If you have trouble getting a good core brace during the overhead (military) press, you’re not alone. And also, you may find it difficult to breathe in general during higher rep pressing. The same general problem will probably also occur during the front squat. I have written a step by step training plan to help […]
Difficulty Breathing During Front Squats
Here is a Simple Training Drill to Solve Breathing Problems During the Front Squat You may have noticed that it can be difficult to get a good deep breath in between reps of the front squat. Not everybody has this problem to the same extent, but almost everybody would have noticed that the front squat […]
How to Perform the Military Press (Standing Overhead Barbell Press)
By Joe Weir and Eric Troy Names for Military Press The Military Press has also been referred to as Shoulder Press or Overhead Press and while some may claim they are different exercises, we can say that the heart of the exercise is a vertical press with a straight bar. Having several different names for […]
Does a Cool-Down Period Help You Recover from Training?
We certainly hear a lot about the importance of an exercise warmup. But could it be that a cool-down period is also important? Does a cool-down help you recover from training? Answer: It probably does, though of course, it depends on the level and type of training. Today there is a big emphasis on training […]
Frequency is Not the Key to Success in Muscle Gaining?
On Quora recently, a fellow asked that most typical question “what is the best way for me to gain muscle without becoming a gym rat.” What this fellow wanted to know was, what was the minimum he’d need to do. He didn’t want to be married to the gym. You can’t really give a one […]
What Muscles Do Deadlifts Work?
It is certainly possible to name what muscles deadlifts work but before I begin, I should not that the deadlift is actually a total body exercise. In other words, to some extent, every muscle in the body becomes involved. It would be impossible to accurately outline the contribution of every single muscle group during the […]