Unlock your potential with a stronger neckWithout a doubt, the muscles of the neck are severely neglected in most strength training regimens. With the poor posture habits being ingrained from hours spent on cell phones and at computer screens, there is surely an impending epidemic of neck pain and dysfunction that will be impacting increasingly
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Finding the right stretches for you involves some experimentation, patience, and a willingness to safely push beyond your comfort zone. I hope you get some inspiration from the videos below!
Weight sleds are probably the most underutilized training tool for strengthening the upper body. With a bit of creativity, the possible variations are limitless! The unique thing with sled training is the lack of an eccentric or lowering phase which tends to result in less soreness post training. This means you can do sled workouts frequently
Here’s a clip of Vicky and I getting in a workout during our travels in Peru. We were in Ollantaytambo at the time which is 9,160 ft above sea level, so my lung capacity was definitely being challenged! We each only did three exercises (I did pullups, ring dips and sprints, and Vicky did push
I decided to mix up my training by incorporating some isometronics, which is a method that combines maximal isometric holds and isotonic contractions. Although not commonly used, it is actually a very old-school training method. I was first made aware of it through Charles Poliquin, who had picked it up from one of Anthony Ditillo’s
Not every training session should be a heavy lifting day! For those times when your body is feeling a bit worn down from intense training, it’s still possible to get a productive workout in by doing a shorter, less intense workout that focuses on building up your weaknesses, improving mobility deficits, and working on your conditioning. The
If you want to build up your triceps, this is one workout that will definitely put on some size! The key is to keep a short rest period in between exercises and to always use full range of motion. If you want to see part 2 of the workout, make sure you become a subscriber
There’s often a lot of confusion surrounding how you should train if you are skinny-fat (high percentage of body fat and low amount of muscle mass) . Because you need to both build muscle AND lose body fat, it can be tricky to determine what to prioritize. Although many different approaches can be successful, but
This past February, my girlfriend and I went on a 4-week trip around Europe, and our second stop was Ireland. We happened to find a great gym (Inspire Gym, Larne, Northern Ireland), so we took full advantage of it when we weren’t spending time touring the beautiful countryside. More often than not, I tend to
Hanging Leg raises are a staple in my abdominal training. I’ve been doing them for years, but not always with the best form. The most common mistake is bending the arms and leaning back as you lift your legs, which turns the movement into more of a lat exercise; That’s not necessarily a bad thing,