Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Primitive developmental positions such as the all-fours quadruped and crawling positions will link up our muscular and nervous systems to keep you highly healthy and functional. 2. The quadruped position is versatile and can be utilized within dynamic warm ups, within specific neuromuscular activations drills, and in metabolically crushing [...]
We've got the hybrid strength coach himself, Matthew Ibrahim, back on JRx today with another gem of a guest article! We are talking about prehab-rehab which is a staple topic here on DrJohnRusin.com! From the floods of emails and rave reviews of Matt's last article focusing on corrective exercises for the hip [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Lifting weights won’t make women bulky, but it will make them strong, lean and healthy if you’re interested in that. 2. Save the pink dumbbells for a doorstop, ultra high rep training is a dead practice. Sticking to strategic rep ranges will build the [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. If you want to stay healthy and performing at your highest level for the long run, corrective exercises need to be prioritized in your training. 2. The RKC Plank and Side-Plank variations really turn up the challenge and intensity when compared to the traditional plank. [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Without intelligent, purposeful program design, the MORE mentality that has caught fire in the North American fitness culture can create a slippery slope for many types of trainees. 2. With this physical, mental and emotional exhaustion lurking, get ready for a prolonged path to nowhere. [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The most notorious suspect for front-sided shoulder pain in the gym is the bench press, and its many variations. Ask yourself the question, is the bench causing you more pain than the gains that it is yielding? 2. Here's why your shoulder hurt; your program ratios are off, your training frequency [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Foam rollers are showing up in gyms all over the world and becoming a popular component to nearly any type of fitness regimen. But like my motto goes, "Burn your foam roller and give your tennis ball to the dog!" 2. A majority of the more [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Lower body training is inherently nasty, especially when trained passionately to the edge of failure multiple times during a single session and involving the Bulgarian Split Squat. 2. The addition of a final superset that manipulates both position and tempo to put the finishing touches [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The kettlebell swing is one of the most dynamic loaded movements in any athlete's training arsenal. 2. This is not a dynamic loaded squat! The KB swing gets butchered with this common mistake over and over again until a proper hip hinge fundamental movement pattern is grooved. [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Al Gerard, a banged up competitive powerlifter who continued to pursue his muscle mission originated the trap bar deadlift in 1985 to take the stress off the lower back while still moving some serious iron. 2. When compared to the straight barbell deadlift, the trap [...]
