5 New Exercises You’ve Never Tried

5 New Exercises You’ve Never Tried Unless you hire me for your programming, you’re likely bored as hell with with your current set-up. I don’t blame you. I’ve been training for 20 years now and I’ve gone through plenty of periods where I just needed a change. With that said, here are 5 exercises you’ve… Read more »

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4 Week Block to Increase Your Bench Press

4 Week Block to Increase Your Bench Press Whether or not you like the bench press, it’s still a favorite amongst avid gym-goers. Almost everyone who hires me for programming puts the bench press as a lift they are hoping to increase. At this point, I can increase your bench using a million different set-ups… Read more »

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5 Tricep Exercises You’ve Never Tried

5 Tricep Exercises You’ve Never Tried There’s no beating the basics, but a little bit a novelty never hurt either. In the first installment of this series, I focused on the polarizing world of bicep exercises – 4 Bicep Exercises You’ve Never Tried. Next, I’ll focus on the largest part of the arm (2/3 of it)… Read more »

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From the Ground Up – Ordering the Squat and Single Leg Progressions

From the Ground Up – Ordering the Squat and Single Leg Progressions Which movement do you start with? What do you do if they can’t currently tolerate it? Where do you go next? Before I continue, I hate “ranking” movements and I often feel too many prioritize the exercise over the adaptation (which is all that… Read more »

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2 New Workouts – Upper Body + A Bodyweight, Lower Body Workout

2 New Workouts – Upper Body + A Bodyweight, Lower Body Workout This is Week 1, Day 1 of an upper body session for an online client. My Online Programming has actually become 40% of my entire business, which is way more than I would have imagined when I first started.  There are week to… Read more »

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Two New Workouts – Circuit + Lower Body Hypertrophy Workout

Two New Workouts – Circuit + Lower Body Hypertrophy Workout The first workout is a medium intensity circuit that you can do as a “recovery day” or a standalone workout. I continue to use variations like this in my programming because it’s a great way to include variety, build work capacity, and train some mobility/ab… Read more »

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Lacrosse Preparation – Why Behind the What

Lacrosse Preparation – Why Behind the What As we approach the start of the PLL season, training should start to shift more from general –> specific. For a more in-depth look into GPP – Read here. This is not an article about the reason why, “sport specific training” is a misleading term, but just realize… Read more »

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