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The 14 Best Resources for Strength – April 2016 Edition

Education, Resources, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyMay 1, 2016Leave a comment

  How to Fix A Good Morning-Style Squat – John Clark John breaks down one of the main technical reasons that lifters tend to pitch forward in the squat. We can typically look at a lifters elbow position, and this will dictate where the bar will go. If we see the elbows shoot back (I…

WATCH: A Day of Eating With Brandon Smitley – Non Training Day

Education, Nutrition, Supplements, Update, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyApril 28, 2016Leave a comment

Seeing how and what certain strength athletes and fitness gurus eat is a pretty popular topic. Everyone has their own way to approach nutrition, and each person will likely have things dialed in based upon what works best for them. I’ve decided to film a few days of my eating for those that might be…

Quad Dominant or Posterior Chain Deficient?

Education, Powerlifting, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyApril 21, 2016Leave a comment

I’m going to tackle one of the most common issues that I see happen during a squat. There can be a host of different errors and issues with this complicated lift, but a very common mistake is having the hips rise drastically out of the bottom of the squat, and essentially a good morning occurs.…

Signifying the Retirement of Kobe Bryant

Education, Success, UpdateBy Brandon SmitleyApril 14, 2016Leave a comment

For those of you that have been living under a rock, last night was the final NBA game of Kobe Bryant. This certainly won’t be a typical blog post, but I do feel that this is a pretty significant mark in sports history that it does need some reflection. It’s been the rave of sports…

DB Pullover

Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyApril 8, 2016Leave a comment

Band Pull Aparts

Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyApril 8, 2016Leave a comment

Primary Muscles Used: Rear Delts Upper Traps Rhomboids Key Points To Keep In Mind: Arms should always be fully extended while keeping constant tension on the band. Keep ribs down, arms long, and pull back with the upper back, rear delts, and rhomboids. Keep the elbows up high, and focus on a good upper back…

Oblique Rotations off GHR

Exercise IndexBy Brandon SmitleyApril 8, 2016Leave a comment

Blast Strap Inverted Row

Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyApril 8, 2016Leave a comment

Seated Cable Row

Exercise Index, VideoBy Brandon SmitleyApril 8, 2016Leave a comment

Swiss Bar Bent Over Row

Exercise IndexBy Brandon SmitleyApril 8, 2016Leave a comment
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ABOUT THIRST

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THIRST was originally founded by Brandon and Adrian Smitley to help improve the health, fitness, and athletic performance of the greater Wabash Valley community. Together they have acquired scientific and practical knowledge in the fitness industry, and look to apply them to help the community.

The training philosophy at THIRST is to use functional based movement patterns, with a combination of science and applied knowledge to yield real-world results.

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