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Building Body Armor: Functional Strength Training For Injury Prevention

April 11, 2019
Brandon
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Are you interested in building your own personal body armor to make you resistant to injury?
Do you have a legitimate interest in building real world strength and fitness to prepare you for most any life scenario?
Are you interested in tweaking your strength program to build more resiliency and function?

If I’ve learned one thing in my nearly 20 years of being a strength coach it’s that functional strength training will fix most everything. That’s right, strength is a life cure.

Death Elbows Of The Bench Press

April 9, 2019
Brandon
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The original publishing date of today’s article was back on August 27, 2018.

If you are experiencing problems with your bench press then you need to make sure you read this article carefully and make sure you’re not making this mistake. If you’re guilty of death elbows on your bench press then you’re killing your gains.

I know you’ll find today’s article really helpful and when you please make sure to share it out to friends and family! Read and apply…

Are you familiar with the death elbows of the bench press?
Do you find yourself struggling to make gains with your barbell bench press?
Are you experiencing neck and shoulder pain when you bench press?
Has your bench press day become a dreaded activity because you’re experiencing a lack of progress?

For today’s article I want to talk about the barbell bench press and how you’re killing your gains with what I refer to as the death elbows. Death elbows involve you performing the barbell bench press with poor technique due to you flaring out your elbows during the press and causing you to bleed yourself of power during the movement. Read carefully because you might suffer from death elbows when performing the barbell bench press and I’m including some tried true remedies here that will help you to resolve this problem and immediately improve your strength for the lift!

Unconventional And Simple Strength Moves For Function

April 2, 2019
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So I pulled today’s article from the archives and the original publishing date was back on October 27, 2016.

In today’s world the need for mobility and functional fitness is greater than ever. After coaching for almost 20 years I’m constantly finding myself helping people with movement dysfunction. Correcting movement dysfunction is something that takes commitment, but it is something that can be easily fixed if you just demonstrate a little commitment and creativity.

In today’s article my goal is to help you out in both of these categories. Make sure you read this and apply.

Do you implement strength moves that are a bit unconventional and go against the status quo?
Does your strength program help to improve your overall physical function?
Do you like incorporating different strength moves to help challenge you in different ways?

The key to a quality strength program is being able to utilize what tools and strength moves you have at your disposal to get the job done. This can range from equipment to knowledge, but regardless of the tools the principles of acquiring an optimal level of strength and mobility should be based on incorporating movements to benefit your body’s overall function. After all, form always follows function. Now buckle your chinstrap and get to work with these unique strength moves to elevate your functional fitness.

Functional HIIT Workout For Building A Lean Physique

April 1, 2019
Brandon
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Are you interested in building functional fitness while blowtorching a ton of calories within a single workout?
Do you currently struggle to figure out how to maximize your training and results in the most time efficient manner?
Do you enjoy training with kettlebells and implementing HIIT workouts?

In order to build a l lean physique in a time efficient manner you need to incorporate a kettlebell into a killer HIIT workout. Today I’m going to give you a single HIIT workout to elevate your fitness, conditioning, and strength in order to help you build a serious level of physical work capacity.

Top 20 Functional Strength Movements For Muscle Gains

March 28, 2019
Brandon
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Are you interested in giving your fitness and strength program a serious upgrade?
Are you incorporating movements in your training that improve your ability to move and lift without inhibition?
Do you want to improve your fitness and strength in the most efficient way possible?
Are you just interested in generally kicking ass and taking names?

Whether you’re looking to give your athleticism, or fitness a serious kick to the ass you need to focus on implementing functional strength movements on a regular basis over time. If you’re unable to move and lift in a quality manner then you’re just flushing your results down the toilet.