Hollow body holds are one of my top exercises for building a strong core. If you want to thrive at pull-ups, push-ups (and also perform more advanced variations of both), and countless…
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Pull-Ups: 10 Exercises For Durable And Resilient Shoulders
Here are 10 of my go-to exercises for keeping the shoulders feeling good, and functioning at a high level. If doing pull-ups is a goal of yours (or if pull-ups are already…
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Bang For Your Buck Inverted Row Exercise You Need To Try
This advanced inverted row strengthens the muscles in the mid and upper back, improves shoulder and scapular stability, and lumbo-pelvic stability. You may use rings, a TRX, bar, rope, etc. Coaching Tips:…
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Awesome Accessory Exercise For Pull-Ups, Push-Ups, Muscle-Ups!
This exercise strengthens the triceps and improves lumbo-pelvic stability. This is a great example of a “moving plank.” This exercise will have a great carryover to pull-ups, muscle-ups, push-ups, and many other…
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Get A Grip: Improve Your Grip And Much More With This Exercise!
This exercise improves shoulder and scapular stability, lumbo-pelvic stability, and grip. Loading just one side of the bar makes these very anti-lateral flexion in nature. This exercise will have a positive carryover…
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5 Innovative Exercises For Improving Your Pull-Ups
Pull-ups are an empowering, effective, and exciting exercise to do! While pull-ups are challenging for people of all genders, ages, and backgrounds, achieving one or many consecutive pull-ups is a realistic goal…
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Get A Stronger Grip With Pull-Up Iso Grip Switches
Are you looking to improve your grip for pull-ups (and many other exercises)? Give this badass exercise a try! This advanced exercise improves grip, shoulder and scapular stability, and lumbo-pelvic stability (think…
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3 Of My Go-To Coaching Cues For Better Pull-Ups
Pull-ups are an incredibly empowering, effective, and exciting exercise to do! While pull-ups are challenging for people of all genders, ages, and backgrounds, achieving one or many consecutive pull-ups is a realistic…
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A Challenging Plank For The Core, Back, And Shoulders
This exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and scapular controlled mobility (and stability on the planted side). This challenging exercise can be done at home, or the gym! You can also do…
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Are Pull-Ups A Goal? Stop Relying On Band Assisted Pull-Ups!
Have you been relying on band assisted pull-ups, and the second you attempt to do unassisted pull-ups they seem impossible? There is a reason (or several) why! While using band assistance has…
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Stronger Core With This Hollow Body/Dragon Flag/Flutter Kick Combo!
This advanced core exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and scapular stability. This exercise is basically a dragon flag, hollow body hold, flutter kick hybrid. This exercise will have a positive carryover…
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This Hollow Body Hold Is Very Specific To Pull-Ups
Are pull-ups a goal of yours? If so, check out this innovative hollow body hold variation. This exercise has a great carryover to pull-ups! This exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and…
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Two Unique Hollow Body Holds You Need To Try!
Hollow body holds are one of my favourite exercises for improving lumbo-pelvic stability. Here are two innovative hollow body hold variations I’m guessing you haven’t tried before! #1) Dynamic Hollow Body +…
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I Was Just Featured In The New York Times!
I’m honored to have recently been featured in The New York Times. I discussed pull-ups, hence the title of the article, How To Master The Pull-Up. It is a really cool and…
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Stronger Grip With This Awesome Superset!
Here is a superset you can do that will help improve your grip (among other things). These exercises require minimal equipment. Exercise 1a) Tall Kneeling Single Arm Bottoms-Up Overhead Kettlebell Presses This…
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Stop Chicken-Winging Your Muscle-Ups!
With muscle-ups, do you find yourself struggling with the transition and you ‘’chicken-wing’’ your elbows in order to make it over the bar? This is a very common breakdown in form. In…
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Serratus Slides Form Fix. Troubleshooting This Awesome Exercise
Serratus slides are an awesome exercise for strengthening the serratus anterior muscle. The serratus anterior is overlooked by many, and is hugely influential in terms of shoulder health and function. The serratus…
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Amazing Client Progress: 2 Chin-Ups At Age 75!
This was pre-pandemic. Sue is 75 years old. She always wanted to be able to do an unassisted pull-up. For several years we worked as a team to achieve this goal.…
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Amazing Client Pull-Up Progress: From 0 To 9 Reps In A Year!
Let me introduce my online client Amanda. She is 48 years old, and lives on the other side of the world in Australia. Pull-ups are a big goal of Amanda’s. When we…
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Light Up Your Hip Flexors And Core With This Innovative Hollow Body.
This exercise, which combines a hollow body and band resisted hip flexor ‘’cycles,’’ strengthens the hip flexors, and improves lumbo-pelvic stability. This exercise is very deceptively challenging! I saw another coach…
