Ankle mobility is a problem for A LOT of people. Most of my clients do not pass the ankle mobility assessment when starting out. You should be able to touch your knee to the wall while keeping your entire foot (heel) in the ground with your big toe 4.5 inches from the wall, one ankle […]

Your warm up is important and I’d argue an essential and under programmed aspect of training. There are a million ways that one can warm up for a lift or other type of physical activity. The most important thing is that your warm up is relevant to the type of training you’re going to be […]

Almost all of my clients have tight hip flexors and lazy glutes. In the American workforce and daily life there is A LOT of sitting in a stationary position – which equals inactive glutes and tight hips. Even if you lead a “healthy” lifestyle and lift the weights, the time you spend seated far outweighs […]

If you’re in this for the long haul, you know that you’ll have breaks in your training. You’ll get sick, injured, or life will be too much and you’ll fall off course a bit. It all happens. It’s naive to think it won’t. So how about being prepared for the breaks instead of discouraged by […]

Does everyone need to squat? In short. No.  I am one of the biggest advocates for functional movements and squat is by far my favorite one. BUT, not everyone needs to squat. It is ideal to be able to squat. It is a natural human movement and in large portions of the world, people spend […]

I like big glutes and I cannot lie. But seriously. A round, well shaped backside is not only visually appealing but can be useful in decreasing back pain and increasing strength and power in other lifts like the squat and deadlift. Banded Glute Exercises High reps are my favorite for all of these as a […]