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Q&A: 90-90 Split-Squats
Mike – I noticed in your Single-Leg Solution that Lance isn’t always setting up in the 90-90 split-squat position you have discussed before. Why is that? Thanks! This is a great question, and in all honesty, I’ve been meaning to write a blog post about it for months now, so here goes!
Continue ReadingHow to Get Ripped
I’ve always wanted to write a post titled “How to Get Ripped,” and with the launch of my Complete Core Fitness product, I figured today would be a great day to do it. I don’t consider myself a diet or nutrition “expert.” What I do have to offer is a practical, down-to-Earth approach for improving […]
Continue ReadingSquat
The squat may be the single most important lift you can perform in the gym. When properly executed, the squat is not only an amazing tool for strength development, but it can promote fat loss or muscle gain (depending on your nutrition), and it can reinforce mobility in almost all the major joints of the […]
Continue ReadingWhy YOU Need Complete Core Fitness
==> Get Complete Core Fitness NOW <== I’m pretty sure not one single day has gone by over the past 11-12 years where someone hasn’t asked me about core training. Whether it’s in my gym, comments on my blog, or simply random e-mails, the bottom line is people want to learn more about core training. […]
Continue ReadingMy Core Training Story
Many people want to know why I originally got interested in core training. Even as someone who was just getting into the industry at the young age of 21, I quickly realized everyone and their brother wants to train their abs, or learn how to get a 6-pack. Let’s take a little trip down memory […]
Continue ReadingShould You Crunch? #2
Amazingly enough, crunches are still a hot-button topic in the fitness industry. 10-15 years ago, crunches were all the rage. After all, they were easier on your achy back than sit-ups, and they did a better job of isolating the target muscles, the rectus abdominus. About 5 years ago, crunches really started to fall out […]
Continue ReadingShould You Crunch?
“Should we perform crunches in our exercise routine?” This question has been hotly debated, especially in recent years. Many have leaned on the work of Dr. Stuart McGill and excluded crunches, sit-ups and other spinal flexion work from their programming. But one question that almost always comes up is this: What about mixed-martial artists (MMA)? […]
Continue ReadingImproving Plantar Fasciitis
Every now and then, I get people with a wild-hair who want to write a guest blog for the site. Strangely enough, it doesn’t happen all that often, but if the person is serious about getting better and has a unique piece, I’m all ears. Here’s a nice guest blog from Adam Rees on plantar […]
Continue ReadingSpeed Work? Or Technique Work?
The other day I was having a discussion with IFAST Olympic-lifter Adam Coons, and we got started on the topic of speed work. Adam is a guy that’s been putting in a lot of hard work under the bar, and he has recently started using some dynamic effort training in his programming. Speed work has […]
Continue ReadingDeveloping the Overhead Press
In case you guys missed it, I had a new article thrown up over at T-Nation a week or so ago on the overhead press. Here’s the link: Long Live the Overhead Press The premise of the article is simple: I like the overhead press and I know people enjoy training it, but it’s not […]
Continue ReadingTraining the TALL Athlete
It’s funny how things happen sometimes. This past weekend, my good friend Joe Dowdell came in for the Midwest Seminar, with plans of flying out on Sunday afternoon. Evidently, mother nature had other ideas with regards to his travel schedule! As a result, Joe stuck around an extra day and his client, Indiana Pacers starting […]
Continue ReadingCounting Reps to Counting Revenue
Let me tell you a little story from 2007…. In 2007, Robertson Training Systems was booming. It seemed as though Eric, Bill and myself could do no wrong with the information-products we released, and we were definitely riding the wave. I was doing 1-on-1, in-home personal training, and while I had awesome clients, the hours […]
Continue ReadingMuscle Imbalances Revealed Upper Body Review
A few weeks ago, Rick Kaselj hooked me up with a complimentary copy of the newly released Muscle Imblances Revealed, Upper Body edition. I was honored to contribute to the lower body version, and this is a series I hope he keeps rolling out in the future. Here are just four reasons I love webinars: […]
Continue ReadingQ&A: Back Soreness After Deadlifts
Q: I get lower back soreness after I deadlift, especially with lower reps and heavier weight. I’m pretty sure my form is good but I also want to make sure I’m not injuring my back. Thanks for your help! A: This is a great question and one that I literally get weekly, so I figured […]
Continue ReadingFitness Business Basics – The Plunge
At some point in time, it has to happen. The time where the pain of not owning your own fitness facility is greater than the fear, doubt or stress of owning it. For me, this happened in 2008.
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