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How Many Times A Week Should You Train Deadlifts And Squats?

December 27, 2018
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Are you looking to significantly improve your deadlifts and squats?
How frequently are you practicing your deadlifts and squats?
Are you wondering if it’s possible to practice deadlifts and squats multiple days a week?
How many days a week can you practice your deadlifts and squats without overtraining?

The short answer here is that it’s possible for you to perform deadlifts and squats up to 4 to 6 days a week. As a concrete real world example the world’s strongest man and legendary strongman performer Paul Anderson has been documented squatting up to 5 days a week.

Granted he was the world’s strongest man and had progressed his training to that point while certainly figuring out what worked with his life schedule and his body in order to take on this type of volume.

Now even though Paul Anderson was the world’s strongest man and could squat up to 5 days a week this doesn’t mean that you wouldn’t be capable of such frequency yourself. It really just depends on your own personal goals and how much time and energy you’re willing and capable of devoting to the cause.

5 Reasons Your Squat Is Terrible

October 8, 2018
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Are you aware of the quality of your squat technique?
Do you experience problems with squatting?
Can you perform the movement with a full range of motion (ROM)?
How often do you practice squatting?

The squat is one of 7 fundamental human movements and it should be your mission to make sure your squat is NOT terrible. So many people butcher this movement and you can witness this take place in just about every run of the mill health club across the globe. Today I’m going to address 5 different reasons why your technique may not be up to speed.

4 Exercises For Improving Your Squat Range Of Motion

July 12, 2018
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Do you currently have trouble with your squats because your range of motion (ROM) is inhibited?
Are you looking for a way to correct and improve on your squat ROM?
Are you looking to make bigger gains with your training?
Are you looking to give your strength and conditioning program a significant upgrade?

Improving your squat ROM is crucial if you’re serious about getting results from your training and about optimizing the function of your body from head to toe. If you’re limited with your squatting ability then your function is limited which in turn means you’re body is not performing up to standard. To help you resolve this I’m including 4 exercises here to help you improve your squat ROM and to get you into optimal function. If you’re trying to do it then you might as well do it right!

Part 4 Of High Impact Strength Movements…The Front Squat

January 28, 2015
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So in closing out Part 4 Of High Impact Strength Movements today’s strength lift is one that I’ve more recently started to include back into my own program on a more regular basis. I’ve got to admit that even for me back squats and deadlifts have been at the center of the big strength lifts, but lately it’s been front squats and I now even prefer front squats to back squats when selecting a strong lift for both myself and my students. Why you ask? Well just keep on reading my young Jedi and I’ll be glad to clear all of this up.

Emphasize Your Athletic Fitness

January 19, 2015
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There is a sucker born every minute. The fitness and strength training niche is one that is full of personalities loaded with guys/girls that want to make a splash simply by shaping your perception as to which training program is the best. Debates and internet forums are full of coaches that want to tell you which training methods are the so-called best and where your focus should be in regards to your training and your gains.