Category Archives: Strength Training

What Age Would You Recommend Starting a Training Program?

What age would you recommend starting a training program? - Jim Video Recap -Its never too young to start training -Start with basic bodyweight exercises -Learn proper running form, how to land properly and other basic athletic positions -You have to earn your right to train with weights and it all starts with mastering your bodyweight Don't forget to drop a comment below and please hit the "like" button if you enjoyed the video. Keep sending your questions in and I will answer them :) Read more…

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Back Pain In the Lower Back?

I am looking to do a tactical challenge in the beginning of the summer. I hurt my back two weeks ago, so i completely laid off heavy lifting..... Im just doing a lot of body weight exercises, diff variations of planks, hip bridges, a lot of foam rolling and stretching.....Is there anything else in specific I should focus on until I go train on Saturday? Im also doing my chin-ups, I am up to two chin-ups in between any set of exercises I do.... Thanks =] Here you go Jessica! Read more…

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The 5 Exercises You Have To Do

Whether trying to look better or perform better, these are the MUST exercises in your workout routine. Did you know 80% or more of your gains in strength and size usually come from just 20% of your exercises? Unfortunately, most have this concept backwards, trying a ton of exercises (80%), only to get minimal gains (20%). Which is why, if you want the best results in the least amount of time, stop wasting your time with ineffective exercises, and start focusing on compound exercises. If you make these five compound exercises the foundation of your program, I guarantee you'll become bigger and Read more…

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4 Upper Body Exercises Athletes Should Never Do

As an athlete, your number one goal is to safely improve athletic performance. Performing exercises that increase muscle size but offer little or no performance benefit can lead to stiff joints and slow muscles—the exact opposite of what you need as an athlete. Also, such bodybuilding exercises can put you at risk for injury, negating all of your hard work in the weight room. Before you perform an exercise, ask yourself: “how will this make me a better athlete?” If you can’t easily answer that question, it’s probably an exercise you should avoid, to be replaced with a more functional movement. Click Read more…

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Top 5 Explosive Lower Body Exercises

If you’re looking to increase your explosive power and athletic performance, add these exercises to your workouts. Every athlete wants to run faster, jump higher and get stronger. One of the most common questions I get from athletes all the time is "how can I get more explosive.” Unfortunately many athletes think that getting explosive is as simple as doing drills with the agility ladder. The fact is that if you want to become a more explosive and powerful athlete, you have to improve your rate of force development. Rate of force development refers to more quickly you can apply force. Read more…

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Top 5 Explosive Upper Body Exercises

While the lower body is of the utmost importance to athletes who want to run faster, jump higher and be more explosive, a powerful upper body is extremely important for combat athletes and others who require hand speed, upper body power, and, well, just want to look better at the beach. Think about a football lineman blocking a defensive end coming off the line of scrimmage or a wrestler trying to avoid a compromising position. Or an MMA fighter in the second round looking for a takedown. Or even a baseball player looking to improve his power numbers. Upper body power is important for all of Read more…

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Your Knee Injury Isn’t About Your Knee

As a strength and conditioning coach my first goal is to keep my athletes healthy. For the past 3 months I have been dealing with knee pain and referred to Anthony Mychal's manual for help. This is a guest post by Anthony Mychal. Feel free to drop him a question below. Ignoring pain and injuries is normal in the quest for athletic dominance. When it comes to chronic knee pain, despite the baggage knee injuries carry, it's no different. Chronic knee pain is one of the easiest injuries to ignore. Since most athletes will—at some point—have it, it doesn't scream of being a major problem. Read more…

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How Did I Put 40 lbs on my Bench Press in 6 Weeks?

For the past 6 weeks I have been following a training program unlike anything I have ever done before. I decided that it was time for a change and I wanted to do something totally different than what I have been doing. This happens from time to time-in the sumer I decided to follow a modified version of the warrior diet for 3 months. This type of lifestyle was on the exact opposite end of the spectrum from what I was doing for the previous few years-eating 6 meals a deal. As a performance coach and somebody who loves lifting heavy weights, I am constantly experimenting on myself to see what Read more…

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