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The Kinetic Chain: Breaking The Weak Link To Optimize Your Strength

September 14, 2017
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Are you familiar with the kinetic chain?

Have you been training your body to eliminate weak links?
Are you currently battling with injury and tweaks throughout your body?
Are you looking to strengthen every muscle in your body, or kinetic chain?

An illustration of the kinetic chain. When Achilles was a little baby his mother dipped him into a river of magic in order to protect him from the world. It worked because Achilles could not be harmed except on the one heel that his mother neglected to submerge in the water because of where she held him when she dipped him into the water.

Maximum Strength: The Benefits Of Anti-Pattern Strength

April 27, 2017
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So what is anti-pattern strength? In short an anti-pattern movement is one that often encompasses having to brace the body at it’s center mass while maintaining a neutral spine position. The movements of flexion, rotation, and extension are kept in check by maintaining the braced neutral position of the spine during an anti-pattern exercise. In short anti-pattern is about resisting movement through the act of bracing and controlling the body during a given exercise.

3 Kettlebell Movements For Optimal Mobility

April 20, 2017
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Being in the fitness business now for over 15 years I can tell you that it’s one tough industry. There is no doubt that to succeed in this industry an individual must grind and be willing to accept the fact that they are going to have to do a lot of things that are uncomfortable in order to succeed. This is so true in this industry and it certainly makes for a greater metaphor for running a business in this particular industry. With that being said today I’m going to talk about three different kettlebell movements that may cause a little discomfort, but yield you some great results.

3 Guaranteed Ways To Build Hard Lean Muscle As Fast As Possible

November 10, 2016
Brandon
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Are you serious about trying to build lean muscle?
Do your workouts produce optimal fitness and optimal results?
Are you looking to get straight to the point with your training concerning results?
Are your lean muscle gains coming too slowly for your expectations?

People are motivated by different things. Because of this building lean muscle always seems to find a spot in the equation. When it comes to fitness what do you value? Do you motivate yourself to look better? Are you motivated to feel better? Do you motivate yourself to perform better for the purpose of competition? Are you just motivated to burn off that $3.00 combo value meal?

I only ask these questions because the thing that makes one individual tick may not have any bearing on the next person. Well no matter what motivates you the thing that makes all of this work is lean hard muscle and today I want to talk about three guaranteed ways you can achieve just that!

Mastering The Kettlebell Press

February 4, 2016
Brandon
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When it comes to selecting a lift to complete an intelligently designed strength program I’m a firm believer in looking at the kettlebell press. This is a lift that is unique in it’s own way simply because of the awkward nature that it presents to every respected lifter. Today I want to take a moment to dive a little deeper into the details of the press.