I've seen all kinds of convoluted ways to determine the ideal squat stance width for an individual. Here’s a quick video demonstration of my own fool-proof method.
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A good exercise training journal is essential for anyone who works out with a purpose. It's not rocket science, but laying out your journal properly will make it easier to track progress and see trends in your training process.
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What are the best abs exercise workouts? In Part 2 of this series we get into the specifics of which exercises I recommend and how to fit core strength routines into your training.
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This is my #1 rule for how to rehab an injury. It's very simple and applies just as well to overcoming a major weakness or to working on improving your mobility in a certain area/joint. Every day, ask yourself this question…
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I've seen a few Achilles ruptures in my time as a strength coach. Here are two big lessons I've learned about achilles injury treatment.
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If you have knee pain after squatting, this video is for you. These are the 4 most effective techniques that you can do yourself to eliminate knee pain.
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You may have heard of HIIT (high intensity interval training), or variations of it like Tabata intervals or the "One Minute Workout" and asked yourself, should I be adding HIIT workouts into my fitness routine? Why should I do HIIT?
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For lots of people, double unders are a frustratingly elusive skill at first. So how can you learn double unders? After 10 years of experimentation, I’ve honed in on the key beginner techniques. Watch my video to see how it’s done.
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There's an important ying and yang in the pursuit of fitness. You need the right doses of "hard training" and "soft training" to reach your fitness goals and ensure your body will work and feel well long term. So how should you balance your workouts?
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Lots of my clients confuse how to split squat properly. I've made a quick video to address that, and to show you a helpful trick to avoid most common split squat mistakes. It’s a fool proof way to ensure you’re keeping the right amount of weight on your front leg.
Yoga is a great tool for building a stronger mind-muscle connection and overall body control, and flexibility. But should you be doing yoga? Find out if yoga is something that can help you reach your sport, weight lifting, or fitness goals.
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Your fitness plan should make you stronger, improve your endurance, and make your body robust so you'll be more resistant to injury. But is some amount of injury a necessary part of training? I don't think it has to be.
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What is the best program for your goals? If you want to lose fat, or build endurance, or get stronger, what should you do differently to maximise that particular result? This is a question I get a lot, and I thought I'd take a stab at answering by looking at the best and worst ways to achieve the 10 most common fitness goals.
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Here are the exercises I personally do after training to keep my back feeling great. They help me feel less pain and stiffness, plus keep my posture in fine form - and they'll do the same for you!
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This is the story of how I added 60lbs to my hex bar deadlift and did a triple bodyweight lift in 26 weeks.
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Variation isn't good or bad, it's just a tool. But how often you should change your workout routine does depend on your fitness goals - and how close you are to reaching them.
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For intermediate and advanced trainees, understanding neuromuscular efficiency (NME) is one way to better individualise your training prescription. Find out whether you're a low, average, or high NME athlete by taking this test.
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Looking back over the previous year, I was struck by some simple lessons that cropped up again and again in my blog posts, videos, and training sessions with clients. None of these points revolutionary, but I saw so many instances where these principles made all the difference to someone's training that I thought it'd be useful to shine a spotlight on them my compiling this short list.
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If improving core strength is among your fitness goals this year, these tips will give your side plank training a huge boost, tripling the effectiveness of this important stabilising exercise.
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Welcome to The Glute Reboot! If anyone's ever told you "your glutes aren't firing", this free video series is for you! Try these glute activation tests, then use the glute muscle exercises to develop better structural balance in your body.
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