Month: March 2017

scapular position

Technique Tuesday: Scapular Position During Pressing Exercises

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Scapular position during pressing exercises is crucial for strength and shoulder health. Should your scaps stay locked in one position? Should they move around? Some of both? The answer depends on what pressing exercise you’re doing. There are some crucial differences between barbell/dumbbell presses and push-ups, landmine presses, etc. This week’s Technique Tuesday explains.   …

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lightning deadlifts

Technique Tuesday: Lightning Deadlifts for Explosive Bar Speed

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Lightning Deadlifts are one of my favorite drills to build explosive bar speed off the floor. It combines accommodating resistance (i.e. the weight gets heavier toward lockout) and post-activation potentiation (i.e. the second rep is lighter so you can lift faster), so it utilizes two excellent means of improving bar speed. If you’ve got chains and some …

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thoracic flexion

Technique Tuesday: Thoracic Flexion and Rotation for Pitchers

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It may not feel like it with up to 2 feet of snow in Massachusetts today, but baseball season is right around the corner. This week’s Technique Tuesday features a drill we use with our pitchers to work on thoracic flexion and rotation during the follow through position. Many thoracic mobility drills work on rotation in …

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strength house podcast

The Strength House Podcast – Episode 5 ft. Alex Viada

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On this episode of the Strength House podcast, we’re joined by fellow beer fanatic Alex Viada of Complete Human Performance. We discuss how endurance training helped Alex become more disciplined and mentally tough. We also cover fatigue management prior to a competition and the number one mistake strength athletes make when adding cardio to their training …

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glutes

Technique Tuesday: How to Use Your Glutes During the Squat Setup

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The glutes play a vital role in a proper squat. They’re involved in extension, external rotation and internal rotation of the hip, all of which happen at some point during the squat. They also posteriorly tilt the pelvis, which is what happens when you “squeeze” your glutes. I used to cue this for lifters all …

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