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Pull-Ups: 3 Steps To Progress Your Pull Ups For Optimal Function

May 13, 2018
Brandon
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Are you looking to progress your pull ups, or working towards doing a quality pull up?
Are you lost on where to start?
Are you struggling to improve your pull up strength?
Are you looking to improve your pull ups and overall functional fitness?

Pull-ups are a great measure of upper body strength that most people are incapable of doing. Most people think that it is unrealistic for them to achieve this impressive measure of strength. The fact is that with consistent and repetitive practice this exercise can be achieved by virtually anyone. Tune in here to see how you can progress your pull ups.

5 Simple Ways To Measure Your Functional Fitness

May 8, 2018
Brandon
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Are you curious as to how functionally fit you are?
Do you know the definition of functional fitness?
Do you evaluate the strict execution of your movements during your training?
Are you interested in improving your functional fitness program?

If you are looking for a good simple way to measure your functional fitness then I’m hoping this article will give you some good insight on how to go about doing it in a practical manner. Sure there are functional movement screenings, physical therapists, and a boatload of other professionals on the internet that have a whole bunch of technical savvy methods to explain function, but in terms of practical day to day application I’m going to provide you with a few simple drills and exercises to both test and train your functional fitness abilities.

3 Smart Strength And Conditioning Tactics For Your Workouts

May 1, 2018
Brandon
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Do you find yourself wondering how to organize your strength and conditioning workouts?
Are you interested in learning how to structure your strength training workouts to make you more injury proof?
Are your workouts designed to flow from one exercise to the next for efficiency?
Are your strength training workouts designed to promote muscular balance and symmetry?

So in today’s article I want to outline some basic strength and conditioning tactics that you need to take the time to implement with your strength and conditioning program in order to help you achieve fitness, function, and optimal results. These are steps you can take to start the process of crushing your physical training goals.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.–Zig Ziglar

3 Must Have Single Leg Exercises For Strength And Stability

April 24, 2018
Brandon
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One of the best ways to work on building your control and stability is with the use of single limb training. Single limb training presents new challenges by enhancing your body’s ability to establish control and stability throughout your core center and in your major joints involving your shoulders and hips. In today’s post I want to cover some single leg exercises to drive the focus of single limb training to your lower body.

5 Steps To Building Your Mental Toughness For Life

April 17, 2018
Brandon
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In today’s society mental toughness seems to be a trait that is becoming more and more extinct. Lack of discipline, lack of focus, and lack of commitment are all big red flags for a lack of mental toughness. When it comes to your training there’s no room for a lack of mental toughness. If you lack it then diet suffers, training suffers, and results suffer.