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It’s a challenge to lift heavy weights above your head – and keep them above your head. That’s where lockout problems arise. Elbows drive forward, ribs flare, and eventually the press turns into a standing incline bench. The weight still goes up, but the position is gone, along with your strength, shoulder health, and much […]
Walk into any gym and you’ll eventually see it: a guy curling little pink dumbbells with his arms around each other like he’s smuggling diamonds across a border. His face is red, the veins are erect, and the pain seems out of proportion to the strain. That’s probably occlusion training – also known as blood […]
Shifting the barbell from back to front is a whole different story for your squat setup. When you’re in a hurry, the bar rolls forward, pulling your elbows down or folding your torso into a good morning pose. If you miss one detail, the elevator unravels quickly. Front squat setups will look different due to […]
Depending on who you ask, Reps in Reserve can be a science-based way to train hard without hindering your recovery, or a spreadsheet-driven excuse for not training hard. So, what is it? If you’ve ever completed a set and thought, “I probably had two more reps in the tank,” that’s RIR in a nutshell. The […]
When I first started as a certified trainer, experienced trainers often warned me about using leg extensions. They’d say, “Bad for your knees,” or “It puts your knee joint at risk.” Being inexperienced, I followed their advice and did not dare to question them. Since then, until now, leg extensions have been public enemy No. […]
Bodyweight training always meets the same criticism: it doesn’t make you strong. It’s true that at some point you need external loads to build more strength. But many lifters focus on the shortcomings of bodyweight training rather than its benefits, explains Brad Kolowich Jr. out. “If you don’t control your own body, you don’t really […]
In episode 269 of The Threat Podcast, host Dennis James and regular cohort Jose Raymond wanted to know more after a recent Instagram reel showing Milos Sarcev showing off a hack pressing with seven plates on each side of the machine. Milos Sarcev may be 62, but the former Mr. Yugoslavia and Mr. Universe still […]
The barbell overhead press may seem like a grab-and-go exercise. Yet anyone who has done heavy overhead pressing knows that this move punishes sloppy setup more than almost any other lift. If you miss one detail, the bar will slide forward, your lower back will stretch too far, or your shoulders will say “no thank […]
Most squat performance issues don’t appear after you release the bar; they most likely appear when you hit ‘the hole’. That’s when the heels rise, the knees collapse, the hips shift and the chest collapses. When that happens, lifters often blame themselves. But more often than not, it’s not just about strength, it’s also about […]
