💯 Exercises you should be doing: the half-kneeling X-pulldown⁣ ⁣ ✅ There’s no shortage of options of vertical pulls, but one of my favorites (outside of chin-ups/pull-ups) is the half-kneeling X-pulldown, shown here… instagram.com/p/CAs3bIOnRtV/…

#TBT On this date in 2016 at the CAA Tournament... #GoTribe

📲 New article testosteronenation: ‘Fix Everything With One Brutal Exercise: 7 Loaded Carries to Improve Full-Body Strength’⁣ ⁣ 👉🏻 There isn’t much to say about loaded carries that hasn’t been said before. Regardless… instagram.com/p/CAvYN1OnKwh/…

No kidding, that was one to remember. The glory days

✅ Overhead shrugs: strong traps, happy shoulders⁣ ⁣ 📲 An excerpt from my T-Nation article, 'Get Bigger, Feel Better: 7 Smart Exercises' (full article at link in bio)⁣ ⁣ "There's no denying that upper traps – the type… instagram.com/p/CBGlQk3He-W/…

🔥 Loading hack for 1-leg squats: toss some plates or DBs into a backpack and get after it!⁣ ⁣ 👉🏻 One of the common “issues” with 1-leg squats is that they’re not always convenient to load. Chains and weight vests are… instagram.com/p/CBVjNIXn-19/…

💭 Does top speed matter for athletes? ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Yes. Here’s why:⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 📝 There’s no denying that acceleration is the name of the game in sports as virtually all significant actions rely on short, powerful bursts.… instagram.com/p/CBf-cjgnNjI/…

💭 Front squats: the “truest” squats?⁣ ⁣ It goes without saying that the squat pattern has a laundry list of benefits for all things strength, performance, muscle, and function. That being said, not all squats are… instagram.com/p/CBvdacMHxlD/…

💭 The reverse crunch to deadbug: not your typical flexion-based “ab” exercise⁣ ⁣ ⏩ First things first: there’s a big difference between the commonly performed reverse crunch – which often entails cranking the knees… instagram.com/p/CCGiEbyHpvN/…

🔥 Chin-ups vs. pull-ups⁣ ⁣ Both chin-ups (supinated) and pull-ups (pronated) are great movements for strength, muscle, and performance; they’re (unsurprisingly) similar from a muscular standpoint in that they mostly… instagram.com/p/CCJKxI_HAMa/…

🔥 The “best” way to increase vertical jump height⁣ ⁣ 📝 Increasing your vertical jump is a lot like increasing sprint speed in that, although there are plenty of things that can help – like improving body composition,… instagram.com/p/CCTTUuCH1P5/…

📝 The bilateral deficit: 1+1 > 2⁣ ⁣ The concept of the bilateral deficit as I learned it from Michael Boyle refers to how the body can produce more force unilaterally (per leg) than it can bilaterally (in total). In… instagram.com/p/CClfQnBHRMa/…

🔥 A unique (and effective) contrast pairing for rotational power⁣ ⁣ 📝 Besides being a flat out fun way to train, contrast training is one of, if not the best training method of all time for developing pure power and… instagram.com/p/CCoC96hHHya/…

A better alternative to shrugs 🤔⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Most lifters are in constant pursuit of hulk-like upper traps in order to chase the coveted power look. Ipso facto, they perform endless sets of shrugs and not much else.… instagram.com/p/CECSWo7npED/…

📲 New article testosteronenation: ‘Top 10 Exercises for Real-World Athleticism’ (link in bio)⁣ ⁣ 💭 While getting bigger, stronger, and leaner are all worthwhile goals, setting performance-based goals may be even… instagram.com/p/CEEwrMnnY_g/…

💯 To piggyback on an older post by Steve Banh, I’m a big fan of using “constraints” when it comes to exercise selection, which are essentially ways of adjusting or adding/subtracting elements from certain exercises… instagram.com/p/CERqYBbnx0_/…

📝 New article: ‘Top 20 Plyometrics for Speed, Power, and Performance’ Dr. John Rusin (link in bio)⁣ ⁣ 🐰 For all things related to performance, power, body composition, and health and longevity (among others), performing… instagram.com/p/CEUNUFZHxaE/…

A few thoughts on rotational power... instagram.com/reel/CFe8THbHP…

Injuries often occur when load>capacity. However, completely shutting it down (a common response) can actually decrease capacity. A better approach? Apply enough load to rebuild capacity w/o exceeding tolerance. To get better - and return stronger - resting is rarely the answer.

New article 👌🏻