Quiz Time
What do the following things have in common?

Sitting at a desk
Long distance running
Improper squatting
Chondromalacia and other knee problems
Lower back pain

And what about these?

An uppercut
A homerun swing
Sprinting
Dunking a basketball
The inability to lie (Oh, you knew it was coming and I did you the favor of getting it out of the way early instead of making [...]

Tags: deadlift, Fitness, power, squat, strength

That’s Core Work!
One of the current buzz-words in the fitness community is “core”. Everyone talks about “core work” and devices that “activate your core.” Stay up a bit too late and catch an infomercial and you’re sure to find something that will “shred your core” (for only four easy installments of $19.99) [...]

Tags: abs, deadlift, lower back, squat

I finished Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore last night. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. If you are a trainer, an aspiring trainer, an athlete, an aspiring athlete, or anyone with legs and arms that works out, this book is a must-read. Rippetoe and Kilgore describe in excellent [...]

Tags: bench press, Clean and Jerk, deadlift, Fitness, Kilgore, Mark Rippetoe, press, squat, Starting Strength, strength