Turkish get-ups are an oddly named exercise that happens to be the perfect complement to most weight training routines. In this post, I’ll go over how to do the exercise, I’ll explain its tremendous benefits, and I’ll provide guidance on how to incorporate it in your routine. How to do...
Listen to Your Body… Say What?!
Have you ever wondered what fitness experts mean by “listen to your body”? What if your body is telling you to get off the treadmill and go eat pizza and donuts? In this post I’ll explain what the saying means and how to use it to improve your results in...
Safe and Effective Shoulder Training
Just about everyone in the gym wants shapely and muscular shoulders. They help give your upper body that much desired V-taper, and they’re functional for sports. Unfortunately, shoulder injuries are the most common types of injuries in the gym. In this post I’ll go over how to develop your shoulders...
8 Things I Wish I Knew when I Started Lifting
Spare yourself some pain and frustration with these eight tips I wish I knew when I started... You can’t out train a bad diet. As the saying goes, you are what you eat. If you overeat junk food, you’ll look like junk and perform like junk no matter how hard you...
Why Reverse Hyper Extensions are Awesome
The reverse hyper extension is the best lower body exercise that most people have never heard of. If you want to build up your glutes and hamstrings or rehabilitate your lower back, you owe it to yourself to give reverse hypers a try. In this post I’ll explain the benefits...