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Leo’s Chin-Up Journey (Day 1): From Zero to Hero
Can’t Do a Chin-Up? Neither Could Leo… But That’s About to Change. Leo started training with me back in September. Our initial focus was body

Everything You Need To Know About Supersets And More (Part 1)
Over the years, various techniques have been advanced in strength training. Some have merit, many do not! Partials conducted in the strongest range for an

The Elite Trainer Files
Here are some excerpts from the new book The Elite Trainer: Strength Training for the Serious Professional by John Paul Catanzaro. Visit www.TheEliteTrainer.com and pick

The Russian Approach to Size and Strength
The following template is inspired from the work of the late Professor Yuri Verkhoshansky, who was a senior track and field coach for the Soviet

Challenge the Establishment: Dispelling Five Common Health and Fitness Misconceptions
In life we take many things for granted. People are told to go on a low fat diet and do some aerobic training, and yet

Check The References: Don't Believe Everything You Read!
It’s been said that personal trainers receive the majority of information from muscle magazines. What’s frightening is that they blindly apply this new-found (sometimes quite

Questioning Warm-Ups: Solving an Often Overlooked Aspect of Training
Q: All the techniques on your DVD are awesome! If you’re pinched for time, which general warm-up method would you use? A: Make sure to

Triple Threat Training: Three Routines to Get Big and Strong
If there’s one constant in strength training, it’s variety. Those who vary their programs will often make consistent progress. What’s common in most programs, however,

Buchberger Shoulder External Rotation
The typical side-lying dumbbell external rotation overloads the middle of the range. If you use a resistance tube, it overloads the end range. But there’s

Lateral Thinking for Wide Shoulders
The lateral raise seems like such a simple exercise. How many variations can there possibly be? Well, the answer to that question, as I’ll soon