5 Ways to Make Bench Pressing More Shoulder Friendly
The bench press. There’s no mistaking it’s popularity. Walk into most gyms and you’re bound to see an inverse relationship between the number of bench press stations available and squat racks. Likewise, it’s no coincidence that there’s a lot barrel chested guys walking around with chicken legs than vice versa. I get it, though. As… Read more
Spark Notes For “Hard” Gainers
I’d say that on any given day I receive close to 50+ emails from people around the world asking various things ranging from programming advice to book recommendations to sharing —-[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[= (<——oops, my cat just pounced on the keyboard and says hi) their shared affinity for Jason Bourne. Probably one of the more common “themes”… Read more
Recapping Dean and Tony’s Boston Workshop (Includes Best T-Shirt Ever Made)
Now that I’ve had a good 24-36 hours to decompress my brain, I wanted to take a few moments and share some of the shenanigans that went down last weekend at Cressey Performance. As many of you know, my good friend and brotha from another motha, Dean Somerset, came to town for a few days… Read more
Five Reasons Everyone Should Train Like an Athlete
In light of his brand spankin new product being released today – Bulletproof Athlete – Mike Robertson was kind enough to jot down a few words and underline a few reasons why everyone (yes, even YOU) should take some time out of his or her’s training year to become more athletic. Offhandedly I myself have been… Read more
Athleticism and Strength Training: Can the Two Mix?
Q: First off thanks for all the great content you share through your blog and for the amusing writing style you have, it´s always nice to be able to laugh and smile a bit while you learn a thing or two. I just have a question regarding athleticism and strength training. I know you guys… Read more
Two Things You Should Check Out
Note from TG: I try my best not to come across as someone who overhypes stuff to my readers on a daily basis. I mean, it’s not really THAT big of a deal that The Wolverine opens this weekend. You’d think based off how excited I am that I’d be walking around all week with… Read more
Spectrums of Absolute Strength vs. Absolute Speed
Today’s guest post comes to you via strength coach, Adam Rees, owner of GRITGym located in Iowa City, Iowa (the home state of one Capt. James T. Kirk, thank you very much). I’ve long championed the notion that strength is the foundation for everything else. You can’t have power, agility, endurance, a great hair day,… Read more
Deadlift Dominance: 5 Tips to Build Massive Pulling Power
Note: the following is an excerpt from my latest article on BodyBuilding.com (full article is linked to at the bottom). I think it’s pretty awesome. And if you think it’s pretty awesome too, then please (pretty please) “Like” it on the BB.com website and share it on all of your social media. I’ll be… Read more