The barbell is and always will be the most effective training tool for total fitness. Basic barbell training is used by the biggest, strongest, fastest, most powerful, and most conditioned athletes on the planet. It works for them and it will work for you. Barbells have been used in Europe since 1880 and in America [...]
Archive for March, 2010
The Mighty Barbell
Posted in Strength Training on March 25, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Perspective in the Fitness “Business” by Sam Leahey
Posted in Guest Blogs on March 23, 2010 | 11 Comments »
The following is a guest-blog by my friend Sam Leahey, a 23-year old rising star in the fitness field. Sam has interned under Mike Boyle and Eric Cressey. Recently I was afforded the luxury of attending a 3-day fitness business conference. The conference was one of those “big time” events that people fly from all [...]
Hip Thrust Instructional Video
Posted in Glute Training on March 20, 2010 | 26 Comments »
In the past several months I’ve seen so many bad hip thrust videos on Youtube that it occurred to me that I’ve never filmed a hip thrust instructional video. In case you didn’t know, in September of last year I started writing about the hip thrust and incorporating the exercise into articles for various strength [...]
Best Reps for Hypertrophy and Sport-Specific Purposes
Posted in Strength Training on March 11, 2010 | 14 Comments »
We often hear in the industry that one should perform a rep as explosively as possible on each repetition. This methodology has been recommended by authors who write articles for the purposes of both hypertrophy and sport-specific training. The theory is that by maximizing “explosiveness” one will fully activate the high-threshold motor units (HTMU’s) which [...]
Top 50 JC Band Exercises
Posted in Strength Training on March 2, 2010 | 16 Comments »
Most people know that in a previous life I taught high school Mathematics and Science for six years in the Scottsdale Unified School District, so it goes without saying that I’m a huge fan of research and science. However, it often takes researchers around a decade or so to “catch up” to the most brilliant [...]
What Women Want
Posted in Glute Training, Strength Training on March 2, 2010 | 11 Comments »
The following is a repost of a guest blog I recently wrote for a friend named Jonathon Acosta. What Women Want By Bret Contreras I don’t want to waste anyone’s time so I’m going to dive right into things. Women want a nice butt. There’s no debating that. The conundrum for a woman now becomes, [...]
