The burpee is a simple bodyweight exercise that elicit a high heart rate when executed multiple times. When watching someone do a burpee it seems fairly simple in nature. Unfortunately a lot of people do not have the requisite hip mobility, core strength, and shoulder strength to be able to execute one without compensating elsewhere. …
I love teaching people how to power clean for a few different reasons. One I like to add it for exercise variance, two it has a high learning curve so there is always something to keep working on, it never gets old or boring. When I teach the power clean in particular to newbies, I …
Shoulder pain outside of lower back pain might be the most common injury especially in the strength and conditioning world. The reason the shoulder gets injured a lot is because of the amount of mobility this joint has. If you look at the ball and socket, only 1/3 of the ball is connected to the …
One of the biggest limitations I see on a daily basis is a limited front rack position. The front rack position looks like an easy position to achieve, holdign a barbell on the shoulders with the elbows in front of the bar. This position is a lot harder to achieve than it looks. A lot …
What is it? Tempo training is a way to lift in which you control the weight down or up based on time. It may be 3 seconds down on a squat, it may be a 3 second paus on the bottom of a squat. The tempo would look something like this 3010. The first number …
Walk around any exercise facility and the athletes that are there are limping around or doing some extra mobility to cure their ailing joints. We often hear the phrase “work smarter not harder”, this is probably something these athletes need to hear. This is where the “high/low” model comes in. When programming for any type …
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I train mostly kids who play volleyball, baseball, and softball and 90% of the time during and after the season they will come to me with a bum shoulder. Generally speaking they will say “do you have any stretches for my shoulder, it really hurts”. Most teenage kids 11-18 don’t have any kind of mobility …
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Squatting is one of the most popular exercises people do. In order to properly prepare the body for heavy squatting or high volume squats we must get a good warmup in. I hear many people complain that their knees or backs hurt from squatting, my first question is “Did you warmup?” The answer is generally …
*Obviously I suggest you consult with your physician before taking any of these products, this is simply an informational post. One last one I would recommend is a Pre-vitamin D supplement especially if you live in a climate where you only see the sun 4 months out of the year.**** *This article has not been …
This was my first blog post ever written a mere 7 years ago. I was getting my masters, working part time at a gym, and working full time at another job. Probably why this was my only blog post that year. Also why its written like a thesis paper. I think I still own and …
