These sports require a high degree of mobility and stability through the shoulder, place a great deal of stress on the shoulder and elbow, and require an effective and efficient synchronization of the upper and lower limbs—the perfect storm for a specialty bar to keep you safe and sound.

What do Dave Tate, Nick Showman, Louie Simmons, and high school athletes have in common? A love-hate relationship with the trap bar… and a few other movements.

This list is for the aged, the battered, and the arthritic lifter you love. Let’s face it, he or she will always train, so help ease their pain.

I introduced my daughter to resistance training a couple of years ago. This August, we ramped up the training with two weekly sessions and speed training. This article details some excerpts from the resistance training portion of our program.

I get a lot of questions about bars from people. As someone who loves car shows and learning more about cars, I decided to teach people about specialty bars in a similar type of format. I call it: the bar show. (Get it? Bar show? Car show? OK, fine, I’ll see myself out for that pun.)

Trust me, you will want me repping your brand while I’m crushing monster lifts all over the garage.

There are many versions of such misanthropes around (with home gyms of their own), and while this list will make their days, months, and years, it will make any true appreciator of strength training happy.

Using the Trap Bar Deadlift may be one of the best exercises for beginners in a team setting.

With a variety of unique, specialized equipment, you can program to address a multitude of player strengths and weaknesses.

Barbells are the most awesome items in any gym. Check out what these guys use and why.

This is a great exercise to build up your traps.

As covered in my last article, the dynamic effort (DE) session is dedicated to speed. Max effort (ME) is dedicated to huge weights and re-writing the record books every session you train. My approach is a bit different from the traditional Westside approach.