December 13
10 Best Unilateral Exercises
How to get stronger and balance out your monotonous diet of squats and deadlifts with single-leg movements.
December 6
The Specificity/Variability Paradox
To achieve a goal, you must train specifically for the task. But without variation you'll fizzle. Here's how to fix that problem.
December 4
Advanced Deadlift Programming
If your deadlift is stuck, you need more than a new exercise or technique cue to get it moving. You need a system.
November 26
Louie Simmons on Explosive Lockouts
A lack of explosiveness has killed many a deadlift at lockout, and no one knows how to fix it like Louie Simmons.
November 25
Turning Pro: 7 Mind Hacks
An amateur has amateur habits, while a professional has professional habits. Which category describes you?
November 22
Trouble with the Tilt - Correcting APT
Your gut and butt perpetually protrude and your deadlift PR won't budge. Sounds like you have anterior pelvic tilt. Here’s how to fix it.
November 20
Built for Bad: Strength Circuits
Strength circuits provide the perfect balance of heavy loads, rep volume, and work density to produce the very best gains in strength, size, and leanness. Get the plan here.
November 13
Rest-Pause Training, Prison-Style
Rest-pause training will help you bust through strength plateaus while experiencing a T-shirt tearing pump. Here’s how do it.
November 6
Lift Big by Bracing, Not Arching
A simple tweak in technique, in addition to saving your spine, can add 20-40 pounds to your big lifts, instantly!
November 5
Quad Killer: 20-Rep Front Squats
You can't beat 20-rep squats for building leg size and strength. Here are some new variations of the old school killer.
November 4
3 Mistakes That Limit Your Gains
If your muscle-building progress has stalled, you're probably focusing on the wrong things, or simply not working hard enough.
October 29
Back to the Roots of Training
Keep it simple, but keep it hardcore. No gimmicks and no fluff. Clear out the clutter with these 12 principles, then get your butt into the squat rack.
October 21
Beyond 5/3/1 Program 1.1
I spent a ton of time developing this program and believe it stands as my best work, ever.
October 18
8/6/3 For Size and Strength
This coach dared to mess around with Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1 and tweak it for his athletes. Here’s what happened.
October 15
Wave Ladders for Maximum Strength
Ladders and wave loading are both great ways to build size and strength, but combine them and you get something magical.
October 14
Training While Deployed
A 10-workout program designed to get you bigger, stronger, and combat ready, whether you're in the military or not.
October 11
The Chin-Up Project
Gain an inch on your biceps while building a rock-solid upper body with simple chin-up progressions.
October 7
Exercise Stacking for Fast Gains
Here's how to combine two or more similar exercises in sequence to save time and maximize strength and hypertrophy.
October 5
A Letter to Young Jim Wendler
This hardcore advice about training and life for young Jim Wendler might just be the same advice you need to hear right now. So listen up, get fired up, and get to work!