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Why We Don’t Back Squat
August 22, 2019
Telling people we don’t back squat usually gets one of two reactions. The first being that people think we are “soft” and not serious about training. The second actually relates to the first but…
One Sided Strength for Better Stability Training
August 22, 2019
This week I’ve been dedicating a lot of discussion to both injury resiliency and stability training. Why? For one, if you hurt, you won’t achieve your fitness goals, I don’t care how tough you…
Why Kettlebell Cleans Are Essential to Real World Power
August 20, 2019
Okay, let’s address the elephant in the room. Why is the “sandbag guy” talking about kettlebells? What “right” do I have to talk about kettlebells?! Well, as I’ve written many times, much of my e…
Stability Training That Actually Works!
August 20, 2019
Sometimes we hear people bad mouth methods of training even though we all used them in the past. We play off like we knew the whole time that things didn’t work, but we really didn’t! A great example…
Biggest Key to Injury Resiliency
August 19, 2019
If there is anything that is impossible to argue when it comes to training, it HAS to be creating strategies that develop better injury resiliency. What MIGHT surprise you though is that probably one…
Why Train Your Glutes Like This!
August 19, 2019
After 15 years of doing the same thing it is easy to get burned out and frustrated by how slow change happens. While that is definitely possible and at times I’ve been a bit prone to those challe…
What’s A Good Warm-up?
August 18, 2019
One of the most effective things we do at DVRT is to show coaches and fitness enthusiasts how to be more time efficient with their training. As a popular coach once said, “everything works” that…
Is Our Fitness Building Athleticism
August 14, 2019
When it came to releasing our final installments of our L.I.F.T. certification, it made sense to bring in someone who has such a unique and high level of understanding of subjects like programmin…
Most Important Ideas for Successful Workouts
August 14, 2019
When it comes to having successful workouts people always rush to look for “magical” exercises, training equipment, and so forth. Sadly, they are often looking at the wrong places because the rea…