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The New Big 3 Ultimate Sandbag ExercisesIt is pretty much my BIGGEST challenge nowadays. How do get people to think differently about their fitness and what Ultimate Sandbag exercises really
Nailing Your Push-Ups“How many push-ups can you do?!” Is there any more mainstream measure of fitness? I remember the hold Bill Murray movie “Stripes” where he and co-star
Speed and Strength WorkoutAnnmarie Licatese, DVRT Master (The Fit Foodie Mama) You’ve heard that strength training can help you prevent injuries, build muscle and run faster. YThe Total Body Conditioning ComplexWhen people look at me with a confused look at our DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training programs, I tell them, “break it down into its simplest parts!” -HowA Game Changer ExerciseShould you do them? Absolutely! Are they good for you? No question! Can they be the weak link in your training? Of course! Do they dominate your worko
My New Favorite Glute ExercisesYou would THINK I hate them! I talk about them a lot and often frustrated with how I see people using them. Yes! Those darn glute bridges!!! Why am I 
The 3 Best Ways to Get Strong and Injury ResilientI won’t lie, it was one of the COOLEST experiences for me to date. While finishing up my Exercise Science degree at Arizona State, there was a odd thi
Ultimate Real World Functional Strength Ultimate Sandbag TrainingWhy do the HARDER thing? Why do the thing that looks less sexy? Why do something that may seem so different than everyone else? The only GOOD reason i
The Best Total Body StrengthenerI LOVE IT! I love being able to help people that are determined to reach their fitness goals actually achieve them. In fact, I feel so frustrated for 
Is Your Age Holding Your Fitness Back?Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist They say that the holidays are infamous for bringing out our blues. To be honest, I was having a great time during t
Where Does Your Fitness Rank?One of the things I am really proud of with DVRT is that we are able to connect with so many different fitness professionals in the industry. We are cThe Best Shoulder, Core, and Hip Exercise!I was it! I was the client that I tell everyone NOT to be! I always forewarn people when they start coming back from an injury and are feeling good no
Become More Powerful With Two Exercises“That’s stupid!” “I don’t believe in that!” “That doesn’t work!” These are some of the very common comments people make when we discover we aren’t goo
The Biggest Problem With Kettlebell SwingsIt was probably one of the most transformational exercises for me. Not in what it did for my physique, but how it got me to look at functional fitness
Why I Don’t Love Bottom’s Up KettlebellsEvery now and again we see something that gets popular in fitness that makes me raise an eyebrow. Ironically, as someone who has taught kettlebells fo
Fix Your Flexibility“Make sure to stretch your hamstrings a lot!” This was the advice I got from doctors and physical therapists when I hurt my back playing college baske3 Better Ways to Intensify Your Hit WorkoutsGo faster! Go heavier! DO MORE!!! Isn’t that the way we make our high intensity programs better? Of course those variables COULD work, but I don’t thi
Why These Exercises Make No SenseMan, to say emotions have been high here in the US is an understatement. This isn’t a political forum, but our company is American and WOW, it has bee
Successful HIIT Ultimate Sandbag WorkoutsI have a true love/hate relationship with HIIT workouts. Be very honest, it is hard to get you to do something that is so challenging! What motivates 
3 Ways You Screw Up Your Hit Workouts!I wrote an article over a decade ago for Bodybuilding.com simply titled, “Never Do Aerobics Again”. It was a time in fitness where ALL the talk, in re
Broken Athlete to Successful Fitness ProWhat inspires me most is what people actually achieve with DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training. Sure, there are cool exercises and awesome workouts, but at
Ultimate Sandbag Training Exercises for Better ShouldersHow many times have we heard the old saying, “if something appears too be too good to be true, then it probably is?” Most of the time I would say that
Perfecting Your Push-UpI don’t think there is an exercise people go to when it comes to exercise more than the push-up. When people think of “getting in shape”, the push-up 
The Exercise You Love to Hate!YES, LUNGES! Said no one ever!!!! However, we probably should be far more enthusiastic about lunging than we are. Why? If I didn’t tell you the name o