Why Strength And Conditioning Is Important For Youth Athletes One of the major concerns we get here at Terre Haute Intensity Resistance and Sports Training (THIRST) is regarding health and safety of athletes training and lifting weights. Luckily, we’ve already written an article about this on our website, which you can read here. At the…
Just about every person that’s ever picked up a weight has likely hit the bench press. It’s the king of all movements when it comes to trying to impress your friends or family members. But one thing is certain, about 99% of the people that bench press have no clue as to what they are…
Primary Muscles Used: Transverse Abdominis Abdominals Obliques Lats Key Points To Keep In Mind: Keep the back from tailbone to head flat on the floor. This is a quality based movement. Good quality reps and slow tempo are very important. Pick a variation that suits your experience level. Keep pelvis tucked hard and pulled towards your…
Primary Muscles Used: Shoulders Triceps Key Points To Keep In Mind: Keep the wrists over the elbows. Hands should be slightly wider than shoulder width, or about your bench press hand position. When pressing overhead, shoot your head through the “window” or between your arms, so that the bar is over your hips and ears.…
As someone that works with a variety of clients and people, something that almost always gets brought up is how to add in extra work or training session to a training program. Most of the time, I will recommend that you just follow the program you’re using as written. It was designed in a way…
Unfortunately with my busier schedule lately I will not be able to provide a brief synopsis of each article that I read that makes the list, but the same great content can continue to be found here! YOKED: 4 Exercises for Massive Traps – Demmy James 7 Exercises to Hip Hinge Domination – Trish…
The Importance of Filming Your Lifts – Mark Woods This was a great article discussing the new age of lifting via using video of our lifting. It’s not uncommon to see lifting videos streaming like wildfire on social media, but Mark discusses how filming your lifts can have some immediate feedback if you know what…
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…
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…
