“MEASURE WHAT IS MEASURABLE AND MAKE MEASURABLE WHAT IS NOT”. With these words, Galileo Galilei stated one of the most important concepts in science. Without a system of measure, it is impossible to quantify any phenomenon and make it comparable with others as well as with the changes of the same phenomenon during time. This […]
“My squat sucks! I can’t go as deep as I would like to because my hips hurt and my ankles are locked”; “I have a loose lumbar zone so I cannot squat deeper!”; “I don’t do Over Head Squats because my shoulders don’t lock out”. The problem with these people is that they all can’t […]
“How much can you lift?” “How much can you bench?”; “Who’s the strongest in the gym?”; “This guy is really big, he has to be strong for sure!”…. These are just a few of the most quoted sentences that any gym goer hears a thousand times. If you have some knowledge in strength and conditioning, […]
Progress in training can have many different meanings. For the lovers of iron, the best symptom of progression corresponds to a new personal record in squat or bench. But the weight you can load on the barbell is not the only progress that can occur in your journey as an athlete. Even though the final result is […]
THE HUMAN BODY DOES NOT LIKE FATIGUE. The body in general wants food, sleep, and recovery. However, as human culture has evolved over time, movement and activity has grown in popularity, and looking good has become a cultural norm. Similarly, so has the need to move our bodies to play a sport or go to the gym. […]
The body doesn’t like change, it is as efficient at a molecular level in changes that allow homeostasis and as lazy to macro changes of its status. Everybody has tried to lose fat or gain muscle mass once in their life time and everybody knows how hard it can be. What usually happens is that the body […]
As the weather changes, from warm sunny days, to the cold and the snow, are you prepared for Winter? Are you ready to gear up and hit the slopes? If you are the season for Winter Sports is nearly upon us, but did you prepare for the upcoming season? According to the Denver Post and […]
Often overlooked in the gym is heavy training focus on accessory lifts. Everyone wants to be as strong and as powerful as they can and that shows through big weights on the big 3, Squats, Deadlifts, and Bench Press. But look at the elite lifters in the world, yes you see their videos across socials, […]
Sometimes I love to do some challenging training exercises that to the worlds eyes, I know, look crazy. Last summer I spent 92 minutes of my life on the Air Dyne, also called “Hell Dyne”, with the aim to burn 1000 calories as fast as possible. One month ago I did the “30 minutes squat […]
For the experienced lifter it can be torture to take a day off from training. For many of us though we do not train 6 or 7 times a week, but for even those who only lift 3 to 4 times a week, the way that you attack or lack on your recovery days make […]