The other day I was talking with an athlete who was extremely frustrated with the results he had been getting in his training. His squat hadn’t budged in two months, his deadlift had improved by 10 lbs. at best, and his bench had actually REGRESSED to a previously set PR. He asked me to […]
Archives for July 2014
Read Up on Pain Science
I recently bought a book called A Guide to BETTER MOVEMENT by Todd Hargrove. The book is about movement (Ha, big shocker there), the nervous system’s effect on movement (we’re starting to realize that the brain has much more of an impact on force production, mobility restrictions, stiffness, etc. than previously thought), and strategies […]
How to Use a Cookie-Cutter Program
If you’ve ever picked up a fitness magazine, you’ve probably come across a training plan used by some well-known and elite level athlete. Naturally, our first instinct is to use it. After all, if a top level athlete used the program – and got to where he/she is because of it (not always the […]