The Split Squat Jump is a more advanced movement that helps to build strength and power in your legs by requiring your brain to quickly recruit fast twitch muscle fibers. Beginners shouldn’t do any type of jumping if they haven’t first developed an appreciable level of strength first. The reason is two fold. First, jumping [...]
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Creatine burst onto the scene in the 1990′s and you’d be hard pressed to find a guy that lifted weights that wasn’t taking it in some form or another. I remember using it the summer between my freshman and sophomore year in college. I didn’t really know anything about it back then, but I was [...]
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J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets. Great contest. The game against the Chargers is exactly what football is all about. The Jets have a throwback philosophy: run the ball and play great defense. The Chargers have the high octane offense with tall, rangy wide receivers and dynamic running backs. Two great teams made up of good coaches [...]
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I clearly believe that acquiring strength is the single most important thing you can do to improve your appearance and quality of life. Anyone who reads my blog is quite aware of this. Many people agree with my thoughts on this issue. I do acknowledge that others may not share the same views as I [...]
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In performing and coaching the deadlift, I’ve come across some common issues that need to be corrected. On a side note, writing about the deadlift can be annoying because the automatic blog spellcheck underlines deadlift as if it were written incorrectly. It thinks deadlift should be two words. I now have 4 red lines alerting [...]
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