Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 9/14/19

BUT FIRST…CHECK THIS STUFF OUT

1. (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Athens, Greece: Saturday, Feb 29th & Sunday, March 1st, 2020

This will be the first leg of mine and Dean Somerset’s European extravaganza in early 2020. The second leg will take place in…

2. (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Maidenhead, U.K: March 7th & 8th, 2020

There’s an Early Bird rate for both of these events, so keep that in mind before you decide to hold off. Dean and I are really excited for this and hope to see you there!

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Dear high school athlete:

Please, please, please, please, PLEASE:

1. Stop using the excuse “you don’t have time in the morning to eat breakfast.” Get up 10 minutes earlier and get it done.

2. Start your off-season training IMMEDIATELY, not two weeks before the season starts.

— Tony Gentilcore (@tonygentilcore1) September 11, 2019

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The Rack Pull-Up. . This is a variation I picked up from @liftrunbang and it’s grown to be one of my favorites. . It’s sorta a “hybrid” between an Inverted Row and a Pull-Up, which, not coincidentally, makes it one of my go to exercises when working with someone who’s goal it is to perform their first pull-up. . It’s not quite a pull-up, but it’s close. Sorta like Spam. It’s not quite meat but it’s close. . Anyway…this is also a fantastic accessory pulling/upper back exercise. What makes it really worthwhile is how we can accentuate the lat stretch in the bottom due to the increased ROM. . I like to aim for 6-15 reps per set with these. Pants optional. . Oh, also, props to @ampathletic who’s been allowing me to drop in everyday while in London (and for playing siiiiick EDM).

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STUFF TO READ WHILE YOU’RE PRETENDING TO WORK

Build Strong Glutes – Meghan Callaway & Matthew Ibrahim

Gluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutes.

The Dangers of Poor Sleep and How You Can Fix It – Andrew Coates

I’m an unabashed fan of going the fuck to bed.

This was an EXCELLENT post by Andrew on the pitfalls of lack of sleep and some strategies to help improve it.

Glute Lab – Bret Contreras

More glutes from the President of Glute O’Clock…Bret Contreras.

I actually pre-ordered my copy (but it’s NOW available to purchase). I can’t wait to  dive in.