Strength

Drag Your Way to Athletic Power

by Ian Warner April 23, 2011

To get that true athletic power you need that perfect blend of sugar and spice and everything nice. The problem is many athletes can not figure out what the sugar and spice is. The sugar is running fast, the spice is a sled and the everything nice… I will save that for a bit later.

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Get Your Chin Up

by Ian Warner April 20, 2011

I always shake my head when I think of someone not being able to do one chin up. The reason is not because they can’t, it’s because my imagination runs off on me. I start to think of movies when you see some person hanging on to a ledge for their life and they can’t [...]

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Lift How You Compete and Compete How You Lift

by Ian Warner April 6, 2011

This line is one of my favorites to be honest, but few people can ever understand why or how it even makes sense. Why would you want to play soccer, football or basketball the way that you lift weights? Why would I want to lift weights the way that I run on the track, play [...]

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General Strength Should Not Be Taken Lightly

by Ian Warner March 26, 2011

How is it that I can go in the weight room and lift all types of weight yet I am sitting here talking about how General strength is important? When you think about it, what is general strength really? General strength has become one of those training buzz words like core. It is used so [...]

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Variation When Lifting

by Ian Warner December 6, 2010

I’ll make this short and quick Listen to the title of the article It is easier to enjoy lifting when you can expect something different every time out

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Could We Be Training All Wrong in North America?

by Ian Warner December 1, 2010

Could it be that the way we lift in North America is not the best way to lift as an athlete? Do we not open up our minds enough to what people are doing around the rest of the world? Remember back when I wrote “Lift Less Weight Fast or More Weight Slow?“, it was [...]

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Body in Balance

by Ian Warner October 21, 2010

It can be like trying to balance a basket on your head, the basket can’t lean too much to any side or it will be out of balance and fall. The body can be similar just a lot more complicated. As an athlete many sports tends to lead to certain imbalances that might seem great [...]

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3 Benefits to Using Free Weights

by Justyn Warner October 19, 2010

Some days you just don’t feel like using a barbell – setting it up and tearing it down can kill time and energy, especially when by yourself. Well, change it up! There are many different methods of resistance training that exist to build strength (ie., cable-assisted machines, resistance bands, medicine balls). One piece of equipment [...]

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(5 Best) Ways to Work With What You Have

by Ian Warner October 8, 2010

This list is to help spark your creativity when training. We do not always have to have the perfect peice of equipment to become better, we just need an open mind and the will to make it work.

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Pushup ’8′ Workout – Bigger Chest & Arms

by Justyn Warner October 5, 2010

One of the most well-known, and most effective bodyweight exercises is the Push Up. You can do this exercise anywhere, anytime, and in so many different variations. All you need… is yourself. Pushups are great for strengthening your core, and building your arms and chest. I guarantee you there are some pushups you’ve never done [...]

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