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An Explanation Of Sets, Reps, And Intensity For Strength Training

November 15, 2018
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So are you confused about sets, reps, and intensity when it comes to your strength training?
Are you looking to find a better understanding of how to achieve strength goals in your training program?
Are you training with the appropriate volume and intensity with your workouts?

So today I wanted to shed some light and help to explain to you about what type of training results you can expect with certain sets, reps, and intensity concerning your training. You may get slightly different recommendations on this from some people, but the following breakdown of rep ranges is widely accepted in the strength and conditioning field for repetition protocols as they apply to the strength spectrum.

Examining The Single Arm Kettlebell Swing

November 13, 2018
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The original publishing date of today’s article was back on August 13, 2015.

The single arm kettlebell swing is a unique lift that can provide a ton of benefits to your strength program. Once your technique is locked in you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about as you’ll notice huge improvements in your forearm and grip strength, as well as your core stability for having to square your body during the movement.

I know you’re going to appreciate today’s article. Read and apply.

A commonly used weapon in many strength coaching circles is the kettlebell swing. The lift itself fortifies the body in a special way by calling on the trainee to perform some of the most dynamic movements the human body is capable of producing.

What Are The Top 10 Best Strength Exercises

November 12, 2018
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Question: Coach what do you think are the best strength exercises to get optimally fit?

Well, I just recently got this email question from a reader and strength student on the blog. I’ve written about this before, but I thought it was worth covering here again. I suppose if you held a gun to my head and forced me to pick the best exercises to build optimal fitness I would go with this list.

What Are The Most Underrated Exercises For Getting Into Optimal Shape?

November 8, 2018
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Email Question: Coach what do you think are some of the most underrated exercises for getting into optimal shape?

My response to the reader was a bit more brief, but I decided to elaborate on my answer here with today’s post.

This is an excellent question. Even though the answer is going to involve some rather simple movements the fact remains most people don’t apply these in their pursuit of fitness.

Examining The Kettlebell Clean

November 6, 2018
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So I decided to pull today’s article straight out of my kettlebell training archives. The original publishing date of this article was back on May 21, 2015.

If you expect to perform any quality movement with your kettlebell lifts you’ve got to be solid with your kettlebell clean technique first. I think you’ll find today’s article very helpful. Read and apply.

The kettlebell clean is one of the first movements you can perform with the iron bell because it is a prerequisite point of position for many other movements. I mean if you’re going to lift the bell from the ground to start with then you’ve got to be able to perform the clean. The thing is that there are many aspects to this lift that are missed which results in it commonly being done wrong with many lifters.