When was the last time you reassessed where you were in relation to your training goals? If you’re not doing a regular assessment of your progress, do it now and every two weeks. If you are an you’re not progressing, why not? Sure you have rest and recovery to be concerned with and supportive eating […]
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Needs Analysis
I had dinner last night with Jim “Smitty” Smith of Diesel Crew and Mike Robertson. A mighty fine cow gave its life to sustain our bodies (my apologies to my vegan friends, but it was really good cow). I think I got ripped off after ordering the large filet (medium rare, of course) and then being […]
Three and Out!
I’m trying to recover some strength that I’ve lost over the last couple months due to sporadic training. I’ve also been really short on time lately, so I’m using an abbreviated program. The program is what I call “3 and Out.” You can read about how to do it at the Men’s Health website. This brings me […]
Improve your chin-ups for a bigger bench press
Here’s a quick test of your lower trap strength. Do a full chin-up. Most will assume that if the chin clears the bar that they are successful. Test passed. Next exercise please. Not so fast. At the top of the chin-up, the scapula should be depressed (pulled down) and retracted (pulled back). Most of the […]
Ass to the Grass
It’s not uncommon to read discussions (or is it arguments) about how deep someone should squat. It never fails that someone says,”You should squat ass to the grass.” Well, wouldn’t it be nice if we could all possess such extreme hip mobility to do such a thing because it’s actually pretty rare. Based on my […]