How many foam rollers does it take to change... anything? Over the past few years, it's become increasingly common to find people...

Burning fat and building muscle—at some point you've probably tried to do both. There's a lot of advice out there about how to manipulate...

Understanding the difference between these two similar ideas may be the secret to unlocking a better approach to program design. Defining...

Oversimplified at best, and overlooked at worst, the shoulder blade plays a crucial role in shoulder mobility.

...A down and dirty reference for anyone more concerned with getting jacked than getting nerdy. Biomechanics can be intimidating; the...

Building a program for every last one of your clients from scratch can be like reinventing the wheel; at best you’ll waste an awful lot...

An old children's story has a lot to teach us about resourcefulness, optimism, and cooperation. What's more, it may help you—and your...

It occurred to me that personal trainers have as many words for conditioning as the Inuit do for snow; we call it HIIT, cardio, MetCon...

Getting hurt sucks—anyone telling you otherwise hasn’t dealt with it—but injuries happen, and what you take from the experience can have...

How is a Pulldown like a Dead Bug, and how can they both improve your Deadlift? These seemingly disparate exercises have more in common...

In the simplest terms, progression and regression are opposites; if we progress an exercise, we make it harder, while if we regress it,...

The fitness industry and its participants are in the midst of an arms race: our over-reliance on inspiration and motivation to fuel our...

Squats and deadlifts are great, but they may not be the best bet for building a bigger booty. If you're serious about lower body power—or...

Story is our first language. Story is one of the simplest and most effective ways to get someone's attention and then do something with...

On any given day and in any given gym, odds are pretty good you can find a dude in a stringer tank, beanie, and oversized headphones...

On the surface of things, they seem complementary: progress and progression. So how can one stand in the way of the other? Understanding...

On the surface of things, Minimum Effective Dose and Maximum Recoverable Volume seem to be diametrically opposed; one argues for doing no...

It's easy to write EMOM off as just another CrossFit gimmick. In reality, EMOM work—short for Every Minute On the Minute—is pure...

Stealing exercises. We all do it. But how you do it says a lot about you as a coach or trainer. So if you're gonna steal an exercise, do it

Why NEAT—Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis—may actually have more to do with burning fat and losing weight than you'd expect. More Than...