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August, 2011

• Exercise dropped me to my knees! Sent Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Hey, Too many people shorten the core during exercise and do not resist tension when lengthening the abdominal muscles. This effects strength, posture, and back pain. Here is a quick solution....and DIFFICULT core complex. ==================== 5/5/5 Advanced Core Workout ==================== The video is of the 3rd set and I was fighting hard to stay up, but I got dropped near the end! I also included an easier variation to try out for starters: […]
• #1 Method to stay WEAK forever Sent Monday, August 29, 2011 Hey, Have you had a friend that goes to the gym regularly, works out every week, and is still built like a middle schooler? What gives?!?! They workout, they go to the gym that sounds like the equation to get strong, right? Sadly, it's not that easy. They are probably making this mistake...and make sure you avoid it! ========================== #1 Method To Stay Weak Forever ========================== This is NOT just a fluff they aren't pushing themselves article. […]
• Stutter chin ups vs Regular chin ups Sent Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Hey, A proper exercise program has to include relative body strength. I don't care how much someone can bench or squat if they can't do a good chin up. Here's one of my favorite variations to make the regular chin up more challenging: ====================== How To Do Stutter Chin Ups ====================== I included our basic chin up tutorial video in that article as well. Tons of good info in these two quick videos! Stay Strong, Joe PS. This is my 250th free […]
• 17 Tips for in season workouts Sent Monday, August 22, 2011 Hey, Don't drink ice water during a sport or conditioning session. Sounds weird? I'll explain that and 16 other tips that will help you create a proper in season training program to prevent muscle and strength loss. ==================== 17 Tips For In Season Workouts ==================== Check out the tips and COMMENT on some hurdles you have come across during your in season program development or performance. More comments = more information! Stay Strong, Joe […]
• "Final Countdown" workout (2 new videos) Sent Thursday, August 18, 2011 Hey, Conditioning complexes do NOT need to be long and complicated process. A lot of people just use one exercise for conditioning: running (I'm a big fan of sprints myself). That being said, here is a cool and effective way to conditioning right in the gym. ====================== Fast 10 Minute Countdown Conditioning ====================== Not only is this a workout but it's a formula you can apply to tons of different exercise combos! Stay strong, Joe PS. […]
• 22 min video and pdf (freebie!) Sent Monday, August 15, 2011 Hey, Have you put yourself through a workout or had a practice and just been on the verge of passing out? It sucks. My senior year in high school I ate like crap, went through double sessions for football and would fall asleep at 7 pm. I was even taken to the doctor to see if I had mono because of how my body felt. Turns out I just did things wrong, waayyy wrong. I aimed this video to help any athlete through tough practices (Fall sports practice starts today in NY!) […]
• YAWN....Internet haters. Sent Friday, August 12, 2011 Hey, This week has been AWESOME! It has literally been the busiest of my life with Steve F. coming from the UK to train with us, coupled with the Synergy Seminar this weekend. In addition, we have been testing our athletes to finish out the summer. The testing reminded me of some haters on youtube that said; All you do is talk during your videos, I bet you don't train anyone! Ironically I was too busy training people to really care or respond at the time. BUT for […]
• Baseball Workouts vs Glass.. Sent Sunday, August 7, 2011 Hey, I've seen a lot of baseball player workouts that treat them like glass. Actually even more fragile than that, with all these band contraptions and bending the poor athletes in awkward positions under no real resistance. Most of the arm exercises I see are complete rubbish (you can see the visiting trainer from the UK is rubbing off on my language). Typically they stress an already fatigued arm in an unnatural position and throw on a band resisting them at nowhere near […]
• I CHALLENGE you not to get goosebumps... Sent Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Hey, Today I needed to a little extra push to get through Wednesday aka Hump Day. Just a little something to push me over that hump and down the other side. I turned to one of my favorite videos of all time. ======================== I am a Champion. ======================== By the end I had goosebumps...again...but my memory was jogged to a 2009 email exchange I had with the coach in the video. I asked him permission to use and share his speech, and he was a true […]
• How to incorporate strongman for athletes Sent Tuesday, August 2, 2011 Hey, My inbox has been packed with questions lately, and this one seems to get asked at least once a week. Hopefully this new article will help clear things up on exactly how I include strongman lifts with my athletes ======================= How To Strongman With Athletes ======================= Check out the article, to include strongman training or leave it out is not as clear as many people think.... Stay strong, Joe PS. I know many of you don't have access to […]