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Priorities for the Powerlifter and Bodybuilder — Upper Body Mobility and Stability
The first article of this series covered quick, effective drills to use prior to training that will improve your lower body performance. Now let's look at the upper body and address the three most common dysfunction in strength athletes.
WATCH: Blast from the Past — How and Why to Use A GHR
The glute ham raise has been lauded as one of the best exercises for posterior chain development for lifters and athletes of all kinds. Are you using it correctly?
Utility of the Overhead Press
Looking at lats, thoracic mobility, and the ribcage during an overhead exercise can tell you a lot about a person's pattern, position, and movement quality.
Unconventional Uses of The Strongman Yoke
The yoke is most commonly used for the traditional carry and the Zercher carry. Using it to build the bench and shoulder press is not a common practice — but it's effective.
The Hybrid Deadlift Stance
In deadlifting, the Goldilocks Zone might not be pulling conventional, nor sumo, nor even Old English Style. For those lifters, what I call the hybrid sumo stance could perhaps be best.
Priorities for the Powerlifter and Bodybuilder — Lower Body Mobility and Stability
What mobility or stability drills should I do? How much should I do of them? Which days do I do them on? Here’s what to do, when to do them, how to do them, and how long you should do them.
Upper Back for the Bench
So why do you want to build a strong, thick upper back? Isn’t the bench all pecs, shoulders, and triceps?
Strongman Conditioning for Powerlifters
Let’s get into which strongman events will help improve the big three and how to program them.
WATCH: The Strength Coach Development Center — Squat Progression
For any exercise, you need to know the proper progressions and regressions. Here is a simple squat progression you can implement with your athletes today.
Kettlebells Explained — A Guide to the Most Versatile Movements
The exercises you can incorporate with kettlebells are virtually endless. Here's how to get started with some of my favorites.
Converting to Sumo Deadlifting: How I Made It Work for Me
Deadlifting is one of the oldest and hardest exercises around. It’s very simple—you just pick the bar up off the ground and stand up with it. Well, it’s not that easy for everyone.