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From the lab to your pocket – Part 2: Accurate max strength measurement with your iPhone

October 10, 2016

From The Lab To Your Pocket – Part 2: Accurate Max Strength Measurement With Your iPhone By: Carlos Balsalobre-Fernandez It’s all about the speed: The load-velocity relationship One key variable when...

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How Femur Length Affects Squat Mechanics

March 05, 2016

Meet Maren and Brett, the two latest Glute Squad members. They are the same height, but their torso and femur proportions differ markedly. Maren has a longer torso and shorter...

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Calculating Joint Moments in the Squat

September 21, 2015

Here’s a complicated biomechanical article on the squat from my colleague Andrew Vigotsky (my former intern who is now smarter than me LOL). Hopefully some of you will be able...

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Random Thoughts – When Being Anatomically Jacked Can Benefit You and A Valgus Collapse Epiphany

September 05, 2015

Hi Fitness Brothers and Sisters! Here are 10 random thoughts/things for you. 1. Being Anatomically Jacked Up Isn’t Automatically a Life-Sentence Check out Lamar Gant in 1988 deadlifting 672 lbs...

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All About Box Squats

August 31, 2015

Ever since I started following Louie Simmons and Dave Tate around 15 years ago, I’ve heavily incorporated box squats into my personal training. I do agree that raw powerlifters should focus...

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How to Become a Metabolic Machine! An Interview With Katie Anne Rutherford

July 20, 2015

I’m quite pleased to interview Katie Anne Rutherford today – a dual powerlifter/figure competitor with a highly impressive work ethic and regimen, and an advocate of DUP for powerlifting strength...

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Finding Your Ideal Squat Depth

April 16, 2014

I’ve discussed squat depth in multiple articles over the past couple of years. I’ve talked about hip anatomy HERE, and I’ve talked about buttwink HERE. But how do you know what...

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The Keys to Stronger Squats

December 03, 2013

Five months ago, I wrote a blogpost titled The Keys to Stronger Deadlifts. Since it was very well received, I decided to do the same type of article for the...

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