When to use lifting straps: When your little baby infant hands can’t even. Kidding, kind of. First off: They’re a piece of equipment. And not one you should need all the time. There are different kinds – A single loop or tear drop, figure eight and pull through style (like I use in the video […]

There are women out there wondering if because they are obese, they need to change their body before lifting weights. I know because I received this question in an instagram Q&A box months ago – and while it broke my heart a bit, it’s a valid question based on this industry. You are welcome here. […]

We call this a “squat day” because squats are the main lift. All accessory work following the main lift supplements the muscle groups used for squats – quads, hamstrings, glutes and adductors. The movement prep focuses on preparing for said patterns for the day. You will never not see me doing these patterns. And you’ll […]

Is full range of motion (ROM) REALLY needed? What’s the benefit? When is full ROM not suggested? Does that scenario exist? First off, a joint’s given ROM will be determined by passive ROM (flexibility) and then active ROM (mobility) within said range provided by flexibility. This is joint by joint but also expresses itself in […]

SAVE IT & DO IT – Shoulder press day + the logic 12 min High Intensity Continuous Training pre-lift – I do this pre lift in order to use the accumulation effect (keeping over all intensity of lift higher). Movement prep for shoulder press day: ▪️T spine rotations (warm up and mobilize T spine) 8-12ea […]

10 Fitness Truths you need to know… First off, I reserve the right to change my mind. Always. On all topics. As I grow, learn, gain experience and have conversations, I stand pretty firm on some things. Yet also reserve the right to change my mind. I think it is fairly common to gravitate towards […]