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  • How To Make Faster Progress
    Everyone wants to make faster progress - and there are a plenty of people and places trying to sell us the dream of “more progress in les...
  • The Best Pull Up Training Plan
    The following is the most effective pull up program I have ever found.  I've tested this program within the military, seeing 30+ soldiers...
  • A Training Plan For Athletes
    When creating a training program for an athlete, there are two goals essential goals. In order of priority, they are:1) Do not make the a...
  • The Right Way To Train
    There is a lesson I learned from Louie Simmons which I reflect on frequently, which is: there is only one right way to do anything.  Othe...
  • "Core" Training
    When it comes to training your "core" there are hundreds of exercise options.  All of the possible choices work, in the sense that they s...
  • Intermediate Routine For Size and Strength
    Powerbuilding is a term used to describe a training program that builds strength (the power comes from powerlifting) as well as muscular ...
  • Why People Fail
    There is one reason that most people fail when they set out to achieve a goal: poor planning.  I understand that many people will find fa...
  • What Is Conjugate Training
    "Conjugate" is a term that is misused and often misunderstood. In this article I'm going to explain exactly what it means AND and give yo...
  • What Is Accommodating Resistance (And How To Use It)
    “I didn’t invent toilet paper, but I’m smart enough to use it.” - Louie Simmons Louie didn’t invent Accommodating Resistance, but ask som...
  • A Scientific Approach To Training
    Regardless of the goal, a correctly implemented Conjugate plan is incredibly effective.  But applied incorrectly… Conjugate training can ...
  • 10 Things I Learned At Westside Barbell
    *This article was my first published work. It was featured in MuscleMag in 2011 and it was through negotiating pre-payment I was able to ...