This episode is all about strength training, and specifically embracing the grinds. The grinds are lifts such as deadlift, pressing variations and squats. While most people think that the grinds are pretty easy exercises to execute, it all changes when the weights get heavy . In this episode, we discuss all things grinds including: Technique … Read More
Bench Press
Rethinking Your Warm-up on Deadlift, Squat and Bench day
You likely have a standard warm-up that you do before each workout. (You do warm-up, right?) After you leave the locker room your pre-workout routine probably looks something like this: You do some sort of bouncy tip-toe walk on your way to the foam roller (because that seems like the more athletic and loose thing … Read More
Let’s Have Some Standards
Before I start, keep in mind I’m not saying you need to call the exercise police and demand perfection on every set and rep, but rather that you (and your clients) should have some standards on how to perform basic exercises. Sure, technique will vary from person-to-person, but here’s the way I look at it: If you were … Read More
Three Tips to Improve Your Bench Press
WHAT CAN YOU BENCH, DUDE? For high school athletes bench press is king. It’s what separates the alpha male from the rest of lifters in the gym. If you want to talk about deadlift or squat records you can go play with the rest of the betas getting tangled up in the resistance bands. I … Read More