This addition of “Best of 2012” highlights my four favorite exercises I’ve started doing this year. I’ve included exercises for power, mobility, upper body and lower body. Each one played an integral role in helping me set multiple PRs and staying healthy in 2012. Check ’em out. 1. SUSPENDED PUSH-UP/FLY COMBO This is my newest …
2012 is coming to a close and, like any year, it had it’s ups and downs. And like any year, 2012 came with it’s fair share of lessons to be learned. I’d like to share some of what I’ve learned with you, so this is the first installment of a multi-part series titled the “Best …
Coaches and trainers are always seeking ways to add variety into training programs. It’s easy to stick with the same exercises and just change sets, reps and exercise order. But to really keep things interesting, you’ve gotta get creative. Too little variety can lead to staleness, plateaus and boredom. But too much variety can be …
What’s the hardest thing to do in the gym? Find an unoccupied bench press on Monday (or Tuesday or Wednesday…). Bench press is the most popular exercise in America because everyone wants a big, impressive chest. And somehow, the bench press got crowned as the best chest-building exercise of all time. But if the bench …
Squats are hands down my favorite exercise. They bring the full package – they can make you strong, huge AND athletic. They’re the exercise equivalent of the perfect woman – smart, funny AND beautiful. The problem is, squats are rarely beautiful. In fact, if you walk into the average gym, nine of out 10 squats …
Strong glutes and hamstrings are without a doubt two of the most important muscle groups for athletic performance. And the glute ham raise is one of the most effective exercises for building a bulletproof backside. Unfortunately, a GHR is often viewed as a luxury rather than a necessity. I can count on one hand the …
The fall sports season is underway for many collegiate athletes across America, which means training camp is in full gear. Sports coaches everywhere are scrambling to get under-trained athletes in shape as quickly as possible, which means thousands of athletes are running til they puke. And then running some more. Throw an out-of-shape athlete into …
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In the first half of this post, we talked about five ways to avoid or minimize elbow pain in a strength training program. Wrist straps, thick bars, forearm exercises, gymnast rings and good pressing technique can all help with elbow discomfort. Here are five more ways to help ailing ‘bows. 6. Pump Up the Triceps …
I was pretty lucky during my college baseball career that I never suffered any of the “traditional” baseball injuries (rotator cuff, labrum, UCL, etc.). Minus a strained oblique during the first week of my senior season (an injury that is becoming more and more prevalent in extension-rotation based sports), I stayed pretty darn healthy despite …
