Warming Up is Situational
There was a time when warming up meant running two laps around the track and then stretching. Nowadays most programs take a very different approach to warming up. Warming up needs to...
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The Kettlebell Press
After I hit 50, I found that I needed an alternative to the dumbbells for chest exercises. I found that my 50 year old shoulders didn't like the dumbbells anymore. After some...
Landmine Lower Body Exercises
Landmine Lower Body Exercises As we’ve discussed in earlier posts, the landmine is an extremely versatile tool in a garage/home gym. We’ve covered upper back exercises with the landmine. It can also...
Specificity Drives Gains, or Does It?
The purpose of this study was to determine is long-term (multi-year) maximum strength training had an impact on explosive isometric strength, contractile properties, and neuromuscular activation when compared to untrained individuals. The...
Are the Olympic Lifts the Best use of an Athlete’s Time?
For me the Olympic lifts have been the foundation of the strength and conditioning profession. Way back when I started Olympic lifting (early 1990’s, way before Cross Fit), there were more people...