Lee Boyce

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Lee Boyce is a strength coach based in Toronto who works with strength, sports performance and conditioning clients. He contributes to many major magazines, including "MUSCLEMAG," "Men's Fitness," "TNATION" and "Men's Health." A former university level sprinter and long jumper, Boyce is the owner of leeboycetraining.com. Follow him on Twitter.

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Fast Results With the 4-Week Muscle-Building Workout

May 20, 2013 | Lee Boyce

Summer is almost here, so it's time to kick your muscle-building workouts into high gear. Call it vanity, but I personally am more comfortable in a T-shirt when my arms actually fill it out. Fortunately, this can be achieved if...

Build Power and Size With Dead-Stop Training

April 22, 2013 | Lee Boyce

Many people in the gym are conditioned to simply "get the weight up." As a result, training programs become stale. Even some die-hard gym-goers remain skinny and un-athletic. Others struggle with muscle imbalances, chronic pain and injuries. Enter dead-stop training—an...

Opinion: Why Training Like the Pros Will Make You Unhealthy

January 25, 2013 | Lee Boyce

I know, I know. The title sounds like a contradiction. We should all look to the exemplars of strength, power, speed and athleticism as role models on whom to base our own training, right? Time for a reality check. The problem with...

4 Rules of Core Training

December 7, 2012 | Lee Boyce

Core strength can be pretty complicated if you want it to make it that way. With all of the big muscle groups—abs, lower back, even hamstrings—that tie in to your torso, there’s a lot going on around your trunk…and many...

Do My Shoes Matter in the Weight Room?

November 14, 2012 | Lee Boyce

You wouldn’t play basketball in hiking boots or go running in baseball cleats, so why would you perform Squats and Deadlifts in high heels? “But I’m not,” You say. “I’m wearing my gym shoes.” Well, news flash: Your “gym shoes” are probably...

Do Bigger and Stronger Muscles Impair Athletic Performance?

October 21, 2012 | Lee Boyce

Athletes hit the weight room to gain advantages on the playing field or court. Sometimes they need to put on weight for their position or role; other times they need to become as explosive as possible. There are many overlaps,...

3 Exercises to Finish Strong

October 1, 2012 | Lee Boyce

To perform your best in the final minutes of a game, you need to have endurance. Build it by adding a finisher, a movement performed at the end of your session that adds a conditioning component to strength training. Performing...

3 Ways to Improve Your Tissue Quality

September 16, 2012 | Lee Boyce

The ability to perform well in the field can be impaired by poor tissue quality, such as muscle tears, bruises or joint problems. It's important to identify issues and regularly take corrective action to address them. Issue 1: Muscle Fascia Fascia is...

The Truth About Rep Ranges

August 19, 2012 | Lee Boyce

It's commonly accepted that lifting heavy weights for low reps leads to muscle gains, whereas lifting lighter weights for high reps promotes fat loss. Commercial propaganda offers the same guidelines, and many novice lifters follow them. Although this might be...

Why Running on the Treadmill Won't Cut It

August 7, 2012 | Lee Boyce

The key to sports success is training for functionality. To be a successful athlete, your overall musculature needs to be responsive and powerful. How muscles perform on the field or court comes down to the training methods used. Coaches of sports...

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