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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.

3 Functional Strength Drills For Fitness And Performance

April 10, 2018
Brandon
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Are you training to be functionally strong for life?
Are you using your strength and conditioning program to prepare you for your sport, job, or life?
How much emphasis do you place on being functionally strong?

These days I often find myself talking to my students about the importance of having life skills. After all, when it comes to fitness your goals should line up to what you’re doing in life. In other words, if your job demands that you be functional then why wouldn’t your fitness program mirror that? Today I’m going to discuss three functional strength drills to get you on track.

Sprint Workout Progression For Your HIIT Training

April 3, 2018
Brandon
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Do you currently include sprinting as part of your HIIT conditioning?
Are you “sprint functional” in your conditioning?
Do you have a practical and safe progression in place to build up your sprint workout?

If you are not including sprint work into your conditioning program then you need to take the time to reconsider. If you aren’t sure about how to go about progressing up to a sprint workout program then this article will provide you with some insight. Get ready to buckle that chinstrap and get to work.

7 Elements Of Pillar Strength And Functional Movement

March 20, 2018
Brandon
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What is pillar strength?
Are you functionally strong?
Are you interested in learning how to develop pillar strength and function?
Do you feel that your workouts lack in helping you to perform and to be resistant to injury?

If you answered yes to any of the questions here above then you’re in the right place. Today’s article will outline a simple and effective explanation to help you build stable and powerful pillar strength. You will also build total body function to withstand most any physical task.