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Behind the Neck Exercises: Do You Need Them?

For every exercise, there's an equal and opposite, behind-the-neck variation. Behind-the-neck lat pull-downs, pull-ups, push presses, strict presses, are just a few examples of exercises I've seen people try to do behind their necks. Perhaps they're trying to hit the same musc…

Breathe Your Way to Bigger Lifts

Check yourself: as you read this, are you taking deep, full breaths, or is your breath shallow and inconsistent? I've found that my clients have the tendency to forget to breathe as the they lift. They're getting ready for a max back squat and they step under the bar with a comple…

Your Hips Don't Lie...Or Do They?

We'd all like to move our hips like Shakira (or maybe that's just me). One thing I've noticed, though, in many of my clients, is that the cue "hinge at the hips" usually raises confusion. The fact is that many people I've met do not know the difference between be…

Everyone Needs a Coach

Would you go into the dentists office and try to fill your own cavity? No way. So why would you go into the gym without any experience and throw heavy weights over your head!? I know this comparison may seem a bit hyperbolic--I'll admit, I made myself chuckle a little bit. Regardless,…

Crossing Over to Better Movement Patterns

Have you ever watched a sprinter running and wondered why the heck he’s pumping his arms back and forth like a windmill? Running is all about the legs, right? Wrong! When we walk or run, we intuitively synchronize movement of contralateral (opposite) sides of our bodies. This means that a…

Why You Need to Have a Big Butt

Having a big butt is certainly preferable for models twerking in rap videos, but it's also extremely important in athletic performance. Weather you're a soccer player, a running back or just simply working out to maintain a healthy lifestyle, you need to make sure you're givin…

Range of Motion and Mobility

In athletes and deconditioned clients alike, range of motion restrictions are an ever-prevalent issue. Either the individual is not using a full range of motion in a given exercise because he/she wast taught to perform the movement as such, or he/she has severe mobility restrictions. If y…

Injury Prevention for Six Pack Training

Six Pack Training involves working the core muscles hard for ultimate definition and to achieve the 'look'. However, in the quest for the perfect six pack, it is important to maximize safe practices, especially if trying to get six pack abs fast. One wrong move can lead to weeks o…

Basic Hamstring Injury Exercises

What is a hamstring strain? A hamstring strain refers to an injury or partial tear of the proximinal hamstring muscles. A hamstring strain is a common sports injury to athletes who are required to perform quick and hard muscular movements. Hamstring injury exercises are caused by violent …

Running Injury Prevention - How to Prevent Injuries When Running And Exercising

To achieve consistency with your running program—or with any other training program, you need to learn how to keep the nightmare of injuries at bay. Let's face it, running is not 100% percent safe activity; the high impact nature of this sport can lead to a myriad of serious injuries …