February 2009

Q+A: How do you condition the body for self-defense? The 3 Steps You Must Take in Preparation for Surviving a Violent Encounter

Awhile back, I got this question from one of my readers, Mark, in response to a post I wrote about Specificity in Training. The law of Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands dictates that the body only adapts to specific stimulus’ we subject it to, making generalized conditioning impossible to achieve. So, how could we possibly

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The best rowing exercises (horizontal pulling) for your upper back – video tutorial by John Sifferman

Horizontal rows are a great compound exercise that will help you develop pulling strength in a very applicable way. If you think about it, we all pull things from time to time – from picking something up off the floor, to starting a lawnmower (or snowblower for those who live near I do). Not only

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How To Achieve Goals: John Sifferman interviews Strength Coach Kyle Battis about how to follow through on your goals (Part 1 of 3)

Now that you have some great goals in place, how do you achieve them? There are many strategies specifically for how to achieve goals, and I just grilled Strength Coach Kyle Battis all about it in this 3-part video interview. How to Achieve Goals (Part 1 of 3) Modeling other people and having your goals

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