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What Are The Best Shoulder Exercises For Strength And Function?

December 24, 2018
Brandon
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Are your shoulders strong and functional?
What shoulder exercises are you implementing to build strong injury resistant shoulders?
Are you looking to transform your fitness and strength?

Well when it comes to training shoulders most articles I typically see for this seem to recommend training tactics that emphasize more aesthetics in terms of the approach to training the shoulders.

Aesthetics are great, but shoulder function is better. Besides the aesthetics will come if your shoulder joint can exhibit mobility and stability the way it should be able to in the first place. Form always follows function…not the other way around!

5 Ways To Develop Power While Getting Lean

December 18, 2018
Brandon
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The original publishing date of today’s article was back on September 10, 2015.

I wanted to pull this one from the archives. I did this to help you understand how to go about building muscular power while also developing lean muscle. If you haven’t applied the following steps to your own training then you need to make some adjustments.

Read and apply.

One great truth about strength is that it has different faces. I mean who’s stronger…Is it the guy that can squat 700 lbs., or is it the guy that has a 40 inch vertical? Obviously these are both great examples of strength, but the point is that BOTH are very different. Being different is what makes these types of strength so special. Aside from being different both do demonstrate an impressive level of power.

Should You Perform Static Stretching Before Lifting Or Not?

December 17, 2018
Brandon
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Should you stretch before you lift or afterwards?
Do you perform static stretching in your workouts?
Are you prone to tightness and immobility?

If you are prone to tightness, but you’re confused about the whole static stretching topic then I’ll help to clear it up for you here today. I’ve been training athletes for damn near 20 years and I’m very aware of all the studies regarding static stretching prior to lifting and that it can weaken the muscles and blah blah blah. Before you allow the studies to paralyze your decision to perform a static stretch take a moment to read the rest of this article.

3 Unique Things People Don’t Know About Training For Strength

December 13, 2018
Brandon
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Do you understand what it truly means to be training for strength?
Are you looking to make significant gains in your strength like never before?
Are you prepared to fully commit to learning what simple methods will build you mind blowing PR’s with your strength training?

There are many things that people don’t understand about what it means to truly train for strength! In order to understand strength you first need to know the definition of strength.

Strength is defined as your muscles’ ability to produce tension and force for a given task. Ok now that you know this the following principles involved in building strength are things that the majority of people don’t realize let alone practice as it’s outlined here in today’s article.

In fact, many people may read the following principles and find these to be rather shocking. Regardless when it comes to you building and developing true strength this is what most people fail to know in their pursuit of it.

Rugged Strength Training: The Untold Benefits Of Outdoor Training

December 11, 2018
Brandon
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The original publishing date of this outdoor training article was back on June 9, 2016.

This article is one that I thought you might need to read especially if you’re interested in changing your training environment by doing some outdoor training. If you’ve been considering such a change in your program then you will want to take the time to read this article. Here you can better understand what you might be dealing with involving the change.

Perception may be the “reality” to you. If you fail to pause and look beneath the surface to seek out what is really going on then your perception will be your reality. This is true whether for good, or for bad. If you believe the only way to get in a full day’s work in your training is by having access to a fully stocked weight room then I’m here to tell you that your perception is NOT the reality. If you want to learn about the benefits of outdoor training then keep on reading my young Jedi!