Releasing the Brakes-The Science of Total Training

 

An excerpt from Alwyn Cosgroves article: Releasing the Brakes
Imagine that a guy walks into my gym, and he’s looking to add 10 pounds of muscle — a simple and straightforward request. The first thing we do is go through a short checklist:
1. Is he lifting?
2. Is he eating enough, and eating enough protein?
3. Is he [...]

The Cure for Stubborn Shoulders…The Two Phase Barbell Shoulder Press

By Nick Nilsson – Staley Training Systems
If you’ve ever had a hard time developing your shoulders, this exercise is going to be a lifesaver for you! Personally, shoulders are one of my WORST bodyparts. It’s tough to keep them strong…tough to get them bigger…and tough to really feel them working when I’m actually doing shoulder [...]

How to Burn More Belly Fat During Exercise!

By Jeff Anderson “the Muscle Nerd”
Much research has been done into the seemingly impossible task of “spot reduction” of body fat.
You know…like how to burn fat directly off of your belly WITHOUT taking away from the butt you’re so proud of.
While experts have claimed that there’s no way to “spot reduce” where you’re able to [...]

Are You Training to The 5th Power??

My good friend Adam wrote this on his site:  fivetoolbaseball.blogspot.com.
Even though the article is written for baseball the principles are applicable to any activity and to life in general!
As many baseball purists are aware, baseball players are evaluated utilizing the measuring stick known as the five tools: hitting for average, hitting for power, running speed, [...]

Spice Up Your Workout With These Exercises!

Complete 5 rounds of the combo below.  Rest as needed between combos.
  
                          High Pulls  5x          
                     
           Front Squat  5x                   [...]

The Transformation of Strength and Power

By David Westerman LMT, FAFS  
Are  we  utilizing  “authentic”  principles  of  Function  when  designing  our  strength  and  

power programs?  

Is  there  a  special  population  that  might  be  missing  two  of  the  most  important  bio‐ 

motor abilities in their training and rehabilitation programs?  

As  a  former  collegiate  and  professional  strength  and  conditioning  coach,  strength  

and power were (and are) the two most emphasized bio‐motor abilities.   

Take,  for  example,  the  “power  clean”  in  an  athletic  weight  room.  This  is  one  of  the  

most  utilized  exercises  in  “power”  [...]

Feeling The Burn When Working Out? How to Reduce Lactic Acid Build Up

By Sylvia Anderson, AHJ Editor – Published: May 28, 2009
Picture this: You have finally committed to an exercise program, you are running down the sidewalk or around the track, you are “feeling the burn,” and you are feeling great. Suddenly, you aren’t feeling that great anymore, your leg muscles start to burn a little too much, you [...]

Skyrocket Your Muscle Growth and Fat Loss with Squats

Heavy squats are numero uno for helping your entire body gain muscle at warp speed as well as a great way to skyrocket your fat loss around the clock and speed up your metabolism.
Heavy leg work causes a surge in the release of your growth hormones like no other exercise can. The heavy weights sitting [...]

5 New Ways To Workout!

           
By Sean Barker,  Author of The Dad Fitness System
The idea of these workout tips came to me while watching one of the classic episodes of Seinfeld, “The Bizarro Jerry” episode. The concept behind this episode was of having a world made up of everyone’s total opposite, which is based on [...]

Recovery and Regeneration for the Strength Athlete

By Patrick Ward, MS, CSCS
Lets face it – strength athletes are animals! They train. They train hard. And they leave it all on the table! Some of the best workouts I’ve been a part of took place in a garage in suburban America where we were flipping tires, performing Olympic lifts and heavy deadlifts and [...]