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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5 Effective And Deceptively Challenging Resistance Band Exercises
Here are 5 effective and deceptively challenging resistance band exercises you can add to your arsenal. While these exercises are great options for home workouts, they can also be done at…
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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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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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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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Two Humbling Dead Bugs You Should Be Doing!
Dead bugs are one of my top exercises for improving lumbo-pelvic stability (think core). Here are two of my favorite variations. Make sure you are proficient at regular dead bugs BEFORE you…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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,…
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Learn Pull-Ups With These 8 Exercises!
Are you struggling to do your first pull-up ever, or improve your current best for reps? You might be struggling to do pull-ups as you probably aren’t doing exercises that are the…
