Warm Up to Winter
With snowfall upon us, it’s time to revisit a concept that tends to get neglected during the warmer months – a proper warm-up.
3 Supplements You Can’t Live Without
Take a walk into your local GNC and have a look around, or thumb through any of the 50 fitness magazines that are littering the shelves at your local bookstore, and the sheer number of supplements currently on the market is astounding.
Fat Loss Complex – Dumbbell Hell
My favorite way to use this complex is in a challenge-style setting. It helps if you have a small group of 3-4 people to compete against, but if not, competing against the stopwatch will do just fine. Dumbbell Hell Challenge Dumbbell Hell – 3×10 (15-20lbs for women, 35-45lbs for men) 100 reps jump rope Repeat…
The Importance of Recovery Training
When most people think of their training programs, they usually think about the fun stuff. Weight training is what packs on muscle and makes your whole body stronger, and intense cardiovascular conditioning strips off bodyfat and develops stamina and endurance in the heart and lungs. But when done week after week, all of that hard…
Learning to Deadlift Part 1 – Hip Extension
This week’s post is a video post focusing on showing a beginner how to recruit the glutes and hamstrings, which is essential both from a performance standpoint and an injury-prevention standpoint. It helps to have access to a glute/ham raise but can be done without if you’re creative enough. Part 2 will go through the…
Stop Knee Pain Before It Starts
At some time or another, almost every serious athlete is going to experience periods of knee pain. Whether it’s a runner who is feeling the effects of running on concrete, the football player who’s made one too many quick direction changes, or just your average gym rat whose knees are starting to bark at them…
Book Review: Enter the Kettlebell!
About two years ago, I decided that I needed to learn how to train with kettlebells. I didn’t necessarily feel like I had to drop a couple thousand dollars to go through the certification process, but I at least needed to know how to perform the basic movements without killing myself. Having known a few…
Book Review: 5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength
Like most of you out there who have been training for more than a few years, I’ve tried dozens (and I mean dozens) of different programs and workout splits, all promising to “Add 50lbs to Your Squat in 7 Days!” or “Add 1 Inch to Your Arms in 12 Hours!” or whatever other ridiculous claim…
Product Review: EliteFTS Blast Straps
Blast Straps, sold by Elite Fitness Systems here, are two individual D-handles attached to long, adjustable straps that attach to the top of any power rack or chinning bar. They’re designed to add an element of instability and balance to traditional bodyweight movements (such as pushups, pullups, dips and more), as well as a few…
Learning to Squat
You need to know how to squat. This is the best way we’ve found to take beginners through squat progressions. Hopefully you can learn something from it.