Using multiple protocols or modes within your training program, can help you achieve different goals. Concurrent training is a training protocol that involves improving cardiorespiratory performance, as well as strength, muscle mass, and power, through...
Feeder Workouts: The Secret Weapon for Fast-Tracked Muscle Growth What if building bigger biceps, fuller delts, or thicker quads didn’t require lifting heavy every single day? What if you could literally feed your muscles—with...
Cardioacceleration: Burn Fat, Build Muscle, and Never Waste a Set Again When I first got serious about training, I wasn’t just lifting—I was running a 5K every single day. I’d hit the pavement, grab a...
If you need a good burner workout to get your bpm’s up, then you should consider a Tabata workout. Tabata is a type of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), with 20 seconds of all out work,...
There’s always one movement in a WOD, that you know is going to make the rest of your workout significantly more difficult. For me, that one movement, is the man maker. The man maker, is...
There’s a reason why marines and Navy SEALS train with a weighted vest – they help you get into the best shape of your life. Challenging yourself with more resistance, is the key to building...
Taking an individualized approach to your training helps you optimize performance, correct imbalances, and prevent injury. While foundational strength training movements like squats, deadlifts, and bench presses are bilateral in nature, adding unilateral exercises into your...
You don't have to lift a plate loaded barbell to test your strength. In fact, the pull up is one of the best true tests of raw physical strength, just by simply using your own bodyweight....
Air bike, ass bike, the AB bike of death, whatever you want to call it there is no denying that the CrossFit bike (specifically the air bike) is going to give you a serious workout...
Sometimes, you step into the gym despite how many years you’ve been lifting and see a piece of equipment, that you don’t know how to use, let alone know the name of. The pendulum squat...
Can’t get to the gym? No problem. Often times we think that we cannot get a full workout in unless we’re at the gym, and honestly, the reality is that you can get a great...
If you’re in the gym long enough you’re going to either see A) someone voodoo flossing or B) a big thick rubber resistance band that is stuffed in the corner collecting dust. If you see...