Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: Movie Reviews, Truths About Squatting, and More
Before I get into today’s meat and potatoes I wanted to take the opportunity to suggest some new movies I think some of you will like. As most of you who read this blog consistently understand, I’m a huge movie nerd. I’d venture a guess that if I wasn’t a strength coach I’d probably try […]
The Truth About a Healthy Spine – Part II
Here is Part Two of Dr. Michael Stare’s guest post on spinal health from yesterday. Enjoy the weekend! In part one I focused on discussing the debate about bracing or hollowing the spine for optimal stability, and revealed evidence suggesting that focusing on just on muscle is a flawed method of improving stability and treating […]
The Truth About a Healthy Spine – Part I
Today’s guest post comes from physical therapist and strength coach Dr. Michael Stare. Mike is wicked smart, wicked fit, and wicked good looking. I hate him because I’m not him….;o) I’ve known Mike since I moved here to the Boston area in 2006 and have corresponded with him intermittently in that same time frame. I’m […]
The Sway Back Equation
I know what you’re thinking: This is either the title of an archived Robert Ludlum novel or the name of an old-school hip-hop album. Both are wrong – but wouldn’t it be awesome if either of the two were true? As someone who’s read every Ludlum novel, I’d kill to have access to another one […]
A Simple Way to Grow Legs
It’s that time of year where we’re enjoying a bit of “down time” at the facility, so it’s been nice to have the opportunity to stay on top of pumping out some articles for T-Nation lately. Here’s my latest one which talks about an often overlooked component of leg training: paused squats. WARNING: you’re going […]
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