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Dynamic warm-up. Kick heel back toward butt. Don’t hinge at the hip and keep knee pointing toward the ground to dynamically load quads. Read More

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Lie in a supine position with arms just past vertical (toward your head). Lower weight to forward then reps back to starting position without pulling elbows back to 90 degrees to keep triceps loaded during the entire movement. Read More

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Inhale and pull down with lats and elbows to pressurize torso. Un-rack barbell and step back from rack. Feet hip-width apart. Descend with chest up and hips down and back bending knees as far as comfortable. Weight squarely over feet without leaning backward or forwards. Torso should be more or less at the same angle as shins. Drive-up without hinging too far forward at hips back to standing position = 1 rep. Read More

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Use a 7’ Olympic bar (45lbs) to add weight if desired. Starting with a slight bend in the hip, sweep weight up and over to opposite hip = 1 rep. Arms should be relatively straight/don’t curl weight. Use the hip hinge to drive weight upwards to the opposite hip. Read More

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The king of metabolic strength drills. Standing with dumbbells racked at the waist, drop down to a plank then back to standing, curl DBs, then press overhead (don’t over arch low back) = 1 rep. Read More

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Dynamic power/agility drill. Jump or step (lower intensity) forward, then to right or left, then forward, then reverse movements = 1 rep. Alternate sides. Read More

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With a dumbbell in each hand, perform alternating step ups on a box ranging from 6”-24”. If you arch your low back to step up then box it is too high. Each step is 1 rep. Read More

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This drill is a real grinder. With weight racked at shoulders, reverse lunge to ground. Alternate forward leg and stand up = 1 rep. Read More

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One of the best integrated lifts for full body strength development. Can be done with light weight as a warm-up/metabolic lift or heavier weight for total body strength lift. This complex consists stringing together 2-4 lifts of approx 3-5 reps each. Complete all lifts/reps with no rest before putting down barbell = 1 set. Read More

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With arms locked, roll forward as far as possible extending hips without losing control/neutral position of low back. Loss of low back position or pressure in low back are indications that you’ve rolled out to far and are risking injury. Read More

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