Deep Squats, Shallow Thoughts
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With a never ending supply of new 'functional training' content and arguments coming out, we revisit why the classic lifts are still the best way to build a base for athletes too, not just lifters.
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The Sport-Specific Error

A very popular sport-specific training claim you see online, often reflected in the way many people coach in real life, is that the movements you do in the gym should mimic or look like the sport

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It's not a matter of good or bad but whom and when.
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To Bro Split or Not to Bro Split?

Who are 99% of us primarily coaching out there - people who are already advanced at a competitive bodybuilder level, or general population people who are novices or intermediates at best? Obviously
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Look Up to Go Up?

"Push through your heels" seems like a clear example of how a purposely over-corrective cue came to be thought of as the literal instruction, the actual thing we want to happen. Mid-foot balance is
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Mind Muscle Connection: Over, Under, or Just Plain Rated?

I've seen some mind-muscle connection chatter and debates on the timeline recently, so thought I'd weigh in from the perspective of someone who is not primarily bodybuilding-aesthetics focused, but

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Deadlifts for Hypertrophy: Why the Common Take Misses the Point

Deadlifts are one of the most debated exercises in hypertrophy training. While a smaller group of lifters and coaches credit them for building thick, powerful physiques, the currently more popular

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