Help If You Can
If you're hesitating to make the commitment to start any type of training to help out those with less knowledge, don't. Take the plunge.
Build Your Deadlift Without Deficits
There is more to building the deadlift than variety, and there is also a point of diminishing returns to consider.
I Am Yessica Martinez
Competing now for ten years, we recircle with Yessica Martinez to get an update on life, training, and foreseeable future endeavors.
Try This Warm-Up Before Your Next Lower Body Training Session
We do this warm-up with all our powerlifters and athletes. Prime the system BEFORE you get under the bar to drive performance.
An Application of Linear Periodization and Why It’s Still Relevant
Piecing together what I've learned from Dave Tate, Jim Wendler, and Sam Brown, I added 70+ pounds to my total in a six-month period.
Do We Deliver on Our Job Title?
For whatever reason, there's a constant need to reframe what we do by a change in job title. Our job description has yet to change.
General Concepts and Progression of the Omni-Contraction System
After consulting with Ben Prentiss and implementing with my athletes, here's a BRIEF description of the system. Download the 12-week program!
3 Training Misconceptions From Dadhood
Wouldn't it be nice if training remained the same after children are born. Sadly, that's NOT the case. Here's how to modify your approach.
So You Want to Compete in Strongman
If you want it bad enough, you'll find a way. Follow this short guide to get started in the best sport known to man.
How to Plan Your Training After 60
Getting older doesn't give you an excuse to take it easy and watch your body turn into the shape of a bottle.
Determining Your Ideal Warm-Up
Do you stretch? Do you foam roll? Do you get under the bar and start hammering a few reps? Why? How's it working for you?
Please Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself
Everything in my life has been placed on hold for the past six years. I'm a shell of my younger self and here's my story. I'm back!
How Competition Helps and Hurts
All competition isn't necessarily a good thing. Too much as a business owner and you'll likely forget what really matters.
The Dark Side of Personal Training
I'm speaking to those well-intentioned trainers who miss the mark of our profession—internal and external health.
Weight Loss Strategies for a Strength Athlete
I've been heavy, lost weight, lost strength, and then piled the weight back on—more than once. Enough is enough.
6 Unorthodox Strategies to Find an Internship Above Your Experience Level
You can't just follow what everybody else does and expect to magically find the perfect internship. Consider these strategies.
Break Plateaus With These Overload Ideas
If you're in a training rut, employ some of these ideas to move the needle again in the right direction. Try each for a few blocks!
The Basics of Stem Cells
Stem cell research is a fascinating area of biomedicine. Science is just beginning to scratch the surface on how far their potential can go.
Where You Sit When You Are Old Shows Where You Stood in Youth
What does Ed Coan, Robby Robinson, Mark Felix, and Dexter Jackson all have in common? You'll find the answer in a Yoruba proverb.
Heidegger in the Weight Room
Barbell clubs like Gene’s are not just to build strength. If done right, they socialize the human body to foster awareness, connection, and culture.
The Six Pillars of Excellence
There are six pillars of excellence that every player and staff member should live by. It'll breed character, culture, and success.
Understanding the Force-Time Curve’s Role in Breaking PRs
Consider improving your rate of force development or increasing the duration of your acceleration phase of a bench press to improve your 1RM.
Making the Cut
Here's line-by-line notes of what I do to make weight. I've perfected this after 14 tries.
Anti- Dad Bod Training Program
Now that you're a dad, your programming has to be taken back to the drawing board. One thing you don't have time to waste is time.