The Concentric-Only Deload
Today’s guest post comes from Dallas based personal trainer, and frequent regular/commenter on this site, Shane “The Balance Guy” McLean. He covers a topic that I feel many people recognize, but don’t necessarily understand: the deload. There are a million and one different ways to approach the deload – reduced volume, reduced axial loading, nixing… Read more
Pimp Your Program Design
Today I have a killer guest post by strength coach, future Dr., good friend, and specializer in all things glutes, Bret Contreras. Getting good (or even adequate) at designing effective training programs takes time. There are a lot of theories and opinions out there on the topic, and in today’s post Bret shares some insight… Read more
Early Morning Exercise: 2 Tips To Make It More Effective
Q: I have been lifting weights now for about 3.5 months and have been happy with my results. However, I have been feeling a little tired during my last few workouts. I believe that it is because I am lifting heavier weights than when I started. I workout in my home and workout early in the… Read more
“How Much Weight Should I Use?”
Do any of you have a question or statement that, when blurted out, automatically sets off your inner Jaws theme music playlist? For guys it could be something like, “hey, wanna go see the latest Julia Roberts movie?” or worse your girlfriend comes home and says, “I know what we could do tonight instead of… Read more
CrossFit and Baseball: The Two Don’t Mix
Some things are just made to complement one another. Will & Grace He-Man and BattleCat Boston & Red Sox Peanut butter & jelly, peanut butter & chocolate, peanut butter & well, pretty much anything. Hint: I really like peanut butter. It goes without saying we could fill an infinite abyss of “synergistic” pairings that play… Read more
5 Ah-Ha Moments
Sometimes I feel like I’m the dumbest person on Earth. Not “dumb-dumb” mind you. I mean, I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on the human body (how it works, how to make it stronger, etc), I know to pay my taxes, I’ve already made Valentine’s dinner reservations (holla!), I can make a… Read more
Why Baseball Players Shouldn’t Bench Press
I’ve been keeping this article in my back pocket for a while now because I wasn’t quite sure how I wanted to approach writing it. Lets be honest: talking smack about the beloved bench press is the fitness equivalent of talking smack about Princess Diana or worse, kittens. You just don’t do it! To save… Read more
Join the Tony Gentilcore Premium Workout Group
What is the Tony Gentilcore Premium Training Group? So glad you asked! The Cliff Notes version: Far too many people go to the gym and think that just because they show up, they’ll magically get results. They feel that if they put in the time, they deserve the results, without considering the quality and goal… Read more