The Foam Roll Pushup w/Deficit This diverse and unique pushup variation combines shoulder stability/centration, potential chest and shoulder hypertrophy and endurance, upper body warm-up/preparation, improved flexibility and mobility, and basic levels of strength in beginner-level clients, or de-load and neural maintenance in advanced-level lifters. If you were to pick one exercise type that provides the most training variation, then the push-up would undoubtedly be at the to

Now I'm sure many of you have heard of the three hip flexors which comprise the Iliopsoas muscle group (Psoas Major and Minor, and Iliacus). Right now we are going to cover this very powerful and still misunderstood muscle group thoroughly. T he reality is that if you want to become your best athletically and remain healthy, then you need to emphasize the Iliopsoas in your training program regularly. Reports from elite coaches years back showed greater cross-sectional areas o

There is absolutely no shortage of core exercise circuits available on the training market today. As such, you will find loads of training variation and highly effective options to help carve your abdominals and improve your core performance. However, there still exists a need for more challenging, intense, function-specific exercises and circuits to address optimal performance of the core. Enter Bar Core Training Now, if you have never attempted this circuit or something sim

The Core is, without a doubt, still one of the most popular topics in the fitness industry today and probably always will be for various reasons. Before we can discuss anything related to the core, it’s important to first define what the core is according to science. The core musculature is centered around the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex. It consists of over two dozen muscles attaching throughout the region at different origins and insertion points. According to movement science

Let's take a look at the remainder of the upper half of the human body and identify which areas need stretching, and vice versa. In part #1, you were introduced to a foundational stretching principle and gained valuable practical insight into how to go about selecting stretches for specific joints of the lower body. Recall that some areas are designed to be stretched, while others are naturally geared towards stability and not so much stretching. Next, we are going to look a

Ever since I took my first trainer certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the debate between performing a draw-in maneuver, versus bracing the core, or attempting to tighten and firm and generate a rigid spine has existed. And unfortunately, the topic is still emphasized in training culture today. I’m not sure if people keep ongoing discussion out of pure boredom, or if they don’t know what the real answer is on the topic, but this seems pretty straigh