A big pet peeve of mine is when I see someone walk into the gym, go straight for the barbell, and then they load their first working set on there with no warm-up. Come on! You are never too strong for the barbell. Why not get a few excellent reps with a barbell before loading […]
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Julia Ladewski is a boss: former D1 strength and conditioning coach, veteran powerlifter (she’s still setting PRs), and physique competitor. I was unable to personally be on this podcast because I got really sick when we were set to record. But we had some great people fill in, and this podcast is still amazing stuff.
All Around Boss Julia Ladewski – The Barbell Life 201 Read More »
When you think about all the aspects of strength and fitness, the one thing we can all agree on is that we need strong glutes. If you want to lift heavy weight or run for distance, you need strong glutes. If you want to look good naked, you also need strong glutes. There is no
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We have used strongman movements in our workouts at Mash Elite for over a decade now. Each year we incorporate the movements more and more. Strongman is a huge part of my latest book Do What You Want. In the book I show how easy it is to make strongman work a core element of
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In the middle of a new book I am writing about concurrent training, “Do What You Want”, all of a sudden it dawned on me to try a new plan of my own. I’m 44 years old, and I still thrive on goals. I simply can’t workout just to workout, and that’s ok. It’s who
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The world is changing for the good. I grew up in a world where weightlifters, powerlifters, and bodybuilders ran in separate groups. There wasn’t a whole lot of crossing over. As a matter of fact, there was quite a bit of bickering about which modality is actually best. Who really is the strongest man in
