If you want to build muscle, you want to use a combination of compound and isolation movements in your workout routine, especially for any “stubborn” areas you really struggle to build. Those isolation exercises can be key to create the additional stimulus we need to...
The lunge, in all its many forms, is so often blamed for knee pain. But moves are only as good as their implementation. And we need to understand there is a difference between going through the motions and mimicking proper form and actually getting the correct muscles...
Gaining muscle can be HARD. There are also those of us that tend to struggle more than others. And it only gets harder as we get older because we can become anabolic resistant and we don’t utilize protein as efficiently or effectively (just another reason increasing...
Planks are a basic, but fundamental core move. They are a great way to establish that mind-body connection and really focus on what you feel working. They are a great anti-extension and ant-flexion movement so you learn how to brace. But what if you have shoulder...
There never really is “balance.” Life is a constant balancing act. We are always learning how to improve things and I think there will always be times we steer too much in one direction. We’re human after all. But part of mastering “balance” is realizing it will be a...
