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Training ideas, movement education, and coaching from Josh and Jessica.
Why Sandbag Training Isn’t Great!Cory Cripe, DVRT Master, (Creator of DVRT Dynamic & Movement Strength Programs) I have been extremely blessed these last few weeks to go to North Caro
Why Diets Are SO UnhealthyI get it, most people that ever came to me for my help had some goal of losing weight. They could have been in the worst back pain, they still wanted 
The Worst Shoulder ExercisesIt was 1999 and as any other 23 year old would be, I had ALL the answers to fitness. To be fair a tiny bit, I had been on a mission going to continuin
How TO Make This Core Exercise MUCH Better!I like seeing our industry grow! It inspires me to see coaches wanting to provide better solutions to those that entrust us to help them. Especially b
My Favorite DeadliftMany may attribute my lack of enthusiasm over barbell squats and deadlifts as just me not being good at them. The truth is that I was a HUGE barbell g
Why Kill The Dead Bug!It is funny, Jessica likes to joke that we didn’t see so many dead bugs being done in the fitness industry until we started talking a lot about them s
Why Functional Training is a Fitness SolutionCory Cripe, DVRT Master (Creator of Dynamic Strength & Movement Strength) I am still riding a wave of emotional bliss after returning from Camp Lejuen
Unlocking Your Inner AthleteWe have so many exciting things happening with DVRT it can be difficult at times to give everything equal attention. One of the projects I am most excThe TOO Functional Training ExerciseOne of the biggest things that has made me a better coach over time is trying to think about what people REALLY mean when they ask the question, or maIs There Such A Things As A Bad Squat?Is there such a thing? Sure, it is easy to call a bad squat something when the knees are collapsing inwards, but now there is a new movement where you
Building Stronger & Healthy ShouldersIt is something I hear all the time, especially because of our infamous clean and press test. “I’d like to do those things, but I have really bad shouWhere Your Deadlift Gets StuckThis past week was something truly special. Being able to spend time with one of the top professionals in our industry, Gray Cook, and then heading doWhy We Don’t Back SquatTelling people we don’t back squat usually gets one of two reactions. The first being that people think we are “soft” and not serious about training. 
One Sided Strength for Better Stability TrainingThis week I’ve been dedicating a lot of discussion to both injury resiliency and stability training. Why? For one, if you hurt, you won’t achieve your
Why Kettlebell Cleans Are Essential to Real World PowerOkay, let’s address the elephant in the room. Why is the “sandbag guy” talking about kettlebells? What “right” do I have to talk about kettlebells?! W
Stability Training That Actually Works!Sometimes we hear people bad mouth methods of training even though we all used them in the past. We play off like we knew the whole time that things d
Biggest Key to Injury ResiliencyIf there is anything that is impossible to argue when it comes to training, it HAS to be creating strategies that develop better injury resiliency. Wh
Why Train Your Glutes Like This!After 15 years of doing the same thing it is easy to get burned out and frustrated by how slow change happens. While that is definitely possible and a
What’s A Good Warm-up?One of the most effective things we do at DVRT is to show coaches and fitness enthusiasts how to be more time efficient with their training. As a popu
Is Our Fitness Building AthleticismWhen it came to releasing our final installments of our L.I.F.T. certification, it made sense to bring in someone who has such a unique and high level
Most Important Ideas for Successful WorkoutsWhen it comes to having successful workouts people always rush to look for “magical” exercises, training equipment, and so forth. Sadly, they are ofte
The Best Functional Fitness You Aren’t Doing!I’m actually really relieved! Believe it or not, I was holding my breathe quite a bit when we released our new L.I.F.T. (Loaded Integrated Functional 
Should We Lift Weights Anymore?Fitness is an extremely cyclical industry. Stick around long enough and you will see trends come full circle. Sometimes it is because we have a better
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