Posts Tagged with "strength training"
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
The “X-Factor” When It Comes to Convincing Women to Lift Weights?
What an awesome weekend. Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this post, I first wanted to offer my gratitude to Randy Martin and his staff over at POWER Fargo for not only inviting me to speak but for being amazing hosts during the 3rd Annual Sanford POWER Strength and Conditioning Clinic. Not only… Read more
Front Squat: Benefits and Technique
And we’re off! First things first: I’d like to thank everyone who chimed in to offer their support and words of encouragement with regards to the Premium Workout Group yesterday. To say I’m really excited for this opportunity would be an understatement, and I can’t wait to see the results people will get following my… Read more
Why It’s Not Always JUST About Strength
“One more! Get it! Yeah! All you, all you, all you. Just the pinkies. JUST…….THE……PINKIES!!!” We’ve all been there. Rolling our eyes at the two meatheads who are screaming at one another and drawing attention to themselves as they eek out one more rep on the bench press, or squeeze out another rep in the… Read more
The Secret to Training Gains: Less is More
It’s a tough sell for sure, and it’s borderline cliche to say, but the fact of the matter is: when it comes to getting results in the gym, for 90% of people, 90% of the time – whether the goal is fat loss, hitting “x” number on the bench press, or I don’t know, trying… Read more
How to “Stick” the Box Squat
Vacation is over. Sad face. Having spent the past three days in paradise (Captiva Island, Florida) soaking up some good ol’ vitamin D, relaxing, eating my fair share of insulin coma inducing foods, and even catching my very first glimpse of a manatee, it’s time to head back to good ol’ Boston, Massachusetts. I just… Read more
Greatist Workout of the Day
Affectionately referred to as GWODs, these are workouts designed by both myself and strength coach Dan Trink that will give people a firsthand look as to what a well structured, properly progressed fitness routine should look like. Taken from the Greatist.com website: “….these are high-quality, comprehensive strength and conditioning programs anyone can use. GWODs were… Read more
The Reasons You’re Not Getting Stronger
Today I’d like to share a guest post I wrote for a really cool website….Greatist.com. As the name suggests, it’s a site dedicated to helping people become “great” by providing some of the best health and fitness information on the internet. I was contacted by one of their higher ups a few weeks ago asking… Read more