Now is the time of the year to reap the benefits of your hard training and clean eating. Hopefully most of you know what I mean by that. If not, don’t worry. You may still have some time, but you need to get started with these three workouts.
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At TheBarbellCEO, we are all about raising the standards of coaches and athletes. Social media is one of the best, and worst, tools for sharing information to the masses. The GOOD is that it is so easy to spread AMAZING content online for free, and to help build your brand! The BAD is that typically a select few accounts own a large amount of followers, and may or may not actually be spreading amazing content and messages.
Exercises that target the “bi’s and tri’s” are coveted aesthetic staples that have stood the test of time in gyms all over the world. But today, many functional athletes argue that arm training is not vital to performance. While I agree to some extent, having jacked arms is respectable, even more so if you are an athlete.
Like it or not, hypertrophy training (sometimes only seen as bodybuilding programs) can be very beneficial to fitness athletes and CrossFitters, possibly even necessary for long-term muscular growth, strength gains, increased athletic potential, and injury resilience.
The success or failure of the novice and intermediate lifter at these meets depends on his or her ability to adapt and acclimate to the new sport. Today I'll discuss the necessary details, and show you how to mentally prepare for the big day.
Back development (or lack thereof) can tell you a lot about a lifter. Regardless of the sport, a strong back is fundamental to peak performance. Without full development of the lats, erectors, traps, and rhomboids, your lifts will falter, performance will plateau, and injury will ensue.
***This is an article I published for BreakingMuscle.com, a fitness and strength website for athletes and coaches alike.
For most beginners, training is a glorious time where personal records are seen monthly, new striations pop up every day, and you feel invincible. But for those of us who have been around the iron block before, we find ourselves in a rut more often than not.
***This is an article I published for BreakingMuscle.com, a fitness and strength website for athletes and coaches alike.
The rising popularity of Olympic weightlifting has led to many newcomers and ex-athletes exchanging their spin bikes for barbells. Unfortunately, the level of coaching and analysis needed to teach and progress an athlete's technique is lacking - leading to a whole slew of nasty, dirty, and sometimes unsafe cleans.