Ask many coaches or trainers a question involving what the “best exercises” are and they’ll usually say “it depends,” and leave it at that as though they’ve just said something profound. The problem is, saying “it depends” isn’t an answer; it’s just the start to an answer that needs to be followed by “here’s what …
I prefer to have my clients and athletes do dumbbell bench press instead of the barbell bench press. And, when doing dumbbell bench press, I coach them to place their feet on the bench instead of having their feet on the floor. That said, the single most common question I’ve gotten from trainers who have …
Although both stretching and correctives can be effective at helping people to feel better and move better, they take extra time to perform. And, neither are intense enough in nature to achieve the fitness and performance goals that are most important to our clients and athletes. I’m about to show you why you don’t need …
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Drop-sets are essentially an extended set of a move. A drop-set involves performing an exercise to failure, then lowering the weight you’re using and immediately performing more reps of that same exercise until you reach failure. Drop-sets are great for building muscle because they’re a simple way to add volume to your workout and create get an …
The Corrective Exercise Trap article, which I had the honor of coauthoring with Jason Silvernail and Ben Cormack, is open access for everyone to read by downloading the PDF below. Our article was originally published in the March 2017, Volume 4 – Issue 1 of the NSCA Personal Training Quarterly (PTQ) journal,
Those who train mainly for aesthetics focus on calf growth of course, but it’s far less common to see athletes working on their calves. And that’s a shame because it could be what gives them an advantage. These results come as no surprise given that ankle plantar flexion is involved in actions like sprinting, jumping, …
This week I made a post about burpees on Facebook and it caused a bit of an uproar. Personally, I’m ok with burpees, but there are coaches that feel like burpees are a bad exercise. However, I’m fine with everyone having their own opinion. What really caused an issue for me is that many of …
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I’m super excited to announce the release of my brand new NT Loop product: The NT Loop Mini. The NT Loop Mini is designed to replace the traditional latex mini-band while making significant improvements and delivering the comfort, versatility, and durability that NT Loop products are known for. Consider it a revolution in small loop …
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Recently I posted on Facebook about how I’m not in support of having more regulation in personal training. That post sparked some serious conversation and quite a few different viewpoints which led me to make the following video to clarify a few things. In this video discussion with my good friend and colleague, Mike Israetel, …
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Think of the best trainers that you’ve ever met or worked with. Chances are, it was mainly their personality, not their knowledge or letters behind their name, that impacted you the most. It was their presence, their energy, that really made them stand out. In the world of training, knowledge and experience mean little if …
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