Landmine squats are one of the most underrated squat variations in strength training — and it's time they earned a spot in your lower body routine. Offering the quad-dominant load of a front squat without...
The thing about technology is that it keeps advancing. Just ten years ago, your Nokia Razor had a cool new feature - SMS. Technology trickles, and now your phone is a “smartphone”, which is essentially...
The Best Lower Trap Exercises to Improve Strength, Stability, and Performance Most resistance training programs emphasize exercises that target the upper and middle trapezius, while often neglecting the lower traps. This oversight can lead to...
Resistance bands are one of my all-time favorite trainings implements to use in my workout. They’re low impact and can improve your core stability and active recovery routine. Did I mention resistance bands are also...
As we slowly emerge from the events of the last two years stepping into 2022, a year by which that feels more normal than the last few, we’re proud to announce the 2022 Center Podium...
Devil’s Press: The Brutally Effective Full-Body Movement for Strength, Endurance, and Conditioning You know a workout means business when you see the devil’s press programmed into your WOD. Aptly named, this hybrid movement blends...
It doesn’t get much more technical when it comes to Olympic weightlifting movements, than the clean and jerk. Dynamic and complex, the clean and jerk is essentially three movements combined into one fluid motion –...
GHD sit-ups are one of the primary core exercises used to develop core stabilization, strength, and mobility within CrossFit and high-intensity functional training protocols. The GHD or glute-ham developer can be used for several different...
What do you get when you add a burpee and box jump together – the burpee box jump over. The burpee box jump over is a heart thumping, gut wrenching cardio accelerated movement, typically programmed...
Gearing up and shifting mindset from performing traditional bodybuilding movements, to more functional compound exercises, like the squat clean can be physically and psychologically challenging. Despite fitness and exercise fads, new apps, and trendy training...
Let’s be honest, your lower back is not getting the attention it deserves. With more aesthetically desirable muscle group such as your chest, quads, or abs, your lower back is neglected when it comes to your resistance...
CrossFit and high-intensity functional training is comprised of an innumerable amount of constantly varied movements, incorporating different types of workouts, intervals, intensities, and formats with or without active rest periods. One of the reasons why...
