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Exercises You Need For Powerful Back Strength Development

May 26, 2016
Brandon
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1. What type of training are you currently doing to improve your back strength?

2. Do you currently have shoulder issues and find it difficult to perform pull ups?

3. Are you interested in learning how to really enhance your pull up strength in a different way?

You probably realize by now that back strength development is crucial for function and health. If you are an experienced iron veteran you’ve probably noticed that all too familiar waiting in line at the bench press stations and dumbbell racks on Mondays at most gyms since everybody is looking to get in their chest day. Well today we’re going against the grain and I’m going to show you how you can go about developing lats of steel and to help give you a strong stable shoulder girdle in the process.

Strength: Physical Amnesia, The Order Of Operations, & How Form Follows Function

April 21, 2016
Brandon
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When it comes to the strength and fitness world every coach and trainer has always had that all too familiar conversation with a student or trainee.

Trainee: What exercises should I do for abs?

Me: We’ll get to that..let’s see how well you can squat.

Trainee: How many reps should I do?

Me: Just start and focus on this technique and I’ll tell you when to stop.

Questions, questions, questions. What are we training for?

Big Time Functional Fitness: The P.P.T. Rule For Getting In Tip Top Shape!

March 23, 2011
Brandon
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Are you interested in applying a training strategy to your workouts that is simple, practical, and can be done anywhere?
Are you looking to build optimal physical function in terms of your movement and overall fitness?
Are you interested in getting into the best shape of your life without the need of a fully stocked gym, or weight room?
Are you looking for a strength and conditioning workout that you can do outdoors?
Are you familiar with the P.P.T. rule?

There’s an element of training that I refer to as the P.P.T rule. that I utilize with my athletes on a regular basis to achieve significant functional fitness. If you like training outdoors then this should be right up your alley. The good news is that this strategy can easily be applied either in the gym, or outdoors right in your back yard.

Creative Workouts: Go Outside and Lift Stuff To Get In Shape!

November 11, 2010
Brandon
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If you are busy trying to figure out how to make your workouts more dynamic without the worry of having to know a lot of specific "techniques" in terms of your lifting program then all you need to do is…

3 Ways to Develop Functional Speed For Optimal Athleticism

July 8, 2009
Brandon
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Are you an athlete looking to develop functional speed for your sport or competitive event?
Are you interested in learning a new way to condition your body for your HIIT workouts?
Are you looking to build speed while also learning how to build an athletic body?
Are you interested in enhancing your reaction time and coordination?

Are you looking to build functional speed? Functional speed in the context of this article is a fancy way of saying running fast with precision and confidence. We all have wanted to be fast a one time or another and that mindset has certainly not changed in today’s competing athletes. I have spent my entire career working with athletes at all levels of competition to enhance their athleticism and functional speed development. The two main things that most all of these athletes have in common is that they want to be strong and they want to be fast!