Program Design #9: Convenience / Making Adjustments
Training does not always go smoothly or sometimes you are low on time. Here's some suggestions to help make adjustments.
Program Design #8: Finding Time for Abs
I feel like abdominal training exists in one of two extremes. Too much or totally ignored. Don't fall into either one.
Program Design #7: Planes of Motion
Working in planes of motion is a way to make sure you are 1) hitting all the muscles of the body and 2) keeping your body balanced.
Program Design #6: Opposing Supersets
Ever wonder where the time went? Does that happen to you in the gym? Do you feel like you are in the gym far too long and also not getting r
Program Design #5: Compound Before Isolation
This design principle relates fairly closed with #3: Heavy before Light. Compound movements are best done earlier in the workout when you a
Program Design #4: Heavy Before Light
Do you eat your dinner first or your dessert? Hopefully, you get in the important stuff, you should have the same mentality in the weight ro
Program Design #3: Exercise Choice, Part 2
Do you know there are 20 possible opening chess moves? Choice, it can be overwhelming! And it is just as daunting in the gym. Let me try t
Program Design #3: Exercise Choice, Part 1
Watching TV, grocery shopping at the market, or trying to work out, there is no shortage of choice. Without the right tools it's hard to
Program Design #2: Rep Ranges
How do you know the rep range to work in for your exercise? Well, it depends on several variables. Let's dive in and help you construc
Program Design #1: Performance
Going deeper into program design principles. Performance: The smallest unit of your weight training is a repetition. Make it count.