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The King of Upper Body Pressing Movements: The Push-Up

March 5, 2014 by Nick Leave a Comment

The King of Upper Body Pressing Movements: The Push-Up

Nick Smoot Smootfitness.com   The bench press is my weakest lift.  Always has been.  I’m extremely posterior-chain dominant, and because of this, I’ve devoted a lot of time recently to bringing up the anterior side of my body. With that being said, one thing I’ve noticed – and I’m not happy about – is that […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: athletic performance, plyo push-ups, push-ups, Strength, superman push-ups, training, upper body training, weighted push-ups

Stretching is Overrated

February 21, 2014 by Nick Leave a Comment

Stretching is Overrated

Nick Smoot Smootfitness.com We’ve all done it – we feel “tight,” figure our muscles are short and need to be stretched, and then flop down on the ground for a 10-15 minute bout of static stretching that supposedly resolves 99% of our movement and pain related problems. But did static stretching really help? Did we […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Flexibility, Mobility, Range of Motion, Static Stretching, Stretching, training

The Importance of Progression

February 15, 2014 by Nick Leave a Comment

The Importance of Progression

Nick Smoot Smootfitness.com                                                  Progression rules!  It’s the most important component of any training plan, and without it, the entire program falls apart. Sets, reps, exercise selection, rest time… these are all important, as the manipulation of these variables determines what adaption(s) your program is currently set up to achieve. With that being said, it’s […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: growth, Muscle Gain, Programming, progression, Strength, Strength and Conditioning, training

Fix Muscle Imbalances with Unilateral (Single Limb) Movements

January 19, 2014 by Nick Leave a Comment

Fix Muscle Imbalances with Unilateral (Single Limb) Movements

Nick Smoot Smootfitness.com   Do you have any muscle imbalances?  Yeah, me too, and so does almost everyone else currently reading this article.  What gives? Well some of us tend to favor one side over the other in our day to day activities.  Some of us have had previous injuries that forced us to rely […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: muscle imbalances, Performance, single limb movements, split squat, Strength, training, Unilateral Training

Want to Lose Body Fat? Stop Doing Cardio!

January 10, 2014 by Nick Leave a Comment

Want to Lose Body Fat?  Stop Doing Cardio!

Nick Smoot-Owner of Smoot Fitness Smootfitness.com     Cardio sucks!  Seriously, traditional cardio is a waste of time, and I would probably be more productive trying to bend metal with my mind than I would be running in place on a treadmill.  Now I know cardio has its benefits (it still has NO comparison to […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: cardio, conditioning, Dieting, Fat Loss, metabolism, Physique, training

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