The Rise and Fall of Online Fitness Coaching I’m well aware this article will piss a lot of people off, but it needs to be said. Because over the last few years there’s been an epic rise in online fitness coaching. But there's also been a massive drop in the quality and [...]
Eccentric Training - More Than Just Training SLOW When someone or something is described as “eccentric,” it often has a negative connotation. Interestingly, that’s also the case with training programs that emphasizes eccentric training. Train slow, get slow? Not so fast! The reason is that the eccentric phase of a weight-lifting rep [...]
Rewriting The Book on "Traditional" CrossFit Training Since it's swift entry into the fitness industry nearly 20 years ago, CrossFit has captivated millions of people from across the globe with its unique cross training model, highly motivating communities and exhilarating delivery of fitness. With approximately 15,000 CrossFit Affiliate facilities worldwide, this training [...]
Yes, Sometimes Machines Are Superior To Free Weights In the midst of the rise of the functional training movement, machine training has become one of the most demonized methods in today’s sports performance and fitness industries. While there are obvious advantages to free weight training from a power, strength and skills development [...]
Fix Your Breathing To Optimize Your Performance If you’ve hit a strength, endurance or performance plateau, or are just feeling beat to shit after every training session with the inability to recover, stop blaming your training and nutrition program on your stagnation and start looking at the movement pattern that transcends any [...]
DEBUNKING DEEPLY ROOTED SQUAT DOGMA The squat has been one of the most debated topics across demographics in the fitness and sports performance industries for as long as people have been lifting weights. As the fitness industry continues maturing, so does the ability to answer some of these debated questions. In [...]
Why Strength Training Is The Foundation For ALL Training If there’s one type of training program that’s closest to a one-size-fits-all program, that would be strength training. It’s because optimal physical performance is truly all about strength. The world’s top athletes all do strength training exercises because if they’re not physically strong, [...]
The Pain-Free Power of The Row The upper body pull pattern may be the most misunderstood upper body movement, especially as it pertains to developing bulletproof shoulders and a resilient back. While we know that strong, stable, pain-free shoulders depend on pulling more than pushing throughout a training week or block, many [...]
We all know the importance of the deadlift – the hinge pattern is a must for anyone after a properly functioning, athletic body. Sadly, many lifters are frustrated by their inability to perform deadlifts in a safe way that provides benefits, if they haven’t paid the price for it already by way [...]
The Stronger The Person, The More Resilient They Will Be When did people become scared to train hard, go heavy and get strong? In today's fitness industry where chronic pain and injuries have become the norm, no longer the exception, it's time to call out one of the biggest reasons why... a [...]
