Exercises You Should Be Doing: 1-Legged RDL to Squat
I haven’t done one of these in a while, so I figured I’d throw a bone everyone’s way and introduce you to a brand spankin new exercise that I’ve been throwing into my own programs as well those of my athletes and clients. I know (some) people are under the assumption that since I’ve omitted… Read more
The Squat 4x Per Week Experiment
I’ve been alluding to this “experiment” for quite some time now – and I wouldn’t be surprised given how long it’s taken me to actually hunker down and write about it, if some of you felt I was just making it up and blowing out a bunch of hot air. It’s kind of like that… Read more
Exercises You Should Be Doing: Goblet Bulgarian Split Squat
Note: Goddammit!!!!!!!! My bad everyone. I know filming “vertical” videos is a big no-no on the interwebz and is about as convenient as watching a whale give birth, but you’ll have to forgive me as it’s a video that I filmed last night and it’s the only one I took. At some point I’ll eventually… Read more
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: Argo, Books to Check Out, Squatting 4x Per Week
1. I’m your prototypical bookworm. At any given point, I’m reading 3-4 books at once. Okay, technically I’m listening to one book in my car as I drive to the facility everyday (I have a 40-45 minute commute both ways),but I’m counting that as part of the grand total. I get a lot of various emails… Read more
Exercises You Should Be Doing: Barbell Reverse Lunge – Front Squat Grip
Today we’re starting the CP expansion, and the staff – along with the interns and other helpers – are going to be moving equipment, rubber matting, and god knows what else, over to the new facility for the next 12-16 hours I didn’t want to leave all of you hanging, so here’s a quick post… Read more
Does Everyone Need to Squat?
In a word: No. Actually, much like everything…..it depends. But before I get a fusillade of hate mail for making such a heretical comment, hear me out for a second. There’s a huge dichotomy between the word need and want. Need and want are too different things. Do you need to crush beers on the… Read more
Is There Such a Thing As “Knee Friendly” Squats?
Not long ago I filmed a vlog about the difference between box squats and squats TO a box. While to the casual fitness enthusiast there may be no differentiation between the two variations (a squat’s a squat, right?), these are probably the same people who feel PCs are the same thing as Macs. That’s just… Read more
Q & A: Fixing the “Tuck Under” When Squatting – Part II
For those who missed it, last week I opened a discussion on how to go about addressing/fixing the “tuck under” when squatting. For the record, the tuck under (or butt wink as it’s more commonly known) is not some new move that all the youngsters are raging on the dance floor nowadays – similar to… Read more