Michael Hulcher

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Coaching, Olympic Weightlifting, Powerlifting, CrossFit

Michael is an Instructor at Gym Jones in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has a 15 year fitness and training background, from Olympic weightlifting to powerlifting and CrossFit.

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The Best Recovery Modality You're Not Using

It's not what you'd expect.

Specificity

Beginners can make adaptations across the board, but experienced athletes will have to sacrifice something to achieve a desired outcome.

Attack Your Imbalances

Get creative. Dumbbells and kettlebells are a great way to train your limbs independently and make sure you're not developing a "strong" side or a "weak" side.

The Truth About Training Versus Exercising

Make sure you understand your "why" and then be sure the work you’re doing will get you there.

The Role of Fear

Failure is hardly the worst thing that could happen.

Rethink Your Warm Up

Instead of wasting valuable session time, you could start using warm-up time to build your work capacity and increase your technical proficiency and coordination.