Conditioning.
Conditioning work, sport carryover, and keeping the engine useful without wrecking training.
Lower Body Work on the Conjugate Program
Nobody ever really has any issues or complaints when it comes to upper body assistance work.
Bodybuilding Work for Athletes - Useful or Useless?
We all know people who are all "show" and no "go", right?
Conjugate Programming in a Garage Gym?
Because the Conjugate Program allows you to do everything under the Sun (in theory) then a perception is often created that you NEED to do everything under…
Bill Starr Was Right About This.......
Bill Starr was right about a lot of things.
One of My Favorite Fat Loss Programs
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Why Conjugate is King for Auto-Regulation
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Body Feeling Beat Up, Burnt Out? (What to Adjust)
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5 MORE Sport Specific Moves for BJJ (part 2)
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5 Sport Specific Moves for BJJ
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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.
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…
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.
Conjugate Programming for Strongman
So in the last several articles we've focused a lot on how to program the conjugate method as it traditionally is used....for power lifting. Meaning focus…
Pulling for Speed: A 6-week Squat & Deadlift Cycle
If you aren't an Olympic Weightlifter, but you love using the Olympic lifts in your training, then I think you'll love this training program.
A Simple & Complete Guide to Conjugate / Westside Training
The Conjugate Method is a term and methodology made most popular by Louie Simmons, owner of the Westside Barbell Club and the creator of what has become…
Kettlebells?? Useful or Waste of Time?
Kettlebell Training is not normally a subject I'd ever really proactively address, as it's not a huge part of my general prescription for most clients.
Heavy-Light-Medium (16 FAQs)
I'm not gonna waste time with an intro. We're gonna go right into the heart of the issue with 16 of the most frequently asked questions I get about Heavy…
Two Simple "Hacks" for Heavy-Light-Medium Programming
As you know, Heavy-Light-Medium templates are one of my favorite programming structures for Intermediate level strength trainees.
Strengthening & Growing the Biceps (My favorite simple method)
Bicep training is not difficult, complicated, and it shouldn't take a lot of time. I maybe spend 15 minutes, once per week, training my biceps for a total…
Improving Your Pull-Ups or Chin-Ups: Do's and Don'ts
One of the most frustrating exercises to make improvements on for many trainees is the Pull-Up and the Chin-Up. We often use the terminology for these two…
The Necessity of Good Conditioning for Lifters (Part 1)
Conditioning is one of those topics that raises a lot of debate in the strength training world - particularly for those who are not pursuing some sort of…
Time Saving Techniques for Assistance Work
Don't let the title of the article fool you. This doesn't necessarily mean that "saving time" through the use of these techniques makes these exercises any…