Check Your Speed on Kettlebell Swings Kettlebells are here to stay and have many benefits, including improving strength, muscular endurance, and power. However, they have a downside if the exercises are performed improperly. Kettlebells possess a handle that is attached away from the center of mass of the weight. Compared to dumbbells, this design […]
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The Strength Sensei on Asking Good Questions How to get the most out of a seminar Books and online resources are good, but nothing beats attending an in-person seminar where you can interact with the instructors. However, anyone who has ever attended a Charles R. Poliquin seminar quickly realizes that Strength Sensei does
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STRENGTH SENSEI SEMINAR REVIEW Maximizing Breathing Capacity by Paul Gagné Practical, cutting-edge methods to improve respiratory health An internationally recognized strength coach and Posturologist, for the past 15 years Paul Gagné has been focusing much of his research on developing practical methods to enhance respiratory health and fitness. He shared many of his discoveries on
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Understand Knee Wraps and Knee Sleeves How to determine the best support tool for your knees So, what’s the deal with knee wraps and knee sleeves? Do they make you stronger, prevent injuries, or just look really cool? Here are a few answers. Knee wraps are flexible elastic bandages. Competitive powerlifters prefer knee
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The Strength Sensei on Ab Training The basics of developing a strong and powerful-looking core For many years, strength coaches and the general fitness community were obsessed with “core” training. Every commercial gym had to feature ab crunch machines and Swiss balls, and many offered special classes to target the muscles that flex,
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STRENGTH SENSEI BOOKSHELF Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? A question-and-answer resource on fitness for the rest of us Looking for an easy-to-read, fact-filled book that will answer many of the most common questions about fitness? Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D., a journalist and physicist, wrote such a book with Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? The
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Understand the Two Types of Warm-Ups Charles R. Poliquin believed that a warm-up for an Iron Game athlete consisted of chalking their hands. Not really, but pretty close. There are essentially two types of warm-ups, general and specific. A general warm-up increases the functional ability of an athlete, such as by increasing body temperature.
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STRENGTH SENSEI BOOKSHELF Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery Studying anatomy and biomechanics is not at the top of the list of most personal trainers and strength coaches, but an understanding of these subjects is essential if you want those you train to perform their best. Eric Franklin makes these subjects, if not exciting, at least more
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Use the Leg Press Wisely To be clear, Charles R. Poliquin preferred squats over leg presses. But he insisted that if you’re going to perform leg presses, you better do them right. One of the Strength Sensei’s concerns about the leg press was that because the back is supported during the leg press, it
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The Strength Sensei on Vertical Jump Training What to do in the weightroom to leap higher Jumping ability is a basic athletic skill most athletes want to improve, and Charles R. Poliquin became particularly adept at helping athletes do just that. Consider the popular quote by Karl Pearson that came to be known as
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