Lately besides doing strongman exercises, I have been incorporating more unilateral training into my workouts. Unilateral work is great for correcting weaknesses. If you think about it, you move your body using unilateral movements more often then you do with bilateral movements. So why wouldn’t train that way?
Here is a video I shot using unilateral [...]

I constantly see article in the magazines listing the top ab/core exercises. Usually they same type movements, crunches, knee raise, reverse crunch, etc… I am going to start sharing more functional and more effective core movements for you to incorporate into your training. Start using these movements and I will guarantee you will notice the [...]

By line: By Jim Smith, CSCS
URL: http://tinyurl.com/corstrength
Nomar Garciaparra’s Baseball Core Routine
From the Stack, this article details Nomar Garciaparra’s (a six time all-star with the Dodgers) baseball core strengthening routine.
I really like this statement outlined in the article:
“…think of a young athlete that lifts weights for the first time. Jen Walker states that rapid gains are [...]

Fraser Quelch BPE, CSCS
Director of Programming and Education
Fitness Anywhere Inc.
Strength training utilizing suspended bodyweight began more than 150 years ago. Generations of acrobats and gymnasts have used their own bodyweight and gravity as resistance–suspended from rings, ropes, and trapeze bars–to generate tremendous, strength and the astonishing physiques that are a hallmark of these athletes. During [...]

Since I have been hearing alot of requests to post more on the homemade sandbags. I went out and found a new design for you all to try.  I learned about it from Matty Wichlinski. You’ll meet him in the video that I have included with this post.
Besides the exercises in the video, here are just a few [...]

Well I finally returned to the clinic yesterday, after taking two weeks off with the birth of my son. With everything that has happened over the last  few weeks it was nice to get back into the flow of seeing patients.
I am also looking forward to throwing myself into making this the best damn site [...]

I originally discovered the TRX Training System at the Arnold Fitness Expo several years ago. After giving it a try I was hooked. Needless to say I took one home that day.
That was several years ago and it continues to be part of my training program. I also use it with some of my physical [...]

Many times people are trapped into doing the same exercises over and over. This leads to boredom and staleness in an exercise routine. I have spoken in other posts about the need for variety and will continue to harp on this subject.
I believe if you want the max benefit of an exercise program, you need [...]

By line: By Jim Smith, CSCS
URL: www.CombatCoreStrength.com
When you think about the most basic abdominal exercise, the first one that pops into your head is probably planks.
Planks are where a person lays out into a push-up position but instead of being on their outstretched hands, they rest on their forearms. In this position, the athlete [...]