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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
Workout Buddies Make Each Other Stronger
While some prefer a solo fitness regime, as it enables us to keep on track and stay focused, others enjoy working out with a partner.
Thick-Grip Deficit Deadlifts
Nothing earth-shattering here, right? It looks like I’m not lifting much weight except when you consider that I’m using the Apollon’s Axle. This 2-inch bar
Stomp Your Feet Before A Heavy Lift
A great way to wake up the central nervous system before a heavy lift is to stomp your feet. I picked up this tip from
Pull-Ups Done Right
If you’re going to do pull-ups, do them right! Instead of doing 3-4 sets of 10 “ugly” reps, do the opposite! Do 10 sets of
Keeping Up with Current Research (January 2021)
Research can provide golden information to health and fitness professionals. Here are some recent findings from the Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
The Future of Personal Training
This pandemic has decimated many businesses and personal training is no exception. One organization indicated that over 50% of their members have been out of
Get Lean and Mean in 2021
If your knees or low back are killing you from all the stay-at-home sitting, keep this in mind: every pound you carry out front is
Horizontal Ring Chin-Ups
First workout of the year and I had the pleasure to do horizontal ring chin-ups (also known as inverted rows). This is a great exercise
Our Top 3 Articles of 2020
Learning to Walk Again My mother turned 68 years old in April. She wasn’t supposed to make it that far. The doctors gave up on
Old Footage of Women Weight Training
Women have only recently started to weight train, right? WRONG!!! Women have been weight training for well over a century. When the aerobic craze hit
The Wrist Roller Solution
Last week we looked at a great forearm training tool called the Formulator. Today, we’ll look at another good one, the wrist roller. With this
Half-Kneeling Reverse Woodchop
The half-kneeling reverse woodchop is a great “spine-friendly” core exercise. If you don’t have access to a machine, use a dumbbell. Give it a shot!
The Formulator Reverse Wrist Curls
The Formulator is a great weapon to have in your arsenal, but it’s hard to get your “hands” on one these days. It was off
Go the Distance with Lower Body Training
There’s no doubt that lower body training with compound lifts requires a lot of hard work. Sure, progressive resistance is important, but sometimes you can
Improve Grip Strength with the Goerner Deadlift
Take a look at this video… It doesn’t look like I’m doing much, right? There’s only 110 pounds on the bar, but it’s fairly challenging.
How to Get a Biceps Vein
Growing up, all I ever wanted was the “biceps vein!” I wanted it even more than huge biceps. Of course, big biceps help to push
Subscapularis Pull-Up
A great exercise to pair with incline or standing presses is the subscapularis pull-up (also known as a lean-away pull-up). To do it, pull yourself
Get Lean and Muscular with Supersets
Supersets are a form of strength training where you pair two exercises, moving from one to the other with little to no rest in between.
Negative-Accentuated Glute-Ham Raise
The Sicilian Crunch put me on the map many moons ago. Consider this as the reverse action. It’s a negative-accentuated glute-ham raise emphasizing the knee
Greasing the Reverse Hyper Movement
Frankie Valli’s Grease is certainly a blast from the past and it’s a fitting song for the reverse hyper. You see, most people that do