Posts by Smitty

• Strength Training Programs – Open and Anchor

  It doesn’t matter if you are active or sedentary, there is always a never-ending fight to stay mobile. If you train or participate in sports regularly, you have to be consistent with your recovery strategies from these intense activities. If you sit around all day...

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• 2 Critical Shoulder Savers – Perfect 1-2 Punch

  In today’s article I am going to show you one of our go-to shoulder saver combos.  In this superset, we combine soft-tissue massage, with mobility and activation work. This proven 3-step sequence is actually the focus of an upcoming CPPS workout that Joe DeFranco and...

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• Heavy Back Training with Cool Band Variations

  I love training back. In my programming, I like to incorporate a lot of back training because it balances the body and kills three birds with one stone; a bigger back, bigger arms and more muscular balance. Like all other muscle groups, your back musculature...

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• Squat More, Deadlift More, and Save Your Back With This Simple Fix

  Over the years, you learn the “small things” make all of the difference in the weightroom. This is a huge understatement especially when you’re hitting a lower body workout that includes heavy compound exercises. Big lifts like RDL’s, squats, deadlifts, front squats, and power cleans...

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• High Volume Training to Dominate Your Shoulders

  I’ve been really pushing my training lately with higher rep work. This has given me the opportunity to get innovative again with my exercise selection and creation. I love adding bands, chains, and different barbells into my training programs in ways that nobody else does....

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• A Message Every Young Man Should Hear

  I was asked tonight by one of my young football players, “Why do you hate me?” While the question was far from the truth, it did force me to reveal my hand. His feelings that I was “always picking on him” and “I was singling...

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