Throughout your training career, the rate of progress will show different types of expression. In your very first year of training, you...

There comes a time in your training where the honeymoon period of weigthtlifting is over, where putting weight on the bar becomes harder,...

Among all barbell movements, pulling is the one which has arguably the least importance in an overall strength program. However, we claim...

One of the most valuable lessons which strength training can teach you is that a new version of YOU is waiting around the corner every...

When it comes to squatting, determining the depth to which the lifter should go to is of highest importance. First, this creates a...

The deadlift is one of those exercises that appears as simple to perform as stirring the spoon in your morning coffee. However, to your...

It is one of the most important questions in the field of strength training: Should your lower back be allowed to round in the squat and...

The concept of Top Sets has been a well-established tool in the box of serious lifters for several decades. Before we get into the...

The deadlift is hands down the simplest barbell movement on the planet. After getting into the starting position, we pick the bar up off...

The back serves as a fundamental part of our body to protect our spine, keep our posture upright, and being involved in any movement we...

Strength training is a process which heavily relies on precision. The amount of exercises are - for various reasons - rather limited. The...

Breathing is bracing. Bracing means greater tension. Greater tension means greater strength. Greater strength means better results. The...

Warming up for strength training is not what you think it is. The literature will make you believe that you need to "warm-up" your body...

Let's get straight to the point: Strength training is a simple, uncomplicated process: train regularly, eat enough to recover well, and...

Things that make an instant impact are great. We love them in our gym. Below is a cue I have found terribly useful for enhancing the...

When it comes to optimizing movement technique, understanding the finer details of human anatomy is essential. Muscles are the...

Much has been said about the potential injury risks that squats pose for the knees. Most arguments advocating this standpoint, however,...

Many times in life have we heard that we ought to "learn from our mistakes". A well-intended credo calling for action to make positive...

Our week has 168 hours. Of those 168, we spend on average 3h in the gym - which is less than 2% of the total time we have available to...

If there is one part of the population that benefits from lifting weights the most, it has to be the elderly. Let's clarify and soberly...