Posts by Smitty

• Best Muscle Building Workout Tips for Chest – Deficit Push-ups After Heavy Pressing

  Best Muscle Building Workout Tips for Chest – Deficit Push-ups After Heavy Pressing Deep breathing, full ranges of motion, and soft-tissue work (SMR) can only take you so far with your training – especially if you’re really tight and restricted. Loaded stretching – a protocol...

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• How to Squat the Right Way – Part 1

  In a previous article series, I talked about how to squat the right way without getting injured. I am going to revisit this series to see what has changed in my coaching over the years and how I currently teach my athletes how to squat....

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• Pre-Fatigue Isometrics for Greater Strength

  Pre-Fatigue Isometrics for Greater Strength This technique is part of the Ageless Athlete training series geared toward older lifters and athletes who want to train for a lifetime. As with these advanced extended set protocols, the goal is to make ‘light weights feel heavy.’ I’ve...

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• Intraset Tempo Changes for the Ageless Athlete

  In the following video, I show a technique I created over the last 10 years as I’ve been perfecting, modifying, and optimizing the Ageless Athlete protocol. I explained the reasoning and details behind the Intraset Tempo Changes (ITC’s) in AA2.0, and now as I prepare...

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• Changing the Angle – Change the Line of Tension

  CHANGING THE ANGLE | CHANGE THE LINE OF TENSION Watch this set of front raises with plates. During the phase, my hands are at 9 and 3 (hands on a clock) this allows for a full range of motion where I can get my arms...

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• Leg Blast – Varying Stance Hops

  LEG BLAST | VARYING STANCE HOPS This variation of hops will literally destroy your legs and blow you out. After a heavy squat set, drop down into these loaded hops and go for reps. In this video, we overloaded with chains, but they can also...

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