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A New Way to Trigger Fast Muscle Growth 5-3 Countdown: Extreme Tension, Extreme Hypertrophy. Get the plan here.

12 Ways to Know if You Should Include an Exercise in a Strength Training Program At Cressey Sports Performance, whenever we're training a new staff member to write strength and conditioning programs, I always heavily emphasize the following point: If you're going to put an exercise in a program, you need to be able to quickly and easily justify its inclusion. Without a doubt, ex…

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Exercises You Should Be Doing: Wall Windshield Wipers & Wall Walks You could say we know shoulders at Cressey Sports Performance. Because we work with a ton of overhead athletes (and a lot of meatheads who have the uncanny ability to extend “bench day” to 4x per week), we’ve taken it upon ourselves to learn everything there is to know about the shoulder. Give or ta…

No two shoulders are alike, both in terms of injury history and movement quality. If someone hands you a ready-to-print shoulder program, take your business elsewhere.

This, of course, could be said for just about any joint. Seek out individualization if you want quality care.

How to Increase Your Chin-Ups - Bret Contreras So you wanna get more chin-ups, eh? Please allow me to assist you in achieving this feat. There are many ways to go about it, so rather than just naming my favorite method, I’m going to cover a variety of the most popular methods and techniques used by lifters and coaches to increase your ability …

6 Mistakes Experienced Lifters Make You may be experienced, but you're not the lifter you think you are if you're still making these mistakes.

The 2-Kettlebell Front Squat: The Best Exercise You're Not Doing “Well, that sucked.” My client put his kettlebells on the ground, contemplating how in the world he got crushed by such little weight.

Deadlift or Squat? What's the Difference. When people ask me the difference between a squat and a deadlift I used to have a simple answer. If you want to know what I think now, click here Deadlift or Squat, What's the Difference. To read ...

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Influence of Resistance Training Frequency on Muscular Adaptations in Well-Trained Men. - PubMed... J Strength Cond Res. 2015 Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print]

9 Tips for Dedicated Lifters Great advice from a coach with 39 years of experience!

Plantar Fascia Self Myofascial Release Technique Here is a video tutorial of a very simple but effective Myofascial Release technique that can help address tight hamstrings, plantar fasciitis and also tensi...

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10 Ways to Progress Inverted Rows Inverted row variations are great, as they not only build a strong, functional upper back, but also challenge core stability.

Mind-Muscle Connection: Fact or BS? Can you really activate muscles with your mind? According to the author's research study, a lot more than you realize.

Max Shank's Ultimate Athlete Training Template Learn how to create your own ultimate athlete training program.

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Farmer's Walks for Fat Loss Turn your boring workout into a metabolism-stoking, fat-incinerating machine. Here's how.

5 Benefits Of Using Caffeine Pre Workout - Rob King Fitness Without a doubt good old Caffeine is still one of the best things you can take to improve your workout. If you are like me and you enjoy a nice cup of coffee it’s a great addition before your workout to improve results of strength,...

BrinkZone Sled-Centric Program: The Ultimate Program For The Ultimate Strength & Conditioning Tool The Ultimate Program For The Ultimate Strength & Conditioning Tool A quality push sled used correctly is one of the single most effective strength and conditioning tools ever invented. It's whole body training nothing can match, and when combined as a cohesive program, impressive gains in strengt...

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