My last post here was directed toward older women, so today I’ll speaking to the olderguys. Since I’m one of those aged dudes myself, I consider myself to have a bit of credibility on this subject! 1) You might be better off at a lower bodyweight. Guys, don’t be overly influenced by marketing-driven ideals regarding how big you should be. Be […]
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QUICK TIPS: Break Your PR’s, Then Get Back To Work!
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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What You Can Learn About Cleans From Box Jumps
“I think the Olympic lifts develop power in much the same way that playing basketball develops height” — Charles Staley In this post I’d like to entertain a discussion around the “best” exercises to use for power and strength development, and it will also serve to help you appreciate the distinction between demonstrating an athletic attribute versus developing that same attribute. […]
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