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Why You Shouldn’t Do Kettlebell Swings
June 15, 2021
After my first kettlebell certification in 2003 I was so excited to teach my clients everything I had learned. It was the first time that I heard about this concept of movement and we covered aro…
Why Single Leg Exercises Stink!
June 13, 2021
We never want to do click bait with our newsletter or blog post titles and this is not that. There is definitely a reason that single leg exercises stink! It isn’t because the exercises themselve…
Better Periodization For General Fitness
June 12, 2021
Periodization is a big word used in the strength training world. At a very basic level, it simply refers to planning. Planning of what? The goal and why periodization came about was from Olympic…
Being A Smarter Fitness Business Pro
June 11, 2021
When I was finishing college, every Friday afternoon I would rush to our computer commons so that I could print off the new articles that were posted on my favorite training website. In the late ’90’…
How To Get WAY More Strength & Conditioning
June 8, 2021
When I began my coaching career 25 years ago, strength training was done with weights (both free weights and machines) and “conditioning” was what you did on cardio equipment. Then we started to…
Why Most Glute Workouts Stink!
June 6, 2021
It was the late 90’s and I was finishing up my degree in Exercise Science when I was also frantically taking as many continuing education courses by coaches in the field. This was a time where th…
Best & Worst Chest Exercises
May 30, 2021
You don’t normally see us writing about concepts like body part exercises. That is because we know it goes against how the body is designed to work, but we also know that a lot of people work out…
Why Go WAY Beyond The Side Plank
May 29, 2021
It is kinda my running joke when I present at conferences. When you look at the number of exercises people know when it comes to sagittal plane training, it almost seems endless.
However…
Do This Exercise Not That One!
May 28, 2021
Probably one of the most unique aspects of DVRT isn’t anything that has to do with the training tool or the system of progressions. It is our very simple, but almost no one else says it, philosop…