by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Oct 14, 2018 | Barbell Shrugged, External Posts, Pull, TechniqueWOD
Rope pulls are great for you, if you’re looking to build more pulling strength and muscular endurance. They’re especially useful if rope climbs (especially legless) are difficult for you. They’re one of the best exercises you can find for conditioning lats, arms and...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Oct 7, 2018 | Barbell Shrugged, clean, External Posts, snatch, TechniqueWOD
Having good technique on snatches and cleans is all but impossible, if you don’t have a good start position and first pull. Often people are taught to use their lats to pull the bar toward their body throughout the first and second pulls. This is correct… You should...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Sep 30, 2018 | Barbell Shrugged, External Posts, Press, TechniqueWOD
I often want to do heavy pressing, but don’t have access to a bench and weights (traveling…). When this happens I usually choose to do variations of one arm push-ups; archer push-ups are one of my favorites. They’re not quite a true one arm push-up as you’re still...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Sep 23, 2018 | Barbell Shrugged, External Posts, Press, TechniqueWOD
Barbell overhead pressing gets old. There are many other ways to get stronger overhead. Having truly strong and stable shoulders means being strong and stable in a variety of positions using a variety of different tools and exercises; bodyweight, dumbbells and...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Sep 16, 2018 | Barbell Shrugged, Core, External Posts, TechniqueWOD
Too many training programs are writing only prescribing sagittal plane (front/back) movements like squats, deadlifts, lunges, pushups etc. Yes these are great movements and (depending on your goals) they should will definitely make up the majority of your program....
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Sep 16, 2018 | Barbell Shrugged, Core, External Posts, TechniqueWOD
Too many training programs are writing only prescribing sagittal plane (front/back) movements like squats, deadlifts, lunges, pushups etc. Yes these are great movements and (depending on your goals) they should will definitely make up the majority of your program....
