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Combine Freeweight and Bodyweight Exercises for Easy Supersets
Body Weight vs. Free Weight Exercises? Two Tough Workouts Mixing Both Training Methods By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Visualize a gym with one side comprising...
The Beginner’s Guide to Strength Training
Walking into a gym for the first time can be quite intimidating. Strong lifters will be moving massive amounts of weight while you might have a hard time doing a [...]
Squat Smart: How Bar Position Changes The Squat Exercise
The Squat is king of the weight room. It’s a time-tested way to enhance almost every aspect of athletic performance. If you’re capable of squatting, there’s no reason it shouldn’t [...]
Why Working Out With Barbells Isn’t Right for All Athletes
The barbell has been the epitome of strength and muscle building for a long time. And rightfully so as you're able to load them with as much weight as...
5 Ways to Build Core Strength by Carrying Heavy Weights
A strong and stable core is essential in athletic performance and injury prevention. Without a stable core, an athlete would not be able to express the...
11 Ways to Modify an Exercise to Get New Training Benefits
On the Field or In the Gym: It's About Reps for Achieving Goals By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Sports and workout goals are fundamentally about the strategy...
How to Use Trap Bar Deadlifts to Build Total-Body Strength
The Trap Bar Deadlift is a full-body exercise that targets the hips and legs. It’s a variation of the traditional Deadlift that uses a trap bar, which is a hexagon-shaped [...]
Can You Handle This 10-Minute Barbell AMRAP Circuit?
Long gone are the days when you can use the excuse of "I don't have time to workout." With this 10-minute amrap circuit I've taken away that excuse. I...
Have Trouble Perfecting Your Deadlift Form? Try Barbell Rack Pulls
You better rack yourself before you wreck yourself! The Barbell Rack Pull is a great exercise for helping you to tighten up your deadlift form and...
How to Use a Short Workout the Day Before a Game to Increase Your Explosiveness
Training to increase explosiveness is no easy task. You can spend months trying to gain an inch on your vertical or shave a millisecond off your sprint...