Strength Work – Follow the 80/20 Rule
In my last post, I covered the topic of mobility by posting a link to the most respected Strength Coach in the business. Now we’re on to the most familiar part to working out: strength work. There are literally thousands of different lifts to train most of the 640 muscle in your body. Probability suggests…
Mobility – The Most Important Part of Your Workout
I was going to take my time to write a whole new article on mobility, but there’s no need to when Michael Boyle (one of my idols) wrote a better article on it. Check it out here: 8 Essential Mobility Drills The only thing I would change is, to do number 1 on a foam…
How to Workout Properly and Efficiently
I’m going to try to make this post as concise as possible. The chances are pretty high that you’ve been doing the same thing for your workout for a long time now, and you still haven’t seen results. So why are you still doing it then? As Alwyn Cosgrove says, “Psychology trumps physiology every time”. …
If You Do Something Every Day, It’s Important – a Twist to Dan John’s Theory
“If something is important, do it every day.” – Dan John I’m not one to start off an article with a quote, but in this situation it works. If you don’t know who Dan John is, I advise you to look him up. He simplifies strength and conditioning in such a way that his theories…
Leg Matrix
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPsRLfkvyS0] Originally created by Alwyn Cosgrove, The Leg Matrix is a finisher of the following exercises back to back with no rest: 24 squats 24 alternating lunges (12 each leg) 24 lunge jumps (12 each leg) 24 jump squats What is a finisher? It’s what you do to “finish” your workout. It’s your way of…
