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2018-10-17
More Than Bench, Squat, & Deadlift
David Padilla, Football Strength & Conditioning Coach If you have ever had a conversation with a football coach or, better yet, a football strength and conditioning coach about how their team trains, I would say that a good 90% percent […]
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How Ultimate Sandbag Training Changes How We Train Glutes
Believe it or not, we don’t try to be controversial when we give our ideas of functional training. However, change is always difficult, especially when there is an overwhelming amount of people doing one thing, suggesting something different can definitely […]
read more2018-10-9
Ultimate Sandbag Exercises to Save Your Low Back
Ah, it is that time of the month to have our infamous discussion about understanding movement better. Specifically how people completely misunderstand rotation. This is a big deal, not just because rotation is a bit part of our Ultimate Sandbag […]
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The Best Deadlift Cues You Aren’t Using
I often give deadlifts a hard time here, but hopefully it has become obvious I have nothing against deadlifts. In fact, I think they are great and they are often how we start much of our DVRT level 1 […]
read more2018-10-4
3 of Best Functional Fitness Methods You Aren’t Using
My last post on squats (you can read HERE) was to open a much bigger picture of what functional fitness can be. This combines one of the most important and missed concepts of strength training. In fact, Alwyn Cosgrove […]
read more2018-10-4
Getting MORE Out of the MAX Lunge
There might be no more iconic DVRT exercise than our MAX Lunge. I came up with the idea realizing that the Ultimate Sandbag gave us an opportunity to move in far more ways than typical weights offered. That was […]
read more2018-10-3
Best Squats You Aren’t Doing!
Suggesting that the back squat is not the best squat is a risky thing to say in the world of fitness. Of course the obvious reason is that people see these big loads and they assume that equals great strength. […]
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The Problem with Flows & Complexes
People often mistake when I say something could be better as I don’t like it. We tend to get so excited about something new or different in fitness, we often lose perspective upon the real value of what we are […]
read more2018-10-2
Should We Train Like An Athlete
When you have been in an industry for a long time (man can’t believe I am getting close to saying 25 years in fitness, that makes me feel REALLY old!) you see so many things cycle. Like when I […]
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