Posts by Smitty

• 6 Tips to Deadlift Better – How to Pull More Weight

  Here is a recent speed deadlift session.  We hit this right after our giant cambered bar squats. Pay attention to the following deadlift coaching cues that you’ll hear throughout the video: Head up at lockout You’ll notice during my deadlifts, I tuck my chin at...

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• Top 3 Squat Tips – How to Squat Better

  After polling the Diesel community this past week, I found out that you wanted to see more live workout videos. So, here is the first installment of many videos to come. The video is of a recent lower body training session where we hit squats,...

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• Letters to All the Beautiful Little Girls – Part 2

  If you missed part 1 of this article series – Letters to All of the Beautiful Little Girls – please go and read it to learn how this project got started. Being a Dad who is absolutely dedicated to helping my children grow into responsible,...

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• Letters to All the Beautiful Little Girls – Part 1

  Over the years I’ve written some very personal messages about my family. It is no secret that I love my family and that they are at the forefront of all my thoughts and actions. From The Dad’s Creed and An Open Letter to My Daughters,...

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• SPEED Training for Team Sport Athletes

  After 7 months of hard work, I can finally say that the new SPEED training system is here! Joe DeFranco, Mike Guadango and myself have literally devoted the last half of 2012 to this latest project and we are extremely proud of the new DVD...

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• Big Back Training – Prone Supported Rows

  In today’s video, I show you one of my favorite back training exercises. I’ve been throwing it in a lot for tons of reps and have noticed a big difference in my pulling strength. For the setup, we use two boxes to elevate a flat...

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