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5 Things for Lifters to Stop Worrying About
No-one can tell you what works best, for you, right now, in a practical setting. See you under the bar.
Chet Morjaria
Daily Drills To Prime Your Body for a Bigger Squat
These drills can be done almost anywhere and at any time to prepare the body for physical battle.
Brandon Richey
How to Program Weightlifting Percentages That Work
Weights below 50% have almost no effect on strength development. But which percentage zones provide the most strength development?
Bob Takano
2 Easy Thoracic Mobility Drills for Better Overhead Squats
Commonly used mobility techniques are too short and intense to allow for changes in the thoracic portion of the spine.
Maryann Berry
Why the Glute Bridge Will Not Make Your Squat Better
The bridge has a high EMG activity, so it should teach our glutes to work when we perform the squat. Why doesn’t this happen?
James Jowsey
Perhaps the Most Misunderstood Concept in Functional Training
There is a lot of talk about the posterior chain of strength and stability, but for most people, weakness begins in the lateral chain.
Josh Henkin
3 Squat Tune Ups for Warming Up and Lifting Heavy
Feeling tight in the squat? Hit a plateau? Shore up your basic squat positions with this drill.
Andy McKenzie
Movement Drills to Improve Your Hip Performance
Enhancing hip function is the first place I look to make significant gains in my clients’ ability to move better.
Bill Taylor
Does Being Fatter Mean You Can Lift Heavier?
Super heavyweights in weightlifting or powerlifting always seem to lift more and more as they get heavier. What gives?
Dresdin Archibald
3 Reasons You Don’t Squat More (And What to Do About It)
You’re about to identify which muscles are working against you, and how to get them fired up for a bigger squat.
John Clark
4 Tips for Success in Your First Strongman Competition
The best advice I can give is to have fun and learn from your own performance and from competitors.
Bill DeLongis
3 Alternatives to the Pistol for Single Leg Strength
Despite looking cool and being popular, the pistol has a number of drawbacks.
David Crump
Why I Will Never Program a Deadlift Again
What was final straw that made me turn my back on the king of strength exercises?
Andrew Read
The What the Hell Effect: How the Swing Improves Everything
Strength from the the kettlebell swing improves deadlifting, squatting, and even weightlifting.
Craig Marker
10 Killer Tips to Boost Your Squat
It’s time to maximize your squat potential through improving technique, mobility, and execution.
Eric Bach
A System for Maximizing the Movement Potential of Every Person
Movement hierarchies are an invaluable tool for group training, to ensure everyone is at the right level.
Sean Manseau
5 Basic Training Principles You Need to Revisit
Training with these five basic principles will keep you healthy, injury free, and getting stronger for years to come.
Chet Morjaria
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