• Dec4

    How to Make a Deadlift Incredibly Difficult – and Incredibly Effective

      Almost on cue with my recent venture into a Smolov program of hyper-intense deadlifting (which involves me hating life while wearing out my calluses in pursuit of a 500 pound deadlift for the next 12 weeks), people have been asking me about some of the finer points in deadlift coaching and cueing. I’m cool…… Read More

  • Nov30

    Just Make it Better Than It Currently Is

      As much as I would love to get each of my clients to do every single rep of every single exercise perfectly, things happen. People forget what joints are supposed to move where, and sometimes they come through the front door moving like a rusty hinge when yesterday they were fantastic. That’s one of…… Read More

  • Nov26

    A Case for Dedicated Biceps Training

    “Wait…….you wanna do WHAT??!?!” “Biceps curls. Let’s get a few sets in.” This was the brief conversation during a workout in Toronto where a friend and I were going back and forth with different exercises, and I suggested some good biceps curls after already doing deadlifts and some bench press. The look on his face…… Read More