Hey all –
What a week! The New England Patriots are Super Bowl champs (again!) and The Strength House Podcast is finally up and running. Give the podcast a listen and check out all this other great content from around the web:
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Best Fitness Reads of the Week
10 Things to Look for in Your Personal Trainer
by Tony Bonvechio via MyFitnessPal
With New Year’s Resolutions potentially fizzling out, now is the time of year that many people look to invest in a personal trainer. Here are 10 things you should look for when sizing up your potential hire.
Stronger in 60 Seconds: Elbow Flare on the Bench Press (and how to fix it)
by Adam Pine
Here’s a super simple cue that works wonders for people who tend to flare their elbows too much on the way down while benching.
Move Better Monday: Creating Intent with Your Hip CARs
by Frank Duffy
I’m a huge fan of using environmental changes when coaching athletes to help them grasp a new movement. Frank shares some solid uses of this coaching technique while performing hip mobility drills.
Upcoming Seminar: Austin, Texas
Greg Robins and I are psyched to announce that we’ll be presenting our Optimizing the Big 3 Seminar at True Grind Systems in Austin, Texas, on March 18! Click here to register.
Technique Tuesday: 3 Ways to Make Box Jumps Harder (without a higher box!)
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Exercise of the Week
Client Spotlight: Carla
Here’s Bonvec Strength athlete Carla work on squat technique by performing squats with a pause halfway up. She’s deep into training for her second-ever Starting Strength meet and continues to crush every training session. She’s also a kickass trainer at Crunch Fitness on 34th Street in Manhattan so if you’re in NYC, look her up!