One of the simplest and most effective things you can do before your upper body workouts is add in some stretch band shoulder saving exercises. Spending 5-10 minutes before your workouts can improve your mobility, increase your strength and reduce your chance of injury (this is...
One of my proudest accomplishments in training ever. Breaking the Canadian M1 83 KG Squat Record at the 2015 PowerLifting Nationals here in St. John's NL. If you told me this 5 years ago I would have told you .were crazy I love PowerLifting and I love...
Elbow Pain From Squatting aka "Squatters Elbow" What is "Squatters Elbow"? 1. Get Soft Tissue Work Done One of the most beneficial things you can do to reduce Squatters Elbow Pain is to get soft tissue work done by a professional. Find someone who is good with ART...
How To Foam Roll Your Biceps After two bicep tears (one tendon tear and surgery and one muscle tear no surgery) something I have to spend time on is keeping my biceps healthy and I do this via foam rolling my biceps. Foam rolling your biceps is...
5 Benefits Of Foam Rolling They’re cheap, effective and durable. We have them at the gym, or maybe you’ve got your own. Still, are you getting the most out of your foam roller? Without a doubt, foam rolling has made a huge difference in my life...
A few months ago while in San Diego for the seminars my friend and injury expert Rick Kasselj asked me what the heck I was doing to get such amazing results with my members in such short a time. We also talked about my long list...
I always tell my clients that injuries and set backs are your best opportunity to get better. While others will find every reason to not train and get better, an injury is really an opportunity. How do I know this? It's simple, I just had 3 hand surgeries,...
About 10 years ago, I hurt my back very badly while training (and doing stupid stuff) for a powerlifting show. 10 years ago I was going for a PB on sumo deadlifts at a weight of 585lbs., got it half way, and got stuck. I kept...
Last week I was on a plane home from a seminar in London I was thinking about how good my back was feeling after all the traveling I had been doing recently. Long story short, I hurt my back over 10 years ago training, and ever...
"I have a question outside of my inquiry. I think I tore my bicep. Thought it was my tendon but now I think it's just a muscle tear. Seeing as you have had both, could you explain the different feelimgs of each. I was told...