Monthly Archives: November 2015

Good Fitness Reads of the Week: 11/29/2015

Hope you’re enjoying your Thanksgiving Weekend!

Made the trip from Boston back to NY this weekend for the holiday. It was nice to get back and spend time with my family, my dogs, and friends.

Had a couple light training sessions this week, and  I think I put on about 80lbs over the weekend. Deload’s done now, so I’m looking forward to getting back to training this week.

It was nice to get back to my old gym and catch up with friends and clients I haven’t seen in way too long.

 

There was a ton of great fitness info this past week. Let’s get caught up with new strength tips and the best articles from the past week!

Strength Tips

 

Recommended Reading

  1. Improve Productivity By Changing Scenery via Ross Enamait
  2. Preventing Stupid Injuries: It Takes Practice via Robbie Farlow, Eric Bach
  3. Tip: Do the Zombie Press via Max Shank
  4. 6 healthy habits you’re already doing via Precision Nutrition
  5. Do This (Not That) To Burn Fat and Boost Strength via Ryan Wood
  6. Building Aerobic Capacity with Mobility Circuits (Another Nail in the Coffin of Distance Running… via Eric Cressey
  7. The New Science of Time Under Tension via Brad Schoenfeld
  8. Is Moderation Really All It’s Cracked Up To Be? via Jen Comas, Girls Gone Strong
  9. 5 Mobility Exercises You’ve Probably Never Done, But Should via Dean Somerset, Tony Gentilcore
  10. Tip: Do a Deep Bodyweight Squat Daily via Bret Contreras
  11. Can you gain muscle and lose fat at the same time? via Menno Henselmans
  12. Technique Tuesday – Deadlift Setup: Top Down vs. Bottoms Up via Tony Bonvechio
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Good Fitness Reads of the Week: 11/22/2015

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend!

Tons of awesome fitness info this past week. Let’s get caught up with new strength tips, training videos and the best fitness reads from this past week!

Strength Tips & Training Videos

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Recommended Reading

  1. Ladies Edition: The Fastest Way to Lose Weight (And Keep it Off for Life) via Nick Smoot, Jordan Syatt
  2. The ‘Get Shredded’ Series – Part 5 (Supplements) via Stephen Hall
  3. The Diet That Has No Name (Why It May be Best Thing Ever) via Nia Shanks
  4. Natural treatments for the most common medical problems. via Precision Nutrition
  5. Technique Tuesday – 2 Quick Drills to Dial in Your Squat Technique via Tony Bonvechio
  6. Tip: Do the Pallof Press for a Strong Core via John Rusin
  7. How Lifting Helped Me Get Engaged via Alex Bonvechio, Tony Bonvechio
  8. 3 Barbell Hip Thrust Coaching Cues via Eric Cressey
  9. 4 Keys to Fat Loss Beyond “Eat Less and Move More” via Jen Comas, Girls Gone Strong
  10. The 14 Toughest Ways to Plank via Mike Sheridan
  11. Band Resisted Overhead Press via Ross Enamait
  12. The Sticking Point in the Squat: What Causes It and What To Do About It via Greg Nuckols
  13. How To Hip Thrust For A Big, Strong, Powerful Booty via Molly Galbraith, Girls Gone Strong
  14. 4 Myths About Female Glute Training via Bret Contreras
  15. 10 Hidden Expenses in Opening Your Own Strength & Conditioning Facility via Pete Dupuis, Eric Cressey
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Good Fitness Reads of the Week: 11/15/2015

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend.

There’s a ton of awesome fitness info to catch up on from this week.

This edition’s packed with brand new strength tips, training videos, and 15 of the best articles from the past week.

New Blog Post: Sumo and Conventional (everything you need to know)

Strength Tips & Training Videos

 

The RDL is my favorite DL assistance movement. Great for strengthening your posterior chain. These will smoke your glutes, hamstrings, and your entire back. ? On the left are the common mistakes made with the RDL and many other hip hinge movements (Good morning, kettlebell swing, etc.) As I lower the weight, I lead with my chest, reaching to the floor. Rather than reaching to the floor, pull the bar into your body, engaging your lats. I start with soft knees (a slight bend so they are not locked) which is good, but I continue to bend at the knees, releasing the hamstring stretch I’m trying to build. Instead, keep the tension in your glutes and hamstrings by keeping your knees soft. Lower the weight by hinging your hips back to the wall behind you rather than bending your knees and reaching to the floor. ? The reps on the right show proper form. The bar stays in contact with my body, skimming my legs. I keep my back tight and locked in, lowering the weight by pushing my butt back to the wall behind me, going as far back as my hamstrings allow me. To come up I stand through my heels and squeeze my glutes. #powerlifting #deadlift #rdl #glutes #hamstrings #posteriorchain

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Client Highlights

 

Recommended Reading

  1. Sumo and Conventional Deadlift (everything you need to know) via Adam Pine
  2. That fit person who’s ‘got it all together’… doesn’t. via Precision Nutrition
  3. 5 Thoughts on Off-Season Baseball Training via Mike Robertson
  4. Stop “Should-ing” All Over Yourself via Tony Gentilcore
  5. Technique Tuesday – Head Position During the Squat via Tony Bonvechio
  6. Tip: Do Metabolic Resistance Training, Not Cardio via Alwyn Cosgrove
  7. Focus On Results via Ross Enamait
  8. Are You Making These 7 Fat Loss Mistakes? via Ryan Wood
  9. How To Improve Your Adherence On Your Diet via Jason Helmes
  10. 10 Skills Any True Coach Must Balance via Dan John, The Personal Training Development Center
  11. In-Season Football Training via Ryan Williams, 8WeeksOut.com
  12. Spot Reduction and Stubborn Fat Loss via Born Fitness
  13. Tip: Get Strong Glutes with Mechanical Drop Sets  via Ben Bruno
  14. The 40-Workout Strength Challenge via Dan John
  15. How to Warm Up in 10 Minutes or Less via Tony Bonvechio
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