The Online Powerlifting Summit

The Online Powerlifting Summit

  Seminars are awesome.  It is always exciting to connect with some of the best minds in the field, meet new people, learn new ideas, and get rejuvenated about a topic you are passionate about.  But let’s be honest.  Often they are prohibitively expense, sometimes they are filled with BS info from crappy presenters, and the time and expense to…

5 Best Exercises for Back

5 Best Exercises for Back

I believe that proper exercise selection is very important to help one achieve their goals.  If you are going to be busting your butt in the gym you want to spend your time on something that will actually give you the results you are after.  To that end I have compiled the 5 best exercises for the muscle group you…

Muscles Involved in the Overhead Press

Muscles Involved in the Overhead Press

When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength.  They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size.  Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern.  In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill.  The…

Muscles Involved in the Sumo Deadlift

Muscles Involved in the Sumo Deadlift

When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength.  They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size.  Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern.  In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill.  The…

Muscles Involved in the Conventional Deadlift

Muscles Involved in the Conventional Deadlift

When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength.  They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size.  Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern.  In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill.  The…

Muscles Involved in the Bench

Muscles Involved in the Bench

When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength.  They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size.  Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern.  In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill.  The…

Muscles Involved in the Squat

Muscles Involved in the Squat

When it comes to building strength, there are 2 huge, controllable factors that determine strength.  They are, in order of importance, neuromuscular coordination and muscle size.  Neuromuscular coordination is the ability of your brain, nerves, and muscles to work together efficiently to produce a movement pattern.  In everyday language we might refer to this as one’s technique or skill.  The…

Science vs Anecdotal Evidence

Science vs Anecdotal Evidence

Recently I was scrolling through my facebook feed, seeing posts about new PR’s, holiday meals, and excitement about the new Star Wars movie.  I came across a post from another fitness professional who is very well read and educated and whose opinion I respect.  He said: Don’t understand why lifters perform reverse grip triceps pressdowns. The triceps attaches at the…

Books Make Great Gifts

Books Make Great Gifts

People love learning about things they are interested in.  People love receiving presents.  As such, that means that books make great gifts, the only catch is the book has to be good and it has to be about a topic the reader is interested in. Lifters and serious fitness enthusiasts are always in search of that next routine or that…