Jesse McMeekin
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...
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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...
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Jesse McMeekin
- Jun 30, 2020
- 5 min
Unpacking the Scapula: Cannons, Pirate Ships, and Smooth Seas
Oversimplified at best, and overlooked at worst, the shoulder blade plays a crucial role in shoulder mobility.
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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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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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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...
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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...
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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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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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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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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...
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Jesse McMeekin
- Nov 18, 2019
- 6 min
The Power of Story
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...
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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...
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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...
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Jesse McMeekin
- Sep 25, 2019
- 5 min
Minimum Effective Dose vs. Maximum Recoverable Volume
On the surface of things, Minimum Effective Dose and Maximum Recoverable Volume seem to be diametrically opposed; one argues for doing no...
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Jesse McMeekin
- Sep 17, 2019
- 4 min
The Simple Elegance of the EMOM
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...
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Jesse McMeekin
- Sep 11, 2019
- 3 min
The Right Way to "Steal" An Exercise
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
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Jesse McMeekin
- Aug 28, 2019
- 4 min
A Pretty NEAT Trick
Why NEAT—Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis—may actually have more to do with burning fat and losing weight than you'd expect. More Than...
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Jesse McMeekin
- Aug 20, 2019
- 5 min
Cardio and Hypertrophy—Part 2
Does cardio kill your gains? Or can it actually boost them? And how does HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) effect muscle growth? In...
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Jesse McMeekin
- Aug 13, 2019
- 6 min
Bulk Up With Training Density
Advanced lifters looking for ways to keep packing on the muscle may find that chasing volume and intensity isn't enough anymore. Training...
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