided to release my own Hateful Eight: the eight exercises and training modalities that make me shudder with anxiety, angst, and downright hatred.
The Pharmaceutical Buffet
Feeling sick? Before pressing the pill cap down and turning to the right, try this swallow-free alternative.
The Warm-Up Clock and Controlled Chaos
When meet day arrives, you'll be faced with variables you don't see in the gym. At Monster Garage Gym, we've developed a way to control the most stressful of these variables: the clock.
Training Women: There Is A Difference
Men and women have different needs. Pay attention to these eleven factors when programming for your female clients.
Are You Getting Enough O2? — Oxygen's Role in Muscle Growth
The idea of infinite hypertrophy is somewhat of a pipe dream, chased after by the multi-billion dollar sports supplement industry and the athletes devoted to figuring out how to achieve...
Mobility for the Desk Jockey
If you're anchored to a desk at work, performing these daily exercises will keep your body moving the way it's supposed to.
The Power Triangle
Proper posture and alignment in these three areas of your body will not only reduce pain and keep you healthy, but will also eliminate the energy leaks that are holding you back from maximal strength.
Virtual Existence: Are You Clark Kent, Pretending to be Superman?
It’s pretty damn easy to disguise yourself behind the anonymity of a keyboard, but the character you create online isn't the person you get to be in the real world.
The Mental Woes of Breaking in New Gear
The whole process is a mental fuck if you let it be. From poly to canvas, here's my most recent battle with unanticipated obstacles.
The Balls to the Walls Paradox
Pull back, be patient, and wait for the right time. There are many times I should have taken this advice.
Passive vs Active: Why Your Plank Sucks (Plus Two Tips for Making it Better)
Do planks feel easy? If so, you're doing them wrong. Here's how to get the most out of this stability and posture-building exercise.
13 Products for a Mashed-Up Meathead
I've had injuries, joint replacements, and years of pain. These items keep me able to train as I can.
My SWIS 2015 Experience
The best come together for a weekend to educate each other on business, strength training, rehab, and nutrition. My head is still spinning.
Cheat Day Delusions
You’re going to need to meet a very specific criteria before you can indulge on a day full of crunchy, salty, sweet, rich, and savory taste-bud bliss.
The Assessment Paradox
When you test your clients, are you using the assessment to improve a fitness quality or simply to make yourself appear knowledgeable?
Failure: A Way to Train Your Fortitude
It's only a matter of time before I fail again. I used to cringe at the thought of failing, but not anymore.
Choices and Accountability
Your life and your future are yours and yours alone. It's going to be difficult, but the sooner you take responsibility and stop blaming others for your misfortune, the better your life will be.
Happy Thanksgiving — Four Ways To Show Thanks
Children can teach us many lessons about how to show what we're thankful for. I'm listening to them this year.
The Importance of the Eccentric
If you want the bar to come back up, you need to take care of how it goes down.
16 Methods to Optimize Your Glute Ham Raise
We have known for years that the Glute Ham Raise (GHR) was regarded as one the best movements for the posterior chain (lower back, glutes, hamstrings and calves).