It’s always worth grabbing the popcorn and settling into the comments section when someone brings up topics like “How does a weightlifting belt work?” on social media. Some people swear by them – claiming they can lift more and are more stable with a belt, some people say that a lifting belt does the job …
Often referred to as functional fitness, Crossfit workouts are known for a diversity of movements that promote strength, power, agility, speed, and muscular endurance. Crossfit exercises can be expected to have some combination of jump rope, squats, pull ups, box jumps, medicine ball movements, and ring muscle movements, combined with any number of barbell exercises. …
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Both Pilates and Strength Training can improve overall strength and well being, each addressing specific training goals. Understanding how each of these methods work and the benefits you can get will help you to either choose one or find a mix between both to achieve your fitness goals. Pilates vs Strength Training : Which is …
Are you ready to give full body workouts a try and target more than one major muscle group in one routine? If your goal is to build, maintain or continue the progress to gain muscle mass, the answer should definitely be a “YES.” In this article, we will discuss how full body workouts help build …
Have you ever heard from your coach “powerful glute muscles make for a strong, powerful athlete”? According to the experts this couldn’t be more true since weak glutes are associated with tight hip flexors, overactive hamstrings, knee pain, lower back pain, and poor range of motion. This basically means that strong glutes are important for …
Weightlifting is intense and risky, plus it shoots your levels of adrenaline and distress to the sky. Don’t forget about your emotions, they are also running at high speed. So how does your character adapt to this? Are you a risk-taker and keep adding loads to your bar, or a fighter for the perfect technique? …
It’s so much fun to lift weights! You are in a battle with the iron, focused on a safely executing your lift with perfect technique. You take a deep breath, you place yourself in front of your bar with a clean setup, start pulling hard and complete an almost perfect deadlift! And boy was it …
There are many athletes who work through nagging pain during their training. Is this a smart decision or a decision that will hold them back in the future? The answer isn’t as clear as you might think so let’s break it down! As always, I created a video on this topic here: **Is mobility an …
I remember when I was introduced to the hook grip by my CrossFit coach, I didn’t like it that much. I wasn’t willing to practice it while doing my snatches or cleans. Not because I didn’t believe in my coach’s advice or think that it wasn’t useful, but because it felt weird and it was …
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In late October 2013, I experienced the most painful and most serious injury of my athletic career. It shut me down completely. I couldn’t lift, I couldn’t even squat down to get something out of the bottom of the refrigerator. By April 2014, I felt stronger and more explosive than ever before. I’ll never forget …
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