training
Top Training Tips For Advanced Lifters — The Last Two Weeks, Coaching, and Programming
You would think this is all common sense, right?
Band Tension for the Pull-Up and Push-Up
Band tension adds tremendous metabolic (muscle) and nervous system (brain) challenges, making them perfect for shorter training sessions. Imagine what happens when you return to bodyweight pulls and presses.
Motivation Found in the Gains of Others
I have trained with three classes of people in the last few months, including young college men, 50-year-old women, and two very strong powerlifters. Each group has encouraged me in its own way.
Training the Attacker
My thirteen-year-old daughter recently started a single weekly session, supplemented with interval running and sports specific training exercises. This is how she's training for lacrosse.
10 Exercises to Strengthen Your Spinal Erectors
The spinal erectors are often overlooked when it comes to building the physique AND deadlift. Try these 10 to add slabs of meat back there.
Programs to Stimulate Size and Strength Gains
I have collated a few of my most result-producing programs for you to try, from both a sports performance perspective and also general training for size and strength for the non-sports person.
Olympic Weightlifting for Strongman Athletes
You can't be a good strongman without being a good athlete, and that means building power, mobility, and technique. These movements can help build all three.
WATCH: Interview with Powerlifting and Strongman Legend Bill Kazmaier
The greatest strength athlete of all time sat down with me to talk about his success in the iron game.
The Benefits of Concurrent Training
It must be noted that this article is specifically looking at intracellular signaling pathways leading to increased muscle size.
The Path to Anti-Fragility
This must-listen episode features clinician, author, and speaker Dr. Craig Liebenson, who first turned me on to the concept of anti-fragility.
The Rebirth of our Society — It's Time
We need to get our mojo back. It starts with our children. We can't go through life simply coasting through the motions, never pushing ourselves, and setting a poor example.
Are You a Leader or Do You Lead?
There have been thousands and thousands of people in leadership roles throughout history. These leaders range from Fortune 500 megastars to teachers who are in charge of classrooms. If you...