This is a good one. First, most of us live in the sagittal plane (forward and backward) in our daily lives as well as in our workouts. This makes your hips cranky over the long haul, so by doing some work in the frontal (side to side) plane, we can keep your hips happy and…
What goes into your normal warmup? A jog on the treadmill? Some shoulder swings? A few light sets of the exercise you’re gonna lead off with? While all these things might raise your core body temperature and get a sweat going, they don’t quite optimize your body to kick ass like it should be. A…
Why? The B stance hip thrust is a slight twist on the classic hip thrust in that most of the load will now be placed on your back leg, turning this into a predominantly single leg exercise. Because your front leg is not bent at a 90 degree angle, it’s ability to produce force is…
A little over a year ago, my wife and I sold our ‘starter home’ with the goal of moving into a bigger house, starting a family, and pretty much setting the course for the rest of our lives. So when we did actually sell our house, we had a decision to make: rent an apartment…
If I asked you to fill a jar with rocks until it was 100% filled to the brim, would your jar look something like this? I mean, you can’t really fit any more rocks in, can you? Probably not. So logic says that this jar is 100% full. Congrats! You did a good job. But…
I attended a 3 day conference not too long ago to obtain some continuing education credits, learn some new things, and eat a shitload of doughnuts try to better myself as a coach. I really did eat doughnuts though, ^ those exact ones… and THEY. WERE. INCREDIBLE. That middle doughnut, brown butter pecan, was….pure diabetes inducing…
I love sports. I’m proud to say that I’m a diehard fan of all Philadelphia teams and will stick with them through the best of times (EAGLES SUPERBOWL LII CHAMPS BABY)… …and the worst of times, like in 2015 where all four Philly teams had a COMBINED winning percentage of .375. For those unfamiliar with sports, that’s…
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Do you want a six pack? Of course you do! And if you said no, you’re a filthy liar and you cannot be trusted. Please leave my site. While a six pack does most certainly NOT indicate quality health, strength, or longevity, it does feel pretty cool to witness those six little bumps peek their…
Strength training is something I talk about quite a bit, and for good reason. From increasing strength, adding lean muscle mass, increasing bone density, increasing tendon strength, maintaining youth, and decreasing body fat, it’s benefits are plentiful. I recommend that everyone strength trains at least 2x a week, every week, for the rest of their…