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The 10 Most Important Reasons to Squat
Finding our personal strength balance through squats is the answer to eliminating pain. By the time we have reached the age of thirty, the muscles used to straighten our spines (erector spinae) and...
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The Secret to Your First Squat is Feeling Great Doing It
Here's where you start to focus on the feeling of a good squat because it's a great feeling. It’s all patterns. Learning to squat is learning a pattern of movement. As a coach, you see patterns in...
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5 Exercises to a Bulletproof Neck
Neck pain is a common complaint. Our device heavy lifestyles don't help. Neither does the fact that we don't often show our necks much love. Here's how to change that. Whether your neck pain stems from...
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No-Equipment Needed Upper Body Pulls
Sometimes gravity is the best form of resistance in your training. All you need to train is your body. Mastery of that one machine makes the world a playground and almost certainly ensures a life of...
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Fix Your Lower Back Pain: From Posture to Strength
Beyond aesthetics, poor posture can also lead to chronic pain, most commonly lower back pain. “Stop slouching.”“Sit up straight.”“Your posture is just horrendous.” Posture bullies are the worst, aren’t...
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5 Foolproof Ways to Build Muscular Shoulders
There’s no need to overcomplicate things—packing on muscle for powerful and healthy shoulders can be simple. Your shoulders say everything about you—from the mid-level office employee sitting in his...
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The Myth of Good Posture
The balance of strength and mobility across the muscles and joints of your body is what is really required when you think about the importance of posture. Not many words make people shift in their...
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How to Keep Yourself Upright During a Squat
The 1.25 squat is one of the best ways to practice and train your quads, glutes, and trunk to be active and keep you from falling over at the bottom of your squat movement. We all know we shouldn’t...
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The 10 Commandments of Health
Think of these commandments as a guide to best navigate the world of health and fitness through the information overload on the web and mainstream media. Now God didn’t etch these in stone and send...
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The Cossack Squat: Reclaiming Your Baseline Balance
When the gap in our balance grows too large, we need smart exercises to train the variables that move the meter back to the baseline of a reasonable asymmetry. This uncomplicated exercise not only...
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Midline Rule: Simplify Your Stance
The midline rule determines which stance to use for any lift and teaches the lifter to think for themselves. Does original thought exist? Have we covered everything, or are there thinkers out there who...
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Longevity in Fitness
Inspired by conversation with John Du Cane of Dragon Door and Qigong, kettlebells, and fitness. John Du Cane is the author of Qigong Recharge, publisher, fitness guru, and accomplished businessman. I...
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No Legs, No Worries- Keep Your Upper Body Strong and Quick
The seated dumbbell clean and press for stability, strength, and a strong back. Becoming a college strength and conditioning coach isn’t easy, but it was the young guy Jesse’s dream. There wasn't time...
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A Guide to Proper Footwear Selection for Athletes
When we wreck our natural walking and running pattern with popular, inadequate shoes, we open the door to pain, injury, and other obstacles of movement. Social proof is a powerful influencer. We’re...
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5 Exercises For Fall Prevention
Don't lose your balance. Dan John once said, ‘the most dangerous part of my day is when I step out of the shower.’ Think about it. How easy is it to slip and fall once you get out of the shower? Now if...
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