How To Set Up Chains For The Bench Press
Learn how to properly set up chains on the bench press for increased strength and performance.
Woman To Woman: Strength Training For A Better Body And Mind
A woman’s perspective on strength training for improved confidence, health, and body.
Band Face Pulls
Primary Muscles Used: Rear Delts Upper Traps Rhomboids Key Points To Keep In Mind: Band should be choked to a rack or piece of equipment that is approximately face level. Keep ribs down, arms long, and pull back with the elbows coming back behind the body. Always keep the elbows up and pull towards the…
Chest Supported Row (Machine)
Primary Muscles Used: Lats Mid Traps and Rhomboids Key Points To Keep In Mind: Chest should be flat against the pad, with feet against the support piece at the back. Keep head and neck neutral. After unracking the lever arm, pull elbows back without allowing shoulders to roll forward. Various grip positions may be offered…
Tri-Pod DB Row
Primary Muscles Used: Lats Mid Traps and Rhomboids Obliques/Trunk Key Points To Keep In Mind: Starting position is such that feet are even, with one arm placed on a bench or other support piece of equipment. Row back towards the hip and middle back, focusing on pulling the elbow back. Ensure that the torso remains…
The Truth About Kids and Lifting Weights
The Truth About Kids and Lifting Weights Here at Terre Haute Intensity Resistance and Sports Training (THIRST) our primary audience and clientele is working with youth athletics in the sports performance realm. It’s not uncommon that we get various questions from parents and members about how safe lifting is for children, what kind of approach…
WATCH: The Best Way to Track Your Personal Records (PR’s)
One of the most common questions that I get in realms of training with a conjugate programming method is how I keep track of all my personal records (PR’s) considering there is essentially an unlimited number of variations available. Tracking your training and personal records is a vital step to long term improvement in the…
5 Things I Wish I Knew 5 Years Ago
Looking back through my years of training, I realize there was a lot that I didn’t know. Back then, you probably couldn’t have told me otherwise. I was training for local bodybuilding shows, and had taken a vast interest in training and nutrition. I was currently at Purdue University studying Health and Fitness, so I…
The 14 Best Resources for Strength – May 2016 Edition
Stabilize Your Deadlift With Straight Arm Pulldowns – John Rusin This is a great in depth article covering all things straight arm lat pulldowns. Dr. John Rusin goes into a variety of different variations of the movement, and how this exercise can help benefit your deadlift and trunk stability. I’ve found myself using and…
WATCH: Cleans for Powerlifting?
Recently over on my Facebook page, I asked for some input on topics for content that people would be interested in. I will likely be putting most of these in a video format, but there could be some articles coming as well. This was one of the questions that I got that seemed rather interesting,…