The weight room is a beautiful place. It’s a place where you can find peace and escape from the real world and just lift heavy objects. It’s also a strange blend of personalities and styles, where what is acceptable in the gym is not acceptable outside its holy walls. So…
I love the big multi joint lifts. You know deadlifts, squats, and bench. They are great bang for your buck exercises. They can help develop full body strength, but they are not for everyone. People with range of motion limitations, stability problems, or pain with certain movements may be prohibited…
I was inspired this week to make a list of quick and easy ways to get protein into your system after your workout. I have noticed all to often that after a sweet swole sesh athletes and common folk alike do not replenish their bodies with proteins. Now they could…
This week I am coming at you with 10 more things to read. With the start of a new college semester comes a whole new group of interns. This week I decided to talk about Getting the Most Out of Your Internship. As for the others, here they are. Our…
In the field of strength and conditioning, internships are a must. Without experience it is hard to find a job or even get into institutions of higher learning without practical experience. This is why it is so important that you make the most of every internship experience, especially when the…
In 2006 the latin singer Shakira came out with the hit song My Hips Don’t Lie. If you haven’t seen the music video, believe me there isn’t any deception in those latin money makers. The same is true in the weight room “the hips don’t lie”. With most athletes being…
Last week I wrote a post called 2013: A Year to be Optimistic, about how to set goals to be successful in the New Year. You should give it a read. This week has been full of reads looking at the year that was and the year that is to…
