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This year, I’ve embarked on a running plan with some strength work geared toward running. That includes lots of single-leg work, hamstrings, and core, plus a good amount of glute training by adding in the hip & core program. Although, I also want my upper body to be more akin…
I was lucky enough to get away this week for a few days of skiing. I’ve developed some skills on the mountain from my years living in Colorado, but now that I’m in Texas, my legs aren’t in ski shape like they used to be. Later in the day, I…
Alright, Crossover Fam, it’s time to come clean with it. Despite the muscled-up athletes we share on our advertisements and our repeated use of the word “SCAPJACKED”… Crossover Symmetry does not build muscles. Can you use the bands in a way that will yield hypertrophy? Sure. But our programs alone…
This week I hopped on the trend of listing five things you would never do based on your expertise. You can watch the video here or follow along below with the things I would never do as a professional strength coach and trainer… 1. Stretching I remember seeing a professional back when…
I’ve been browsing the latest news in the health and fitness world. The one thing that popped up a few times is the evolving science of muscle gains, better known as hypertrophy. And the man leading the charge seems to be researcher Dr. Brad Schoenfeld, whose research reveals that reps don’t…
I’ve been working on my pushups. So we’ll dedicate today’s Movement to getting better at them. First off, I’ll name this exercise “king of all upper body workouts”. Some may argue bench press, but here’s my defense of the pushup… However, the movement tends to be a crux for many people. No matter if…
A recent news article about a 3-second strength program keeps showing up on my newsfeed. Google knows me well. I would usually ignore headlines such as: “3 seconds of weight lifting a day could be enough to build strength if it’s intense, small study finds.“ However, I finished Wordle, and…
One of the best things that came out this week is an article by Chris Beardsley on fatigue. If you’re an exercise science nerd like me, I would highly recommend the read, but if you prefer to drop the science nerd from that, I’m happy to provide you with just the…
This week I got caught up in a debate on squat depth. Not me personally, but from afar with an episode of Mark Bell’s Power Project. The podcast featured two popular names in the fitness industry. The first is Joel Seedman, a coach with a different style of training tactics and…
I want to dive into a post I left on our Instagram this week about stretching. Like everything else in the health and fitness world, it’s a topic with a range of opinions. The strength haters and medical professionals say stretching is the only way to keep your joints from…