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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 3/22/19

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1. (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – 2019 Locations & Dates

Philadelphia, PA: April 27-28th (<– EARLY BIRD rate ending in 2 weeks).

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: May 25-26th

Sydney, Australia: July 13-14th

Melbourne, Australia: July 20-21st (<— JUST ADDED. Includes bonus “Psyche Skills for Fitness Pros” pre-workshop with Dr. Lisa Lewis).

This workshop will piggyback on the material Dean Somerset and I covered in the original Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint.

With this iteration, though, we’ll be going a bit deeper into the coaching and programming side of things:

  • How to program around common injuries.
  • How to “connect” the appropriate exercises to the client/athlete.
  • How to really add value with your assessment process.
  • How to squat and deadlift like a boss.

Find out more details HERE.

2. Strategic Strength Workshop – Boston, MA

Luke and I did this workshop last summer in London and figured it’s only fair to bring it State side.

Combined we have 30+ years of coaching experience (I.e., one Mike Boyle or Dan John) and this workshop will be two days where we uncover every nook and cranny as it relates to how we assess our clients/athletes and how we best prepare them for the rigors of every day life/sport.

This will be a unique opportunity for people to learn from myself, but especially Luke, who, along with traveling over from the UK, is one of the best and brightest coaches I know.

For more information and to register you can go HERE.

3) Strong Savvy Cyclist & Triathlete Podcast

I was invited onto the Strong Savvy Cyclist & Triathlete Podcast recently hosted by my good friend Menachem Brodie.

Whenever he and I start chatting we tend to lose track of time. We covered a litany of topics in this episode, but we tried our best to stick to shoulder training for endurance athletes.

Check it out Part I HERE.

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30 Days of Shoulders. . Day 5: Improving Overhead Mobility (Upper Traps). . In order to move the arms overhead it’s kinda important to improve scapular protraction, posterior tilt, and maybe most important of all…upward rotation. . 3 muscles play a role in upward rotation: serratus anterior, as well as the upper and lower traps. . All act as force couples to “pull” the shoulder blade into upward rotation as the humerus elevates overhead, kinda like when the Night King pulled a “come at me, bro” pose toward Jon Snow after the battle at Hardhome. . Anyway, first up is the upper traps, the evil step child of shoulder health. It’s often neglected because that area tends to be OVERactive in the computer guy population. . However, in the athletic/lifetime meat head realm, the upper traps can often be lengthened and UNDERactive; not to mention have ramifications on overall shoulder health when they don’t pull their weight with regards to scapular function (upward rotation). . There are MANY drills to consider, but here are two I use often with my clients and athletes: . 1. Forearm Wall Slides with Reach 2. Face Pulls. . SIDE NOTE: @dsomerset1 and I cover all things shoulders (and hips) in our (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint workshop. . 2019 Locations: – Philadelphia, PA (<- early bird rate ending soon). – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – Sydney, Australia – Melbourne, Australia . Click link in my bio for dates and registration info.

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STUFF TO READ WHILE  YOU’RE PRETENDING TO WORK

The Science of Finding the Perfect Squat Stance – John Rusin & Ryan DeBell

I LOVED this article.

If I could make out with it I would.

Nope, that wasn’t weird at all to say.

But seriously, John and Ryan very much mirror my sentiments with regards to squat assessment and squatting technique. Except, you know, they’re way smarter than I am. So, it’s more appropriate to say I mirror THEIR sentiments.

Anyway, read it.

Meal Plans Usually Suck – Brian St. Pierre

Most people want (or feel they need) a meal plan in order to “succeed” with their diet.

They rarely work long-term (because they fail to address habits).

No one ever gets excited to eat a pea salad with 3oz of chicken sprinkled with sawdust.

Brian shows you a better way.

Exercise Won’t Give You a 6-Pack – Shara Vigeant

The adage “you can’t out-train a poor diet” is very much true.

Exercise doesn’t burn as many calories as you think it does. So, does this mean you should chalk exercise up as a pointless endeavor with regards to hitting your body composition goals?

Hell no.

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Stuff To Read While You’re Pretending To Work: 4/20/18

I have to apologize my dear readers, I feel like an abject failure of late.

Not for anything serious like failing to remember my wedding anniversary or for misusing the Oxford comma.1

No, I’m a failure for failing to keep up with writing content for this site of late. I know I shouldn’t beat myself over it – don’t worry, I’m not quite at Da Vinci Code monk flagellation levels yet or anything – but I do feel bad for my recent lack of prose and pithiness.

I’m sure your life will go on.

Nonetheless, I’ve got some blog ideas marinating in my head, and I hope to get them out ASAP.

Lets get to this week’s stuff.

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BUT FIRST…CHECK THIS STUFF OUT

1. Even More Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Dates/Locations Announced

Dean Somerset and I are currently in the throes of drumming up new content for our staple workshop series.

We’ve presented this workshop all over the world – London, Vancouver, Oslo, Prague, Boston, LA, Hoth – and even turned it into a popular digital product HERE so everyone can enjoy it.

We’ve already nailed down dates in Slovenia, Houston, and LA this fall (2018) and are also in talks to bring it to Detroit, Philadelphia, Edmonton, Australia, and Singapore in 2019.

If you’re someone who’d like to host this event/participate in a tickle fight please reach out to either Dean or myself.

Also, go HERE if you want to see if we’re coming to your neck of the woods.

2. Strong Body-Strong Mind – Bonn, Germany

My wife and I will be in Bonn, Germany on Saturday, June 30 to put on our 1-day Strong Body-Strong Mind workshop.

I’ll be speaking to assessment, coaching up common strength exercises (squats, deadlifts), and how to better “match” your programs to your client’s abilities and goals.

Lisa will be discussing how to better manage client expectations, motivation, and how to adopt better mindset strategies for success.

And then we’ll have a beer….;o)

Spots are limited and the Early Bird rate is still in effect (but not for long).

For more details (including itinerary and registration) go HERE.

3. 2-Day London Workshop w/ Luke Worthington

^^^ It’s so good we didn’t even feel the need to come up with a witty title for it.

After my workshop in Germany I head over to London to take part in a 2-day event (the weekend of July 7th) with my friend and colleague (and handsomest man alive) Luke Worthington.

This one is filling up fast…..go HERE for more info.

STUFF TO READ WHILE YOU’RE PRETENDING TO WORK

What Are Plyometrics? And How to Use Them – Joe Dowdell

I thoroughly enjoyed Joe’s article I shared last week on power training, and felt this was a nice compliment.

How to Avoid Injury and Maximize Strength By Correcting Rib Flare – Noah Harrison

I had the opportunity to listen to Noah present last weekend up in Kennebunk, ME during the Spurling Spring Seminar.

He was excellent and it prompted me to go seek out more of his stuff.

What Makes a Good Personal Trainer? – Shara Vigeant

Can’t think of anything to add to this list.

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I’m a firm believer that most people can’t get enough upper back work in throughout the week. With most of my clients I have them perform some kind of moderate to heavy row variation 2-4x per week. On top of that I’ll also pepper in some additional isometric or scapular stability work just because. Here’s a superb drill I picked up from @smittydiesel I’ll call a Band Reverse Flye Walkout. As you walk back you need to resist the pull of the band, which torches the rhomboids, muscles of posterior cuff, and scap stabilizers. Be careful you don’t “shrug” throughout, you want to keep shoulder blades depressed and together. 118% more effective if you yell “this….is….Sparta” as you perform your set.

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