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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Do A Better Plank, Not A Longer Plank!
“What if instead of doing a longer plank, you did a better plank?” This is a quote from coach Elsbeth Vaino. I couldn’t agree with her words more! If you are performing…
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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…
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Seal Rows For A Stronger Back
Have you tried Seal Rows before? While the set-up isn’t always the most practical, the exercise is awesome and is totally worth doing! Seal Rows strengthen the muscles in the mid…
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One Of My Favorite Coaching Cues You Likely Haven’t Tried
When a lot of people are performing exercises, they have a tendency of arching their back, and flaring their ribcage. As a coach, this is one of the most common breakdowns in…
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Bulletproof Your Shoulders With This Exercise
Here is an awesome exercise for bulletproof shoulders. I love using these as part of my warm-up, particularly before I do my muscle-ups, pull-ups and push-ups. Coaching Tips: Place a resistance…
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Your Training Should Not Negatively Impact Your Mental Health
This is a follow-up to the article shared a few days ago where I gave a few of my go-to mental health strategies. Mental Health Matters: A Few Of My Mental Health…
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Conquer Pistol Squats With These 5 Exercises
A lot of people have the goal of being able to do pistol squats, but don’t know how to achieve this feat. Here are 5 exercises that will help you conquer pistol…
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Stronger Glutes With These 5 Deceptively Tough Exercises
Here are 5 effective and deceptively challenging exercises that will help you strengthen your glutes. #1) Single Leg Isometric Glute Bridge + Single Leg Slides This exercise strengthens the glutes and hamstrings,…
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Mental Health Matters: A Few Of My Mental Health “Training” Strategies
I think it’s safe to say that the past 20+ months has exposed the fact that many people totally neglect their mental health. Mental health is everything! Many people focus on their…
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Innovative Exercise For The Glutes, Grip, And Shoulders
This bang for your buck exercise strengthens the glutes, the muscles in the foot and lower leg, improves shoulder and scapular stability, grip strength, and lumbo-pelvic stability. As you can tell,…
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Awesome Exercise For The Rotator Cuff
This exercise strengthens the rotator cuff. I bet many of you can’t name the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff ;). I’ll give the answer at the bottom of this…
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Innovative Ab Roll-Out + Serratus Strengthener You Need To Try!
This unique exercise provides a big bang for your buck as it strengthens the serratus, improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and scapular controlled mobility. Unlike during regular roller serratus slides, there is…
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Are Nordic Curls Too Difficult? Try These!
Nordic curls improve the eccentric strength in the hamstrings. This exercise can be extremely beneficial for athletes, and the general population. However, some people might not be ready to perform the exercise.…
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5 Challenging “Filler” Exercises You Need To Try!
My time is valuable, so I like to maximize every minute I spend training. A lot of the time, instead of remaining totally idle between sets I will incorporate “filler” exercises. As…
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Overcoming One Of My Biggest Fears
A Facebook memory came up yesterday that made me feel a little sentimental, and hungry to present/teach again. Two years ago (time flies), I presented at the Evolve Strength Symposium in…
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One Of The Most Deceptively Challenging Dead Bug Variations
Dead bugs are one of my favourite exercises for improving lumbo-pelvic stability. If you are unfamiliar with this term, think core stability. Here is one of the most deceptively challenging dead bug…
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Torch Your Obliques With This Exercise
This deceptively challenging exercise improves lumbo-pelvic stability, shoulder and scapular controlled mobility, and to some extent, upper body strength. Not rotating will pose a HUGE challenge, and your obliques will likely be…
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Zombie Push-Up Challenge: Do You Have What It Takes?
Zombie push-ups are a very advanced push-up, and happen to be one of my favourites. They are a great serratus strengthener as well. When it comes to push-ups (and really, anything…
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Push-Up Form: Arrow vs T Body Position
When many people perform regular push-ups (and countless other variations), they allow their elbows to flare out so their body and arms end up looking like a ‘’t.’’ This is not efficient,…
