Everyday stronger, faster, harder to kill is a collection of articles designed to help you move better and get stronger while staying injury free. And it’s not just because I thought that my blog needed an advice column. It’s because after over twenty years of training, I understand that no matter how dedicated you are to your training, getting injured slows progress.
These articles are about keeping you in the gym and out of the doctor’s office! Whether your goal is to break a world record or just keep up with your kids and grandkids, the fastest way to get there is to stay healthy while getting stronger!
Working out if you’re sick is one of those topics that tends to get a lot of search results on Google. In my opinion, working out if you’re sick is an important part of getting healthy again but like anything else it depends on the specifics of your situation. Obviously you want to be careful […]
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Are all lifting bars the same? That’s what Google told me you guys often ask when I did a search for specialty bars. The answer to that question is definitely not! But an even better question regarding lifting bars is What do you NEED to start a home gym? The short answer is not as
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DON’T buy anything based on a first impression from me or ANYONE ELSE! I had a pretty involved back and forth conversation with a viewer after I posted my video of my first impressions of the Major Lutie Raptor F22 and one comment stood out. “When a kid sees an influencer make a video and all
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In Part one of this series, I shared my decision to use a non-surgical shoulder rehab approach for my shoulder injuries over the past year. It was an emotional decision and a struggle somedays to stick with this decision. But along this path, I was introduced to a Doctor and now friend, Dr. Jared Shoemaker, who
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This is part two of a series on my journey as I learned to deal with my injuries and become a healthier, stronger and more durable athlete. You can read Part 1 of the series here. Summer 2017 I rented an office space at inMotion Spine Muscle and Joint in Maize, Kansas. Dr. Jared Shoemaker,
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Many lifters hate to do dedicated stretching. They pay lip service to mobility work with some casual passes with the foam roller before squats but rarely have a dedicated program intended to keep them injury free and building strength year after year. A chiropractor and a contortionist try to change their minds. “First of all I see a
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4 Tips for More Effective Mobility Work For your benefit, when you think of mobility work, I’d like you to think about maintaining or reclaiming your movement patterns. Examples could be your ability to perform squatting patterns or overhead press ranges of motion (specifically, how well you move and feel). At its best mobility work will
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Secrets of Permanent Fat Loss Revealed What are the secrets to permanent fat loss? I always go back to three powerful things that I find are vital for my clients to understand about the journey to their goal weight: Sacrifice, self-discipline and hard work. The Problem Isn’t Lack of Knowledge What do we need
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Yoga Benefits For Lifters? Yoga benefits lifters in several ways. For one thing, you probably already practice some yoga asanas (poses) without realizing it. Garland Pose for example is a deep squat. Anyway, we all know the benefits of a good stretch. We have all seen the cool and sometimes unusual photos on Instagram, maybe even
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