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The Better Plank Exercise for Core Strength

It was revolutionary at the time, in the late 90’s I had just really gotten into the fitness industry. To be honest, I was debating between being a university strength & conditioning coach or going into the private fitness industry. […]

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You Even KNOW Glute Exercises?!

This past weekend I got the great honor to speak at the College Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association national conference (CSCCA whew!) Our DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training continues to grow among a wide variety of people that want to find […]

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Nailing the The Hardest Squat

When I suck at something, I actually get pretty pumped. Weird right? Especially when you consider there are A LOT of things that I suck at! I’m not a naturally gifted athlete and having gone through four spinal surgeries, you […]

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Are We Getting Deadlifts All Wrong?

Everyone has a man-crush on deadlifts these days. While ten years ago it was articles on bench presses and biceps curls that ruled the bandwidth, now every thing you read is extolling the virtues of heavy pulling. I have to […]

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A Better Way to Real World Strength with Ultimate Sandbag Training

Ian Vaughn, DVRT Master, (Creator of DVRT Real World Muscle & Strength and DVRT For Obstacle Racing)  A year ago when I got my brand new shipment of Ultimate Sandbags, I put the old all black Ultimate Sandbags  in my […]

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Ultimate Sandbag Exercises for Better Knees & Shoulders

This past weekend was the last of the 1-day Perform Better day seminars that I had been invited to present. If you are unaware, the Perform Better seminars and summits have become the gold standard in fitness and performance educational […]

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Creating Success in Ultimate Sandbag Workouts

I fell in love with strength training the first time I ever went to the gym with my older brother, Greg, when I was 14. Trust me, it wasn’t because I was particularly gifted in being strong. I remember very […]

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Building the Smarter Get-up

Ian Vaughn, DVRT Master (Creator of DVRT Real World Muscle & Strength, DVRT for Obstacle Course Racing) Being in fitness today has never been more challenging. There is SO MUCH “stuff” on platforms like social media, it is hard to […]

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How to Unlock Real Strength with Ultimate Sandbag Workouts

It really doesn’t matter. Whether you are trying to lose 30 pounds, help an achy shoulder, or compete in your favorite sport, it is actually the same. What am I talking about? In all those cases we are looking at […]

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