Kasey Esser

 
3 Keys for a Better Strength Program
3 Keys for a Better Strength Program

Program writing can be difficult. Here are three solutions that I’ve used in my own training to help you with this process.

Four Reasons Why Barbell Rows Will Improve Your Deadlift
Four Reasons Why Barbell Rows Will Improve Your Deadlift

Do them properly and watch your deadlift numbers start to creep up!

A Letter to the Haters: What You Can Learn from Bodybuilders
A Letter to the Haters: What You Can Learn from Bodybuilders

Those of us who toil in the weight room day after day attempting to better ourselves receive a lot of flak for being vain, self-obsessed, and egotistical.

The Case Against “Functional” Training
The Case Against “Functional” Training

Somewhere along the line in the past five years or so, the industry and fitness enthusiasts alike have grown crazy over this concept of functional training.

Drying Out the Truth About Sodium
Drying Out the Truth About Sodium

If you aren’t shredded before you start the final week of your preparation, you can’t blame sodium or anything else for that matter for how you look on the day of the contest.

Why You Need More Power
Why You Need More Power

Power, as it relates to strength and conditioning, is an often misunderstood concept for everyday lifters.

Classifying Your Clients
Classifying Your Clients

While the tests I listed are important in determining the current strength, aerobic capacity, and general health of the client, there is something vitally important that most trainers fail to consider—the ability of the client to get into basic body weight positions.

Need for Law in the Personal Training Industry
Need for Law in the Personal Training Industry

The only thing holding the personal training industry back from taking the next step is the fact that there virtually isn’t any regulation.

Defining Intensity
Defining Intensity

There seems to be a lot of confusion over what exactly the word “intensity” means in a weight room setting.

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