Posts Tagged with "Program Design"
Stronger Back = Better Everything
What’s more impressive or baller than a muscular, strong-looking backside? Any Joe Schmo can walk around with decent sized biceps or a six-pack that would make Tyler Durden jealous. Walk into any commercial gym and you’ll see both. However, it’s a bit of a rarer occurrence to see someone with an impressive upper back. Not… Read more
Porcelain Post: Exercise Variety
NOTE: the term “Porcelain Post” was invented by Brian Patrick Murphy and Pete Dupuis. Without getting into the specifics, it describes a post that can be read in the same time it takes you to go #2. Huh, I guess that was more specific than I thought. Enjoy. Know what I say about exercise variety?… Read more
“How Much Weight Should I Be Using?”
As a fitness professional part of the job description is the ability to answer questions. Specifically those questions posed by your athletes and clients. This makes sense given, outside of their primary care practitioner, you’re the person your clients are trusting with their health and well-being. Granted, you’re not curing cancer or writing prescriptions for irritable… Read more
The Single Biggest Mistake Most People Make With Their Training Programs
Full Disclosure: Today is a repurposed post written last year and coincides with Eric Cressey placing his resource, High Performance Handbook, on sale this week for $30 off the regular price. Sale notwithstanding, it’s still a good post. You should read it. The Single Biggest Mistake People Make With Their Training Programs I want to… Read more
Intensity = Lift More Weight NOT Lift Weight More
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of strength coach, nutritionist, and researcher, Mike Sheridan. Mike’s written for this site before. His article Is Running Natural? was a big hit and sparked some friendly debate. This time around he cracks the whip on what the term “intensity” really means. Enjoy! Intensity = Lift More Weight NOT Lift… Read more
The Pros and Cons of Percentage Based Training
Structuring training programs off of pre-set percentages has it’s advantages and disadvantages. For some it provides accountability, structure, a sense of built-in auto-regulation, and I’m pretty sure I read somewhere it increases the likelihood members of the opposite sex will want to hang out with you by 413%. Don’t argue, it’s science. For others, percentage based… Read more
5 Mobility Exercises You’ve Probably Never Done, But Should
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Dean Somerset, who’s excellent new resource, High Tensile Strength, is set to be unleashed today to the masses. It’s a 6-month, semi-custom based training program based on how you move, where you need to work the most, and what your specific goals may be. Even if you’re trying to… Read more
4 Easy Ways to Improve Classic Lifts
I’ve been on a “less is better” stick to the basics kick lately with my writing. Last week I wrote an article on T-Nation on why I feel “muscle confusion” is wack, and this week I have a new article on BodyBuilding.com with a similar vibe… …extolling people to make the “classic” moves (squats, deadlifts,… Read more