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Target Your Rear Delts Like Never Before
If you’ve struggled to feel your rear delts working—or to fill in that rear delt gap—this variation of the bent-over lateral raise could be the
Bodywork for Weight Lifters
Every seasoned weight lifter should incorporate bodywork into their restoration regimen. It’s a crucial element for staying strong, mobile, and injury-free. I personally work with
Accelerate Post-Surgery Healing
Utilizing vitamin IV drips before and after surgery can greatly enhance the healing process. I learned this from Dr. Fred Hui, a practitioner of integrative
Top 8 Injections That Heal Injuries (Updated)
When you think of getting an injection to deal with an injury, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Most likely, it’s a cortisone
Glutes Like Calabrese Bread
If it looks right, it flies right! I once heard a great comment from Yusuf Omar, a colleague from York University and a technical consultant
How to Balance Your Triceps Development
If you want to fully develop a muscle, you must train it from all angles with a variety of set and rep schemes, incorporating both
6 Spotting Rules for Personal Trainers
There’s an art and science to spotting. Go to any gym and watch how personal trainers spot their clients—it quickly becomes clear that many have
Are You a Carnivore or Vegetarian?
There’s no “one size fits all” when it comes to the ideal diet. Everyone is different. Some people fare best on a meat-based diet, while
Would You Do a Root Canal on Yourself?
You go to an accountant to do your taxes, a lawyer for legal work, and a mechanic to fix your car—so shouldn’t you approach a
Modern-Day Candy
Some experts consider cereal to be modern-day candy. Others say yogurt, and yet others claim fruit is just as bad. Canada’s Food Guide says otherwise!
Kneeling Lateral Raises on a Reverse Hyper Machine
Take a look at the two exercise machines below—one is designed for your upper body, the other for your lower body. They’re completely different in
The Death of a Client
I never truly grasped how devastating type 2 diabetes could be until I witnessed it take the life of a client. The diabetes I saw
Is the Current Treatment of Diabetes All Wrong?
Curt Richter was a scientist well ahead of his time. His research in the 1930s and ’40s demonstrated how specific behaviors help maintain internal balance—what
Periodize Your Workout Supplements
Research shows that undulatory, or wave-like, periodization is highly effective. Alternating between periods of higher intensity (intensive phases) with periods of higher volume (extensive phases)
Lean Away for Six-Pack Abs
The lean-away chin-up is a great exercise not only for your lats and biceps but also for the subscapularis, serratus anterior, triceps—and believe it or
Attention All Personal Trainers: Guess, Do Not Assess!
Every personal trainer is taught that they must go through a thorough assessment with their clients. Well, after over two decades in the business, I
A Great Triceps Exercise
One of my favorite exercises for the triceps is the 60º Incline EZ-Bar Triceps Extension. I picked this one up from Randy Roach, the author
Tips for Bent-Over Rows
Do you start off in the proper position when doing bent-over rows but end up more upright by the end of the set? You can
A Better Way to Do Glute Pull-Throughs
The glute pull-through is a great exercise for the hip extensors. When using a cable, however, clients often tend to hyperextend the spine and overuse
Cable Pull-Through
The glute pull-through is a great exercise for the hip extensors. When using a cable, though, clients often have a tendency to hyperextend the spine
Bent-Over Row Tip #2
Do you start off in the proper position when doing bent-over rows but end up upright by the end? You can stop that from happening