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    Burning Fat vs. Building Muscle: Goal-Specific Programing Considerations
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Jul 16, 2020
    • 6 min

    Burning Fat vs. Building Muscle: Goal-Specific Programing Considerations

    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...
    240 views2 comments
    Shape vs. Position: A New Way to Look at Movement
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Jul 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Shape vs. Position: A New Way to Look at Movement

    Understanding the difference between these two similar ideas may be the secret to unlocking a better approach to program design. Defining...
    139 views0 comments
    Biomechanics for Bros
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Biomechanics for Bros

    ...A down and dirty reference for anyone more concerned with getting jacked than getting nerdy. Biomechanics can be intimidating; the...
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    Snowflake Programming
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Jun 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    Snowflake Programming

    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...
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    "Stone Soup" for Strength Training
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    "Stone Soup" for Strength Training

    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...
    48 views0 comments
    Cardio vs. Conditioning
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Cardio vs. Conditioning

    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...
    95 views0 comments
    The Upside of Injury
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Upside of Injury

    Getting hurt sucks—anyone telling you otherwise hasn’t dealt with it—but injuries happen, and what you take from the experience can have...
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    Positional Conjugation
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Feb 6, 2020
    • 4 min

    Positional Conjugation

    How is a Pulldown like a Dead Bug, and how can they both improve your Deadlift? These seemingly disparate exercises have more in common...
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    The Missing Link Between Progression & Regression
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Jan 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Missing Link Between Progression & Regression

    In the simplest terms, progression and regression are opposites; if we progress an exercise, we make it harder, while if we regress it,...
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    The Trouble with Inspiration
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Jan 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Trouble with Inspiration

    The fitness industry and its participants are in the midst of an arms race: our over-reliance on inspiration and motivation to fuel our...
    47 views0 comments
    Four Keys to Smart Ass Training
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Dec 8, 2019
    • 4 min

    Four Keys to Smart Ass Training

    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...
    312 views0 comments
    The Thinking Man's Guide to Getting Stupid
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Nov 11, 2019
    • 4 min

    The Thinking Man's Guide to Getting Stupid

    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...
    59 views0 comments
    The Paradox of Progression
    Jesse McMeekin
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 6 min

    The Paradox of Progression

    On the surface of things, they seem complementary: progress and progression. So how can one stand in the way of the other? Understanding...
    54 views0 comments
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