After over a year of #beefandbeer Fridays (and the occasional Saturday), I’ve learned a thing or two about how to grill a great-tasting steak. I posted this as a series of pictures on my Instagram this weekend, but wanted to turn it into a blog post to expand on a few things. Every Friday I …
It’s official: we’re opening The Strength House as a brick-and-mortar gym this Fall! In this episode, we talk about the core values of The Strength House and our reasons for opening a gym. These core values include: An unrelentingly positive training environment No islands Carry the flag Don’t ring the bell High speed, low drag What …
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We’re super excited to have world-class powerlifter and coach Mike Tuchscherer of Reactive Training Systems on this week’s episode of The Strength House Podcast. We’ve looked up to Mike and admired his work for years, and he dropped some serious knowledge about: How to build an individualized training program using RPE The importance of meticulously …
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The kneeling glute mobilization is one of my favorite hip mobility drills. It helps athletes improve hip internal rotation, which is crucial to get deep in the squat or change direction on the field. Plus, it’s so simple you can perform it almost anywhere. However, like many exercises, you have to tweak the technique a …
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This episode of the Strength House Podcast features powerlifting coach Ryan Gleason of Gleason Performance Training in Derby, CT. We chat with Ryan about: How he’s built a community of over 70 competitive powerlifters What he’s learned from previous injuries to shape his training philosophy How to use high frequency training to get really strong really fast …
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I’ll be blunt: the pistol squat is not one of my favorite exercises. I’ve even gone so far as to say they’re overrated. But in hindsight, I realized those feelings were mostly because I suck at them, and as is often the case, the exercise you suck at is probably the one you need the most. …
Happy 4th of July everyone! This week is a mini-episode: no guest, one topic and one beer. We set up shop in the back yard of The Strength House homestead and chatted about what we learned at our first powerlifting meet and what other novice lifters can do to make their first meet a great …
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I love the landmine press for the baseball players I train as well as for general strength training if someone isn’t a great candidate for the overhead press. But just because it’s a more shoulder-friendly option doesn’t mean it’s cut-and-dry from a technique perspective. Like any compound barbell exercise, technique is crucial. This week’s Technique …
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