5 Strength Training Moves For Older Lifters

Strength training has been my jam since my early 20s when all I had to do was look at a dumbbell to add size. Now, in my 50s, not so much. Is it similar to listening to the classic rock … Read More

5 Best Trap Bar Exercises That Are Not Deadlifts

The trap bar may be one of the best gym tools you’re not using or only using for deadlifts. Its neutral grip D handles and unique positioning make it an exerciser’s best friend. Al Gerard invented it in the late 1980s … Read More

4 Landmine Exercises For A Sexier You

If you were to think literally, the words landmine exercises seem strange. A landmine, taken at face value, means something to be feared because if someone stepped on one, you know what would happen next. But the word landmine means … Read More

3 Non-Negotiable Exercises For Healthy Aging

Don’t non-negotiable exercises sound like they are my way or the highway? Well, it’s my blog, and I’ll write what I want, but you should know exercise is non-negotiable. The vanity, physical, and mental benefits of raising a sweat and … Read More

The Best Triset For Your Next Workout

That’s quite a claim. The best three exercises (triset) for your workout, but don’t worry because I will back it up with my opinion. My opinion is backed up by 14 years of training clients, writing thousands of workout programs, … Read More

The Forgotten System

Odds on, you haven’t given much thought to this system when you’re crushing your 5th set of biceps curls while making faces in the mirror because curls don’t count unless done in front of a mirror. But without it, lifting … Read More

4 Med Ball Exercises For Improved Power

Some exercise equipment is more enjoyable to use than others, with the med ball being one. In my personal training career, I’ve often seen a client drag ass due to stress and whatnot. If I say barbell deadlifts are on … Read More

4 Bodyweight Exercises To Get You Strong

When most people think of strong or physical strength, they think of moving heavy weights. I’m a massive fan of all feats of strength on social media. I’m an enormous fan of getting regular people strong. It’s great when a … Read More

Improve Your Quality Of Life With One Thing

Do you know what one of the hardest physical things you do, when done with ease,  will instantly improve your quality of life? Let me leave you with this thought, but first a story. When I was working at a … Read More

4 Essential Leg Exercises As You Age

Leg exercises are important, but they become even more important as you age. How do I know? Because I am old. How old? Old enough to remember the dial-up internet sound when dial-up internet was a thing and cell phones … Read More