Posts in "Program Design"

Training With Laxity: Tips and Advice From Someone Who’s Been There, Done That

I’m traveling back to Boston today after spending the weekend up in Edmonton with Dean Somerset teaching our Complete Shoulder & Hip Workshop. FYI: Future Dates: ST. LOUIS (September 26th-27th), CHICAGO (October 17th-18th), and LOS ANGELES (November 14-15th). It was an awesome two days and we were ecstatic to have the opportunity to share our… Read more

Is Corrective Exercise Overrated?

We got a doctor in the house! Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Dr. Evan Osar, a Chicago based chiropractic physician and coach, and someone I’ve been a huge fan of since reading his first two books Form and Function and Corrective Exercise Approach to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunction. His latest resource (a course, really),… Read more

Finishers That Do More Than Finish You

Whether you refer to it as a circuit, death circuit, METCON, or my preference…a finisher, the goal is one in the same: you spend 10-15 minutes at the end of your training session kicking the living crap out of yourself pushing things, lifting things, throwing things, pulling things, flipping things, or any combination of “things”… Read more

Do Cardio, Keep Your Gains

Throughout my life there are a handful of things I never thought I’d do. I never thought I’d live in a big city such as Boston. I never thought I’d use the word “delish” to describe something I ate. Speaking which: that’s a habit I need to stop immediately. I never thought I’d read a… Read more

Unconventional Core Training

“You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.“ The Princess Bride is one of my all-time favorite movies. It’s a classic, and many fellow movie buffs and connoisseurs will recognize the quote from above. It’s one of roughly 816 (give or take) memorable lines from the movie,… Read more

How Lifters Can Unleash Athletic Power

Today’s guest post comes courtesy of strength coach and writer Eric Bach. Eric’s a coach I respect a lot and someone who’s consistently pumping out quality content. His new resource, The Four Week Power Primer, is on sale starting TODAY. How Lifters Can Unleash Athletic Power What You’ll Learn – Raw Strength isn’t enough. 
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When To Progress an Exercise: Muscle Confusion is Wack

“How do you know when to progress an exercise whether it be increasing load or implementing a different exercise altogether?” This is a question I receive a lot from other trainers and coaches, as well as many of the athletes and clients I work with on a daily basis. And to be honest there’s no… Read more

A Day With Alex Viada: And How To Feel Like the Weakest, Slowest, and Smallest Human Being Ever

We had the pleasure of hosting Alex Viada, owner and President of Complete Human Performance and author of The Hybrid Athlete – this past weekend at Cressey Sports Performance. You’ve seen his name pop up here and there on this site – most notably in an article I wrote recently titled You Down With GPP?… Read more