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4 Core Exercises For Real World StrengthI’m not going to lie, it is pretty sweet to have such a smart wife to bounce ideas off of as we continue to try to bring the unique aspects of DVRT to
How to Measure Real World Strength TrainingIn today’s fitness landscape, knowing what to do and where you are going with your training has probably never been more difficult. There are plenty o
Cleaning Up Your Deadlift!Cory Cripe, DVRT Master, (Creator DVRT Movement Strength) I still remember the smell of my high school gym in the 90s with the sounds of heavy rock thGoing Beyond the Kettlebell SwingOne of the hardest things to do in fitness is to make people see that we don’t have individual exercises, but a continuum of movement. It is a challen
Why The Oddest Core Exercises?I grew up the middle of three boys, each of us about three years apart. As anyone that has siblings knows, when you get something cool, the others wan
Better Than The Bench Press!Even though I played (okay, we should put play in quotation marks because I mostly made sure the bench didn’t fly up) college basketball, I wasn’t a p
The BIGGEST Power Clean Mistake!Trying to teach what we are REALLY trying to accomplish with DVRT can be tough! That is mostly because no matter what, we have to start with a solid f
The Burpee Controversy….Again?!It is funny to see that if you want to get clicks, shares, comments, or whatever on a fitness post there are few better topics to go after than the bu
New Era of Glute ExercisesCory Cripe, DVRT Master, (Creator DVRT Movement Strength) We have blown through the first month of 2019 all ready! It’s no surprise how gyms notice anCore Training That REALLY Makes A Difference!The longer I work with people, the more I have gone through myself, the greater the respect and priority I have for core training. While many people m
Helping Low Back Pain & Reaching Your Fitness GoalsSteve Di Tomaso, DVRT Master (Envision Fitness) Injury has been one of my best teachers and 2017 was no different. After a successful year in off-road
Ultimate Sandbag Training Big 6 Part 3I really hope the past two DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training blogs have accomplished a few big goals. One, that you know what we are trying to achieve an
The Ultimate Sandbag Training Big Six Part 2I really hope our last post about the DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training “Big 6” got you enthused in not just understanding what it means to do “well” in 
Our Ultimate Sandbag Training Big 6 Part 1One of the many things that makes me feel old is the simple fact that people want training condensed into sound bites. Yea, yea, I am telling people t
The Better DeadliftIf there is something we have talked A LOT about it is how the single leg deadlift is probably the most unsung hero in strength training. When we thin
Craziest & Smartest PlankIt is always fun when someone discovers us for the first time. Even though we have been around for 17 years, we are know we are bound to be new to som
Which Is The Best Squat?It is probably the best feeling in fitness. No, it isn’t hitting a personal record, losing that last stubborn 10 pounds, or things like that. The best
3 Myths of Functional TrainingI feel like social media is always a go to place to find issues to discuss, even if you aren’t thinking about those topics. The other day I came acros
Where Your Bird Dogs Have Gone Wrong!I’ve been finishing my presentations for the Perform Better Summits finished up this week. Perform Better runs some of the best educational conference
Re-Thinking Upper Body StrengthSometimes when you learn more about someone, it becomes more obvious why they believe in what they do so much. For example, someone loves bodyweight t
Craziest & Smartest Shoulder ExercisesWe’ve been focusing a lot on shoulder exercises this week for good reason. The New Year brings in a lot of people wanting to achieve their fitness goa
Most Important Core & Glute ExercisesJessica Bento, Physical Therapy (Co-creator of L.I.F.T. program) It may seem overdone, the discussion of the glutes and core. However, I am constantly100 Pound Real World Strength Training ChallengeIt might be very well the MOST popular question I get in regards to the functional training strength concepts we share. In fact, I got it while being 
Pain Free Shoulder ExerciseJessica Bento, Physical Therapist (co-creator of L.I.F.T. certification) Last week I shared some of the most important foundational exercises (you can