Articles.
Training articles, programming notes, nutrition pieces, and archive posts from Andy Baker.
Body Feeling Beat Up, Burnt Out? (What to Adjust)
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Biceps Pain While Benching? Quick Fix Guide
Probably one of the more common injury questions I get......
5 Tips on Volume Work for Deadlifts
Sometimes you just need more volume to progress a lift.
5 MORE Sport Specific Moves for BJJ (part 2)
**This article was originally the content of an email I sent out to my subscriber list. If you are not currently a subscriber to my email list you might be…
5 Sport Specific Moves for BJJ
**This article was originally the content of an email I sent out to my subscriber list. If you are not currently a subscriber to my email list you might be…
How to Train After a Long Layoff
Part of balancing training with real life is learning how to manage training after a layoff.
Why Sets x Reps is an Incomplete Measure of Training Volume
Before you read this short article, abandon your binary black and white thinking.
4 Tips to Make Training While Cutting More Effective (Part 2)
In Part 1, we went over a few key points regarding the weight training side of things, while following a cut.
4 Tips to Make Training While Cutting More Effective (Part 1)
This is a big big topic. And one I get asked about ALL the time. I've addressed a few of these issues/items before, but I thought "What the…
What Type of Cardio Should You Do??
This is one of those articles I should have written about 10 years ago.
Elbow Pains Killing Your Gains? (12 Helpful Tips)
After lower back and shoulder issues, I'd say that "elbows" definitely round out the "Big 3" of annoying joints that affect our training.
Which Program Is Right for You?
I get a lot of emails and social media messages every week asking something along the lines of "Which of your programs is right for me?"
Why I like PAUSED High-Bar Squats for Quad Hypertrophy
When I started my quest for more quad development a couple of years ago, the first thing I did was expand my exercise selection. As primarily a low-bar…
When to Use Pre-Exhaust Training
The pre-exhaust technique is something I've grown fond of over the last year or so. Yes, yes, I know there has always been a lot of debate around this…
Should Older Guys Run Sprints for Conditioning??
This is a question that actually comes up quite a bit with my clients. I think for many lifters (both young and old) there is a natural appeal to sprinting…
Building Bigger Quads Without Heavy Squats
Before I start this brief article - let me throw out the standard pre-emptive caveat/disclaimer/whatever you want to call it. This is not an article about…
Building Training Volume for the Advanced Strength Athlete
My hope is that in this article I can help to simplify what seems like a very complex topic to many athletes and coaches.
Rest-Pause Sets (More Muscle in Less Time)
If you've been following any of my training over the last few years, many of you have noticed the incorporation of a technique called a Rest-Pause Set.
The "Unique Advantage" of An Exercise
This is an important article I wish I had written a long time ago.
Should You Box Squat?
In order to ease what is your no doubt burning curiosity to this somewhat click-baity title......the answer is yes....probably.
Choosing Max Effort Movements - What Matters?
One of the biggest struggles people have when designing their own Conjugate / Westside based training program is - What movements should I choose for my…
Power-Building Program Breakdown: Deadlift + Hamstring Day
If you have followed my KSC Method for Power-Building before you know that it breaks down into 5 different workouts.
Simple Template for Upper Body Training
Somewhere between the super simple 3-day per week full body routine, and a highly detailed advanced bodybuilding split - lies an intermediate approach to…
Top Set / Back Off Set Programming
Not all programming strategies are complicated.