Any kind of strength training is fantastic for overall health, but one of the great things about Olympic weightlifting is that it builds more than just strength and power. To successfully execute the lifts ... Continue Reading
How to Watch CrossFit Open Workout 18.5 (Plus 18.5 Vote & Leaderboard)
Well, if you've been tuning in every week to the 2018 CrossFit Open live announcements, congratulations, you made it through the stressful highs and lows of anticipation. For those tuning in for the first ... Continue Reading
10 Kinds of Creatine and What They All Mean
When did creatine get so complicated? Once upon a time creatine monohydrate was the only kind available, but supplement companies have hit the market with seemingly endless varieties. It absorbs better, it ... Continue Reading
Struggling to Stay On Track With Your Diet? These 3 Tricks Could Help
Heads up! This article is about diet tricks – not fundamentals. These can be really useful for people who already have a sound diet planned, and are having a little difficulty sticking to it (for whatever ... Continue Reading
Good Morning vs Deadlift – Pros and Cons for Strength and Muscle Building
In this article we will compare and contrast the good morning vs the deadlift to help coaches and athletes determine which is best for building strength, muscle hypertrophy, and boost sports performance. ... Continue Reading
Yes4All Vinyl Coated Kettlebell Review
Yes4All is a strength company that designs multiple types of training equipment. One of the types of equipment they design that's slightly different from competitors is their vinyl coated kettlebells. ... Continue Reading
Optimum Nutrition Opti-Women Multivitamin Review
Opti-Women is a multivitamin specifically for active women. Created by the sports-supplement brand Optimum Nutrition, this multi is meant to meet the unique needs of active women who want the best for ... Continue Reading
6 Effective Good Morning Exercise Alternatives
A stronger posterior chain — which is made up of your glutes, lower back, and hamstrings — is imperative for most exercises. These muscles drive your hips forward for kettlebell swings, help you lockout a ... Continue Reading
How Including More Narrow Stance Squats Could Improve Your Lifting
How often do you change your stance in your squats? I'm in the camp of lifters who squat with their toes slightly angled out with their stance roughly wider than shoulder width. This feels natural and ... Continue Reading
How to Train for Better Focus in Workouts
Everyone accepts certain facts about the mind’s role in your workout. “Mindset is critical to any sport.” OK, sure. “You need to really focus on contracting the muscle.” Sure, a lot of studies show ... Continue Reading
3 Things You Must Avoid in Strongman Training
Everyone is always asking me for tips and help with their training. I’ve been coaching the sport for over a decade and have worked with countless people that went on to compete at different levels or ... Continue Reading
EMG Differences Between the Deadlift, Hex Bar Deadlift, and Barbell Hip Thrust
If deadlifts, hex bar deadlifts, and hip thrusts frequent your workout program, then we have some good news. A recently published study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning explored the ... Continue Reading
How Strength Training Is Helping This Adaptive Athlete Prepare for the Ironman® World Championship
Imagine later today you’re walking around as normal, then out of nowhere you’re struck by a car and the life that you’ve become adapted to living changes in a split second. You wake up in a hospital bed ... Continue Reading
3 Benefits of Reverse Hyperextensions
In an earlier article we discussed the reverse hyperextension and provided a thorough exercise guide for strength, power, and fitness athletes and coaches. In the reverse hyperextension exercise guide we ... Continue Reading
Nike Metcon 4 Review
In late December 2017, Nike released their fourth iteration of the popular cross training shoe the Nike Metcon 4. With every Metcon model, Nike tries to include more features that increase their ... Continue Reading
The Untold History of the Bench Press
The bench press has been called the King of the Upper Body Lifts, and given its unstoppable popularity amongst gym goers, chances are it’ll retain this title for the foreseeable future. Upon entering the ... Continue Reading
How to Watch CrossFit Open 18.4 Announcement (Plus Current Leaderboard)
Only two weeks remain in the 2018 CrossFit Open, and we're beginning to get a hint of the top competitors for the 2018 CrossFit season. With the conclusion of the ridiculously tough Open Workout 18.3, ... Continue Reading
Should Strength Athletes Be Drinking Bulletproof Coffee?
Move over branched chain amino acids, citrulline, and beta alanine, there’s a new pre-workout in town: butter coffee, at least according to advocates of the Bulletproof Coffee trend. Popularized by ... Continue Reading
3 Reasons Why Strongman Athletes Can Benefit From Weightlifting
Something interesting that I’ve noticed over the past four years coaching strength athletes is the complete lack of competitive strongman athletes using the Olympic lifts. Every once in a while you'll get ... Continue Reading
Naturo Nitro Creatine Chrome Review — Is MagnaPower® Creatine Better?
Naturo Nitro is a division of Naturo Sciences, a company that's pretty well known for their natural approaches for issues like bone, colon, and prostate health — their joint pain product is made with green ... Continue Reading
Use These 3 Squat Variations to Build Stronger Legs
Unlike the deadlift, the squat is a little more forgiving in terms of high-frequency training, and most people are already familiar with many variations of the standard low-bar back squat. High bar, ... Continue Reading
Reverse Hyperextension at Home/Without Machine
Reverse hyperextensions are an effective accessory exercise to develop the glutes and hamstrings. Sometimes, however, access to a reverse hyperextension machine is not feasible (training from home, ... Continue Reading
Reverse Hyperextension Alternatives
In this article we will offer five reverse hyperextension alternatives for coaches and athletes who may not have access to a reverse hyperextension machine and/or are looking to diversify their glute and ... Continue Reading
MuscleTech CELL-TECH Review – Do Antioxidants Improve Creatine?
MuscleTech is owned by Iovate Health Sciences in Ontario, Canada, which is the same company that owns popular supplement companies Six Star Pro Nutrition, StrongGirl, and Hydroxycut, among ... Continue Reading