To answer this question, we need to define strength. But there are many ways to define strength, so we all have to come up with our own method for defining strength. For me, it’s the squat.
Dave Tate could list 99 movements to use with the elitefts SS Yoke Bar… but he’ll just show you his top 5 instead of giving an upsell. (It’s just that good of a product.)
Speed squats w/ Duplex bar vs. heavy band bar x 5 180 x 3 270 x 2 320 (~35%) x 2 x 8 2” deadlifts 320 x 2 410 x 1 500 x 1 560 x 1 610 x 1 655 x 0 Unilateral Reverse Hyper 100 x 15 x 4
Let’s take a quick look at some simple biomechanics, and then we will break down the squat so we can rebuild it with an emphasis on generating torque.
Stop burying your athletes into the ground and do only as much training as needed for optimal results.
People always love trash talking depth of wide stance squatters after seeing pictures or video. Something to think about. You cannot physically see the crease of the hip from the front due to the mass of quads and such in front if it
Elitefts™ Advisor and Owner of Mountain Dog Training and Nutrition John Meadows performs squats with the elitefts™ Tsunami Bar.
Matt Ladewski owner of Region Barbell Club demonstrates how to perform Serrano Split Squats
These areas will significantly increase how a child is progressing in the gym.
There I was, fifteen years later, staring down my greatest friend and my worst enemy.
It is imperative that we don’t become narrow-minded and biased when choosing how we train our athletes.
Pain is merely your body’s interpretation that something may be wrong. It doesn’t mean that your days of heavy lifting are over.
EVERYTHING you wanted to know about the new & improved SS Yoke Bar plus a TON of training information.
It’s done and in the books. I competed at the 16th annual RPS Power Challenge on October 21, 2012.
Squats should be looked at as more of a movement, not simply a specific muscle developer, and the entire body should be involved in the lift.
Are you looking for a better more efficient way to use chains? If so read this…
Dave Tate shows how one slight change in foot position can increase your squatting base of support.
When Dave Tate subverts the Mountain Dog training plan, EVERYONE pays the price. All five men are left sprawled on the ground, a wheezing, gelatinous heap of quivering devastation.
From August to October of 2011, I did the Smolov squat routine for no reason other than I just wanted to.
Any exercise that hits the hamstrings, glutes, and quads hard is going to be good for getting faster on the football field.
We started with some heavy standing calf work, then higher-rep seated calf work, then seated leg curls pyramiding up in weight.
This is a great devise to help those who have a hard time keeping their back arch when coming off the box while box squatting.
The cambered squat bar is an excellent variation to a straight bar for several reasons.
Those were the exact words used by one of my clients after finishing her last set of goblet squats.
We will look at three different exercises that you can do with the log: floor presses, training complexes, and font squats.