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 …
Close-mindedness is a one-way street to ignorance. In the world of strength and fitness, ego and vanity are the driving forces behind so much of what we do. It’s not a bad thing because we’re programmed to want to be the best, the boss, the alpha male. So often, we size up everyone we meet …
The holidays are a time of year when nutrition tends to go out the window. Too many parties with too much junk food plus too little time outdoors means that people don’t care what they look like with a shirt off. Beach season is over so people don’t stress over some winter weight gain. People …
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 …
In the first part of this post, we talked about five pieces of training equipment that everyone should have in their gym bag. Here are five more key tools that ensure you can get a great training session no matter where you are. 6. Foam Roller/Lacrosse Ball Soft tissue work has become extremely popular in …
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A look inside someone’s gym bag can tell you a lot about a person. Whenever I see someone walk into a gym completely empty handed, I’m blown away. First, I’m amazed and impressed that they can take such a minimalist approach to training and still get results. And then I awake from fairy tale land, …
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Counting calories sucks. It’s impractical. It’s time consuming. And it’s largely inaccurate. But nine out of 10 dietitians, doctors and trainers will tell you that “calories in vs. calories out” is the key to weight loss or gain. And generally, it is. The law of thermodynamics tells us that if we take in more calories than we …
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Mondays get a bad rap. Most people dread the thought of five grueling work days til responsibility disappears for a precious 48 hours. But some of us love Mondays. And what’s not to love? Monday Night Football, National Bench Press Day, and a chance to kick the week in the ass first thing with an awesome training …
I’ve been doing a lot more training than writing lately. I would venture to say a lot of online fitness personalities should follow suit. I finished up the last sessions of my max effort/rep effort training cycle and now I’m shifting toward a meet prep/peaking cycle using one of the Sheiko templates. I followed this …
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 …
