One Rep Maxes (1RM) are critical pieces of information about yourself that can be used to craft future workouts and record your progress. Typical workouts that have 1RM’s tied to them are bench, deadlift, and squat. These three lifts are also at times called the “big three.” Some powerlifters (or a lot of times braggadocios highschool football …
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Oftentimes it may seem that purchasing fitness related gifts might offend the recipient. However, for your self-proclaimed fitness-freak friends and family, there is nothing wrong with giving creative, fitness-related gifts this holiday season. For a list of a few fitness themed gift ideas see below: Enroll your recipient in a 5K, obstacle run, or other …
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‘Tis the season for gift giving! Luckily offering functional strength tools/workout equipment can be both incredibly thoughtful and affordable. Offering gifts around strength training also doesn’t have the same implications as giving standard fitness equipment (ahem…you need to lose weight.) Instead building strength is incredibly useful to all genders and ages, and a great topic …
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Grip strength for deadlift is the limiting factor for most people’s personal bests for this lift. Because of this, I recommend numerous grip workouts for increasing your deadlift max. Try these options to increase your grip strength for Deadlift: Farmer’s walk/carry – with the same weight that you use to shrug, walk around the …
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Functional Strength Tool Kit by: Brian Dick The functional strength kit listed below will give you a great jumping off point for establishing your combat sports strength. If you were to enter any judo, jiu jitsu, muay thai, or wrestling gym around the country you are guaranteed to find at least one or all of …
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Brian Dick In-home functional strength tool kit with links to purchase through Amazon Below you will find an excellent starter kit for building functional strength. These tools are best suited for in home use, and for the beginner. The accessory in the bottom left quadrant are pull up balls. These are pull attachments designed by …
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I must admit that I have been very disgruntled with the (predictable) influx of new gym goers that have shown up post-January 1st. However, this recent swarm has actually resulted in me trying new machines that I typically avoid when I have free range of equipment. For example, this past week, I had planned on …
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If there was any book that I wish I would have read earlier than I did, it is The Four Hour Body, by Tim Ferriss. Before entering my MBA I worked second shift and ate horribly, and extremely late at night. I ballooned up to 245 (I’m 5’11”) and felt awful. Just before school I …
