Week In Review 6-11-11

June 11, 2011

Found a bunch of pretty good reads this week. Check them out. Josh Hanagarne has 1 simple step to eat less Smitty over at Diesel Strength and Conditioning put up a video of a full shoulder workout. This motivated me to throw some more dumbbell work in this past week. Smitty also wrote an article […]

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Week In Review 6-5-11 and A Special Offer

June 5, 2011

I have seriously slacked the past few weeks on the week in review and even today I only have a few picks. I haven’t been spending a lot of time lately checking out blogs and articles, but I still have come across a few good ones recently. But first I have a special offer for […]

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Q&A Tuesday – Benefits of Creatine Supplementation

May 17, 2011

A friend of mine contacted me this past week with the following question regarding creatine: What are the benefits/negative effects, and would one use it the same way one would use something like whey protein? Creatine is one of the most widely used supplements out there. Basically, creatine is an actual form of energy that […]

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Week in Review 4/14/11

May 14, 2011

I missed last week’s review, so this week will include some older posts. Enjoy. Jedd Johnson at Diesel Crew is running a Strongest Strength Coach competition in June. Also from Diesel Crew, I wrote a guest post about Strongman Training for the Average Guy. Smitty at Diesel Strength & Conditioning wrote a multi-part piece on […]

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Hit The Reset Button

May 13, 2011

There are any number of things you can do in your training that can make a huge difference in getting you the results you want. Some trainers believe in having a detailed programmed written out months in advance (sometimes up to a year), some recommend deloading every 4 or 5 weeks (not a bad idea). […]

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Q&A Tuesday – Does Eating Many Small Meals Elevate Metabolism?

May 10, 2011

As I write this it is 11:59pm on Tuesday, so odds are this isn’t going to be posted a little late. But what can ya do? I got into a discussion tonight at the gym which stemmed from one simple question: does eating frequent meals raise your metabolism? This is a fairly common bit of […]

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Q&A Tuesday – Is Soreness Necessary?

May 3, 2011

I was asked recently in the gym “If I’m not sore the day after a workout, does it mean I didn’t work hard enough?” This is a great question because most people seem to gauge their success in the gym by how much pain they are in the next day. The way I see it, […]

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Week In Review 4/30/11

April 30, 2011

Lots of great stuff out there this week. Here we go: Smitty shows you an innovative sled dragging variation for developing power Mike the machine Bruce wrote a cool article asking “Why should I be expected to eat what you eat?” Another good read from Mike Bruce about developing a strong core Jedd Johnson was […]

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Q&A Tuesday – Strength Exercises for Women

April 26, 2011

This week’s Q&A question comes from Laura, who posted on the Train Better Fitness Facebook Page. Laura asks: “What are the best exercises, aside from pushups, for women to develop arm strength? My goal is to be able to do at least 1 pull up by the end of the summer” That’s a great question, […]

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Week in Review 4/23/11

April 23, 2011

I realize that I did not post a week in review last week. I ended up being a little busier than anticipated last weekend and never got a chance to do so. Thus, this week’s review will included some older posts that I still want to share. Coach Jerry Shreck from Variety Trainer talks about […]

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