I’ve written about this concept briefly a few different times, but thought I’d circle back for a deeper dive. The law of progressive overload demands that we regularly and incrementally increase the training demand if we expect to see continued progress. Most of us interpret this to mean adding weight the bar, and this is a great idea, particularly because […]
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Creative Applications Of Secondary Movements
There are two essential workout “modules” in every Primary Pattern Programming workout: Module 1: The 4 “Primary” movements, corresponding to the 4 primary movement patterns: Squat (Any lower-body, multi-joint, knee/quad-focused exercise) Push (Any upper-body, multi-joint, pec/delt/tricep-focused exercise) Hinge (Any lower-body, multi-joint, hip/posterior-chain-focused exercise) Pull (Any upper-body, multi-joint, lat/rhomboid/bicep-focused exercise) Ideally, these 4 exercises are performed as a 4-exercise circuit, using loading parameters that […]
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More Muscle: Why You Need It, How To Get It
Anyone Out There Want More Muscle? Everyone? OK, thought so! Sure, there are exceptions, but for the most part, muscle is the catalyst for 3 fitness attributes that are highly valued by most people: improved appearance, better functioning, and optimized health. Given these compelling benefits, it seems worthwhile to know how to train in a way that […]
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