Across our lifting career, we are going to encounter setbacks in our training several times: illness, work travel, dog getting ill, cat...

Anyone with the tiniest bit of understanding about movement can come up with hundreds of exercise varitations in their training....

One of the most valuable lessons which strength training can teach you is that a new version of YOU is waiting around the corner every...

There is still an immeasurable amount of false information present on why overhead pressing is a “dangerous” exercise as it supposedly...

Menopause is a crucial period in every woman's life as it marks the complete cessation of sex hormone production in her body. Of...

When it comes to squatting, determining the depth to which the lifter should go to is of highest importance. First, this creates a...

There has been an ongoing discussion on the correct bar path in the bench press ever since this exercise has existed. The following...

The deadlift is one of those exercises that appears as simple to perform as stirring the spoon in your morning coffee. However, to your...

It is one of the most important questions in the field of strength training: Should your lower back be allowed to round in the squat and...

The concept of Top Sets has been a well-established tool in the box of serious lifters for several decades. Before we get into the...

There is arguably no other exercise on the planet that displays the complexity of human strength and performance better than the barbell...

The deadlift is hands down the simplest barbell movement on the planet. After getting into the starting position, we pick the bar up off...

It's now or never. The time of hesitation is over. Whether we like it or not, physical strength is the most important thing for keeping...

As simple as the press may look on the outside, it is indeed a very technical movement whose success stands and falls with the ability to...

The back serves as a fundamental part of our body to protect our spine, keep our posture upright, and being involved in any movement we...

They eyes are an important body part in any strength exercise. Why? The eyes lead the movement of the head - and the head leads the...

Strength training is a process which heavily relies on precision. The amount of exercises are - for various reasons - rather limited. The...

Breathing is bracing. Bracing means greater tension. Greater tension means greater strength. Greater strength means better results. The...

Warming up for strength training is not what you think it is. The literature will make you believe that you need to "warm-up" your body...

Pressing overhead is hard. Very hard. The reason for the Press being a rather unpopular and underused exercise is because of this: One,...