To be very clear, if you want to get better at running, you NEED to run. However… While running definitely offers some benefits, running is not a suitable substitute for strength…
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“Complete” Resource For Coaches And Fitness Enthusiasts – FLASH SALE
Are you a coach who needs to renew your certification, and you want to take a course where you actually learn something? It’s widely known that a lot of the online courses…
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5 Exercises You Can Do Using A Weighted Backpack
This week I am sharing 5 exercises you can do using a weighted backpack. I made the weighted backpack by adding 3 large laundry detergent jugs of water (this is 30 lbs), and…
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Stronger Quads With These 5 Reverse Nordic Curls
Reverse Nordic Curls are a very underrated exercise for strengthening the quads, particularly eccentrically. To be very clear, you should be proficient at performing the bodyweight only variation before you add any…
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5 L-Sit Variations For A Stronger Core
L-sits are a staple in my training. This deceptively challenging bodyweight exercise strengthens the upper body and hip flexors, improves lumbo-pelvic stability, and shoulder and scapular stability. To note, in some variations…
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Get Stronger Quads From Home
This week I’m sharing 5 exercises that strengthen the quads. These exercises, which require minimal equipment, can also be done at the gym. #1) Band Resisted Reverse Nordic Curls This exercise strengthens…
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Make The Most Of Your Workouts: 5 Of My Go-To “Filler” Exercises (Part 3)
Let’s face it, most people do not have an abundance of time or energy to spend working out. Life can be pretty busy, exhausting, and unpredictable. My time is valuable, so I…
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5 Advanced Pistol Squat Variations
Pistol squats are an awesome bodyweight exercise. This advanced exercise requires a lot of controlled mobility through the hips, knees, and ankles, a lot of strength in the lower body, and also…
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5 Exercises For Stronger Hamstrings And Glutes
This week I am sharing 5 exercises that strengthen the posterior chain muscles. These exercises require minimal equipment. Some of these exercises are ones you might not have tried before. #1) Single…
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5 Unique Pressing Exercises You Can Do From Home
This week I am sharing 5 unique pressing exercises you can do from home. These exercises require minimal equipment. #1) Band Resisted Overhead Presses From L-Sit This exercise strengthens the shoulders, improves shoulder…
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Kneeling Push-Ups Are NOT The Answer
When a LOT of people start doing push-ups, if they are not quite ready to do them from their hands and feet, and on the floor, they perform kneeling push-ups. This is…
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5 Unique Core Exercises For Better Push-Ups
This week I’m sharing 5 innovative core exercises that will have a positive carryover to your push-ups. As I talk about ALL the time, the push-up is a moving plank. In order to…
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8 Exercises For Optimal Shoulder Health – Collaboration With Tim DiFrancesco
This week I collaborated with coach Tim DiFrancesco. We are sharing 8 of our top exercises for shoulder health. Tim was the strength and conditioning coach for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers…
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Build A STRONG Core With These 5 Innovative Dead Bugs
Dead bugs are one of my go-to exercises for improving lumbo-pelvic stability. If you are not familiar with this term, think core. This exercise has a huge carryover to pull-ups, push-ups, muscle-ups,…
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Getting Through A Pandemic: Humans Are Not ‘’Fitness Robots’’
Right now I’m seeing a lot of posts from coaches about how people have the time to prioritize their training, nutrition, and other lifestyle goals. They are almost being pressured into doing…
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Ultimate “Social Distancing” Compilation: 18 Of My Home Workout Friendly Blog Posts
Here is a compilation of 18 home workout friendly blog posts I’ve written over the years. The majority of these exercises use minimal equipment, and many use bodyweight only. I’ve been creating…
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5 Awesome Resistance Band Exercises
Over the past few weeks I’ve been doing all of my workouts at home. I have been having so much fun, and have found my workouts tough and effective. Bodyweight training is…
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5 Innovative And Challenging Towel Exercises
Over the past few weeks I’ve been doing all of my workouts at home. I have been having so much fun, and have found my workouts tough and effective. Bodyweight training is…
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5 Advanced Single Leg Squatting Exercises You CAN Do At Home
Working out at home CAN be challenging, effective, and fun. I will hazard a guess that a lot of the “strong people” who scoff at bodyweight training will struggle to perform these…
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5 Deadlift Exercises That Require Minimal Equipment
Here are 5 deadlift/hip hinging exercises you can do at home. These exercises require minimal equipment. Whether you are learning the hip hinging movement, or are a seasoned veteran, these exercises will…