“Exercise machines suck.” “Exercise machines don’t build muscle.” “Exercise machines don’t build strength. “Exercise machines aren’t functional.” These are just a handful of the things I hear on a regular basis regarding exercise machines and their use – or lack thereof – in an exercise routine. Now, I’m all for compound, barbell exercises, and I […]
Don’t Get Married to Percentages
Percentages are awesome. I use them in nearly all of the training programs I write – both for myself and for my clients – and not only do they allow you to regulate the weight/intensity used on a given exercise (and control the progression scheme moving forward), but they give you an idea of […]
What Dragon Ball Z Taught Me About Strength Training
If your childhood was anything like mine, it was filled with epic pizza parties, video games, chasing women (that’s right, little Smoot was a playa …not really), and spending every Friday night in front of a TV screen watching Dragon Ball Z. I LOVE Dragon Ball Z (DBZ). I’ve seen all of the episodes, all […]
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
The other day I was talking with an athlete who was extremely frustrated with the results he had been getting in his training. His squat hadn’t budged in two months, his deadlift had improved by 10 lbs. at best, and his bench had actually REGRESSED to a previously set PR. He asked me to […]
How to Use a Cookie-Cutter Program
If you’ve ever picked up a fitness magazine, you’ve probably come across a training plan used by some well-known and elite level athlete. Naturally, our first instinct is to use it. After all, if a top level athlete used the program – and got to where he/she is because of it (not always the […]
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