I talk about this all the time, when you are performing pull-ups, lumbo-pelvic stability, and being able to generate the requisite levels of tension around your spine, hips, and also lower body,…
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Building A Loyal Audience On Instagram: Stop Taking Shortcuts
This is not my typical blog post. However, I have been thinking this for quite some time, so I figured I might as well voice my opinion. While I am far from…
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Filling The Void: Beginning My Calisthenics Journey
When I stopped playing soccer last season there has been a pretty big void I’ve been looking to fill. I just didn’t know how, or where to turn. In all honesty, my…
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Improve Your Pull-Ups With These 5 Exercises
When it comes to excelling at pull-ups and keeping your body feeling good, possessing the necessary levels of lumbo-pelvic stability and shoulder and scapular controlled mobility are paramount to your success. Many…
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Hands Elevated Vs Kneeling Push-Ups
Do you have the goal of being able to perform regular push-ups but aren’t quite ready? Hands elevated push-ups are a great option, and if utilized correctly, can serve as a fantastic…
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Question: How Do I Anchor My Feet During Bosu GHR’s?
Several days back, I shared this awesome exercise. This IS a very useful way you can use a Bosu. The Bosu serves as a perfect anchor for doing glute hamstring raises. Glute…
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Meghan Callaway Fitness: Online Client Spotlight
This is my online client Mike. He lives in Ontario, Canada, and we have been working together for over a year. Before we started working together he had been pushing a lot…
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6 Unique Exercises For Shoulder Health: Part 2
Healthy shoulders matter. If you follow me and my work, you’ll notice how I talk a lot about shoulder and scapular stability, and shoulder and scapular controlled mobility. When I refer to…
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Use A Bosu To Build Your Backside?
It’s pretty widely known that many people totally misuse Bosu’s and other unstable devices. I’ve written about this a lot (article 1, article 2). But that is not the point of my…
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5 Exercises That Develop Eccentric Strength In The Hamstrings
This week I shared 5 exercises that develop eccentric strength in the hamstrings. While many of these exercises also develop concentric strength, all of these exercises are especially beneficial as they really…
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Excelling At Single Leg Deadlifts: What You Need To Know
Single leg deadlifts are one of my favorite lower body exercises. This unilateral hip hinging exercise strengthens the posterior chain muscles, and improves balance. Unfortunately, very few people execute this movement correctly…
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11 Variations Of Fundamental Movements You Can Do Using A NT Loop
It is no secret that most solid training programs incorporate all of the fundamental movements. These movements include squatting, hinging, lunging, horizontal and vertical pulling, and horizontal and vertical pushing. You can…
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5 Ab Roller Exercises You Likely Haven’t Tried Before
I recently saw a badass video of someone doing one arm ab wheel rollouts from the feet, and it totally inspired me. Unfortunately, the design of most ab wheels makes attempting this…
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5 Innovative Exercises That Require Nothing More Than A Wall
While I love to train at the gym, sometimes it’s nice to have the option of training at home. All of the exercises in this article can also be done in a…
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5 Advanced Push-Up Variations You Likely Haven’t Tried Before
Push-ups are an extremely effective and versatile movement that can be performed anywhere, anytime. This movement is also easily able to be regressed and progressed. Before I share 5 challenging push-up variations…
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5 Single Leg Exercises You Might Not Have Tried Before
While squats, deadlifts, and hip thrusts seem to be getting most of the hype, single leg exercises are extremely beneficial, and should be an integral part of your training program. This week…
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When You Are Dealing With Adversity, Focus On What You CAN Do: My Recent Journey
One day when I was coaching, I started to notice a very subtle tingling sensation down the back of my left leg. I had just finished a very easy 30 minute recovery…
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6 Psoas March Variations You Likely Haven’t Tried Before
Like politics, the hip flexors can be a polarizing topic. So many people seem to have “tight” hip flexors. Or do they? To be very clear, I put tight in quotations as…
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5 Unique Exercises For Shoulder Health
Healthy shoulders matter. If you follow me and my work, you’ll notice how I talk a lot about shoulder and scapular stability, and shoulder and scapular controlled mobility. When I refer to…
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Deconstructing The Renegade Row. Plus 6 Variations You Likely Haven’t Tried Before
The Renegade Row, a fantastic horizontal rowing exercise, develops upper body strength, grip strength, shoulder and scapular controlled mobility (and stability on the planted side), and lumbo-pelvic stability. The Renegade Row teaches you…