If you’ve been following along, you know that I am currently writing a series of posts on the reasons for why resistance training is a staple in our both our group and individual programs at MSP Fitness. Far too often the conversation is less concerned with WHY people ought to lift and more focused on, “shut up and do it already!”, or something to that effect. I stated in the first post that you should lift to get stronger, what follows is reason number two: build muscle.
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Running into issues or roadblocks with your press progress? One of the most mechanically disadvantageous positions is the first few moments of the lift. Work around that by applying this layback technique to your lift.
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With any lift, there is always the potential for a few errors to slip in from time to time. Be diligent with attacking those weaknesses and mastering your Barbell Press. Follow along as Michael and Taylor discuss the FOUR errors most commonly seen on the Press.
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Continuing our series on getting strong, we take you through how to periodize week by week in order to progress your resistance training movements. We’ll discuss whether to go up, down, or stay at the same loads and when it’s appropriate to do so.
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When it comes to getting strong, problems can arise when selecting the loads for working sets. Often times, too light of a weight is selected for an initial work set, or even more problematic, too big of jumps are made between attempts. Avoid the Goldilocks conundrum of too much or too little and discover how to structure out your working sets to progress your strength training.
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