Watch My Video: Optimizing Your Energy Systems Training Despite the vast complexity of the human body and the diversity of specific training goals, whether or not people achieve them is simple. In fact, ... Continue Reading
Energy System Optimization With Joel Jamieson
Joel Jamieson is widely considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on strength and conditioning for combat sports, but has also worked with and consulted extensively for teams and organizations ... Continue Reading
Bigger Olympic Lifts With Chad Vaughn – Week 4/4
Week Four Day One 1. Jerk grip strict press with head tilt: 70% x10, 75% x8, 80% x6, 85% x4 90% x3 - Chin up and eyes find the ceiling on each rep 2. Front squat: 75% x3x7 sets - Relaxed hands and ... Continue Reading
Bigger Olympic Lifts With Chad Vaughn – Week 2/4
Week Two Day One 1. Jerk grip strict press with head tilt: 65% x10, 70% x10, 75% x8, 80% x6 - Chin up and eyes find the ceiling on each rep 2. Front squat: 65% X2, 72.5% X2, 77.5% X5X3 sets, 77.5% ... Continue Reading
Bigger Olympic Lifts With Chad Vaughn – Week 3/4
Week Three Day One 1. Jerk grip strict press with head tilt: 70% x10, 75% x8, 80% x6, 85% x5 - Chin up and eyes find the ceiling on each rep 2. Back squat: 50% x5, 60% x3, 70% x2, 75% x1, 80% x1, ... Continue Reading
Bigger Olympic Lifts With Chad Vaughn – Week 1/4
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chad Vaughn is a two-time Olympian, nine-time National Champion, multi-time international medalist, and an American record holder in the sport of Olympic-style weightlifting. Along with ... Continue Reading
Use Eccentric Training to Improve Max Lifts, Says New Study
Many lifters acknowledge that eccentric muscle actions may have a greater potential to elicit gains in strength and size. In a recent Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research study, researchers ... Continue Reading
7 Markers of a Solid Strength Program
I’m often asked to write individual strength programs. However, I take on very few of such requests, because when I write one of these programs, it is exactly what it says it is – individualized. This ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning – Chris Doenlen: Kettlebell Sport, Week 4
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chris Doenlen is an athlete, coach, personal trainer, yoga instructor-in-training, and doughnut enthusiast. He is a Master of Sport ranked kettlebell sport competitor, multiple time national ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning – Chris Doenlen: Kettlebell Sport, Week 3
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chris Doenlen is an athlete, coach, personal trainer, yoga instructor-in-training, and doughnut enthusiast. He is a Master of Sport ranked kettlebell sport competitor, multiple time national ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning – Chris Doenlen: Kettlebell Sport, Week 2
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chris Doenlen is an athlete, coach, personal trainer, yoga instructor-in-training, and doughnut enthusiast. He is a Master of Sport ranked kettlebell sport competitor, multiple time national ... Continue Reading
A Scientific Analysis of the Quads During Leg Extensions
It’s easy to become imbalanced in quadriceps development, which can result in injury or even just an odd-looking quad muscle. In a recent Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research study, researchers ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Sport Training with National Champion Chris Doenlen
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chris Doenlen is an athlete, coach, personal trainer, yoga instructor-in-training, and doughnut enthusiast. He is a Master of Sport ranked kettlebell sport competitor, multiple time national ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning – A 4-Week MovNat Primer with Erwan Le Corre: Week 4
Erwan Le Corre is the founder of MovNat, an innovative physical fitness approach that is grounded in ancient physical fitness practices and a broader understanding of human movement and health. Get a taste ... Continue Reading
Unstable Surface Training Is Only for the Injured or Deconditioned
For the average trainee, unstable surface training might not be the best idea. However, it does have a place in rehab and training beginners. A recent study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning – A 4-Week MovNat Primer with Erwan Le Corre: Week 3
Erwan Le Corre is the founder of MovNat, an innovative physical fitness approach that is grounded in ancient physical fitness practices and a broader understanding of human movement and health. Get a taste ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning – A 4-Week MovNat Primer with Erwan Le Corre: Week 2
Erwan Le Corre is the founder of MovNat, an innovative physical fitness approach that is grounded in ancient physical fitness practices and a broader understanding of human movement and health. Get a taste ... Continue Reading
Keep Grunting Because It Works for Everyone
Nowhere is grunting more controversial than the sport of tennis, where it is sometimes considered cheating. In a recent Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research study, researchers discovered it’s more ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning – A 4-Week MovNat Primer with Erwan Le Corre: Week 1
Erwan Le Corre is the founder of MovNat, an innovative physical fitness approach that is grounded in ancient physical fitness practices and a broader understanding of human movement and health. Get a taste ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning: Dave Whitley, Week 4
EDITOR’S NOTE: The "Train Like An Old-time Strongman" program, created by StrongFirst Master Instructor and performing strongman Dave "Iron Tamer" Whitley, teaches you how to train in a sustainable manner ... Continue Reading
A Lesson in Study Design (and the Bench Press)
The whole point of hitting the gym is what is sometimes called super compensation. The act of breaking down the body is only useful if it comes back stronger than before, and if you time it just right, the ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning: Dave Whitley, Week 3
EDITOR’S NOTE: The "Train Like An Old-time Strongman" program, created by StrongFirst Master Instructor and performing strongman Dave "Iron Tamer" Whitley, teaches you how to train in a sustainable manner ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning: Dave Whitley, Week 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: The "Train Like An Old-time Strongman" program, created by StrongFirst Master Instructor and performing strongman Dave "Iron Tamer" Whitley, teaches you how to train in a sustainable manner ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning: Dave Whitley, Week 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: The "Train Like An Old-time Strongman" program, created by StrongFirst Master Instructor and performing strongman Dave "Iron Tamer" Whitley, teaches you how to train in a sustainable manner ... Continue Reading
