Posts under ‘Real World Strength Training Exercises’

Dr. Dean Goodman, a practicing chiropractor (website here), asked me:
“I would like to share your core strength video with my patients….many of whom would be quite challenged simply by 15 seconds in plank. Do you have any standing core exercises to recommend?”
I filmed a quick response for Dr. Goodman this morning.
Beginner Core Strengthening Exercises

I’m fortunate to be a part of a global community that values the exploration of movement – and I get plenty of “material” to practice on a near daily basis. One word of advice that has stuck with me is to try out one new exercise everyday. Putting myself into the position of student daily [...]

3/14-15/2009

Hypertrophy training is a fancy way of saying exercising with the goal of increasing lean body mass (LBM) – muscle size.  The good news is that hypertrophy training requires a simple formula. The bad news is that training for muscle hypertrophy is hard work and is often a slow process. Following the below recommendations will [...]

3/10/09 – 3/11/09 Testing Days

I used the quad hop burpee exercise in yesterday’s Moderate Intensity Session (training journal here). One of my readers, Kevin, asked about the details of this burpee exercise, so I filmed a quick tutorial.
Quad Hop Burpee Exercise

Ah, the endless debate continues… which is better, the kipping pullup or the strict, deadhang pullup?
First, let’s define the two:
a) conventional pullups (ala strict, deadhang, military PT style pullups)

The strict, deadhang pullup is a bodybuilding-style pullup in which the purpose is to maximally contract the muscles of the back and arms – mostly the [...]