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The Biggest Assessment Mistakes Personal Trainers Make
After 30 years in the fitness industry, I’ve seen the same assessment mistakes repeated again and again. Many personal trainers overcomplicate the process with endless screens and diagnostics. In this article, I explain the most common assessment mistakes and how trainers can simplify their approach while still gathering the information they need.
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 of doing horizontal ring chin-ups (also known as inverted rows). This is a great exercise—if
Our Top 3 Articles of 2020
Here are our three most popular articles of the year, plus a bonus social media post that brought a smile to many faces: Learning to
Old Footage of Women Weight Training
Women have only recently started to weight train, right? Wrong! Women have been lifting weights 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, let’s take a look at another solid option: the wrist roller.
Half-Kneeling Reverse Woodchop
Looking for a spine-friendly way to train your core? The half-kneeling reverse woodchop fits the bill. It’s a great exercise for developing rotational strength and
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 the
Go the Distance with Lower Body Training
There’s no doubt that lower body training with compound lifts requires hard work. While progressive resistance is important, sometimes you can “go further” with a
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 surprisingly 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 arms help push that
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 perform it, pull yourself up
Get Lean and Muscular with Supersets
Supersets are a form of strength training where you pair two exercises and move from one to the other with little to no rest in
Negative-Accentuated Glute-Ham Raise
The Sicilian Crunch put me on the map many moons ago—consider this its reverse. It’s a negative-accentuated glute-ham raise that emphasizes the knee flexion component
Greasing the Reverse Hyper Movement
Frankie Valli’s Grease is a blast from the past—and a fitting song for the reverse hyper. Why? Because most people “blast” out of the bottom
Lower Leg Superset
For many people, lower leg training truly is “the seventh stranger!” Even when the backside gets some attention, the front often gets overlooked. I guess
Get Results with the Hanging-Band Method
The hanging-band method sounds like church bells and feels like a “new religion” for many people! So, what kind of results can you get with
A New Way to Do Isometronics
The isometronic training method is a powerful way to build muscle size and strength. Think of it as rack training—on steroids! Traditionally, it requires two
A Post-Workout Shake Recipe
Here’s a post-workout shake recipe courtesy of my client, John. It contains: Believe it or not, taking some caffeine right after you train can speed
Get a Grip
IronMind implements are a great way to improve your grip. In the video below, I’m using a pinch-grip block, but there are many more tools
Setting Up a Home Gym During COVID-19
Check out this home gym—it belongs to a couple I train. They made a smart decision to purchase the equipment back in April, right after