Quick Sessions

Why is jumping always getting tested, even when the sport doesn't necessarily call for the skill? I have an answer for you. 

"I did x for x reps so my 1RM is x" is a statment I hear way too often. I know people are just getting excited about potentially imprvoving, but this is a very flawed way of figuring out a max and can lead to so big disapointments.

Dihydroepiandrosterone. An important precursor hormone and highest circulating steroid in the body.

Quads are great, but are they actually important for golfing?

Which is the right way to eat? People are asking, we'll see if they're listening. 

Hip training. You are probably doing some anyway, but don't forget to put an emphasis on it. This helps with EVERYTHING!!

Orthorexia is the unoffcial term for an eating disorder where the person changes their diet and becomes obsessed with the new "healthy" choices. It comes in many different forms, and is very real, but it varies in degree seriousness which it why it is over looked until it develops into something worse.

When you're going for a max, amping up the weights and dropping the reps is normal, and will normally prepare you for what the end goal ultimately is. But what happens when the same ole thing doesn't work? I've been there, and I've gotten past it. Check it out.

Bench press coming off flat? This episode I'm telling you about the most common flaws in technique that I see on a regular basis. 

The amount of ankle mobility information out there is getting a bit out of control. Self-improving fads like this drive me nuts because to creates a ton of wasted time in the gym, builds in excuses, and takes attention away from the the rel problem is (whatever that happens to be). 

Knee instability plagues everyone as get banged up, or just get older. It is something that NEEDS to become part of your routine as soon as you start experiencing ANY decline in knee function.

Don't let bench press ruin your bench press. You're not 16 anymore, take care of your body when preparing to push the limits with your bench. Hear me out.

Sore shoulder? inflamed? Strained? All these injuries are annoying, but it doesn't mean you have to put shoulder training on the shelf. I got some ideas. Check it out.

The Carnivore Diet is hotttttt right now. I explain the basics and give my opinion. 

Covering some news in the fitness world. Chris Doyle officially canned, Ronnie Coleman videos making their rounds, and WSM Brian Shaw is a hero. Thanks for listening.

We talk squats. Well done article explaining answers to the questions that get asked about squatting.

Iowa Strength Coach Chris Doyle in hot water over some alleged racially insensitive comments.

Weighted baseballs are being used more and more to help strengthen and condition young arms. Does it work? Is it worth it? We discuss.

Episode 100! I'm ditching the intro music and discussing the benefits of training eccentrically for rehab and for general joint stabilization. Thank you all for listening and these next hundred sound be even smoother than the first.