Romanian Deadlifts (RDLs): The Ultimate Hamstring Exercise for Posterior Chain Development TOPIC: Struggle with weak hamstrings? Hips? Glutes? Your entire posterior chain? Join the club. In this blog, Coach Kyle gives his top advice on how to master the Romanian...
5 Tips to Get Better at Strict Pull Ups TOPIC: The ultimate bodyweight movement that even good athletes struggle with: pull ups. Getting your first strict pull up as a beginner is a huge accomplishment, but stringing multiple reps together is arguably just as huge. It...
8 of the Best Hamstring Exercises for Meaty Legs TOPIC: Your hamstrings are not just for decoration or making yoga feel impossible. They’re essential for basically any athletic movement involving your legs—jumping, running, lunging, squatting, and picking up weight....
Top 6 Exercises for Managing Shoulder Injuries TOPIC: After 6 years of coaching at the highest levels across multiple disciplines, the most common issues I see in my sports therapy clinic have to do with the shoulder. Statistics show us that shoulders are the most...
How to Get Your First Pistol Squat TOPIC: The single leg squat (a.k.a. pistol squat) is a challenging, advanced movement that requires single-leg strength, stability, mobility, balance, and motor control. If you are looking to get your first pistol, or just want to...
Top 10 Bar Muscle Up Progressions TOPIC: One of the most advanced gymnastics skills is now regularly taught in CrossFit classes: the muscle up. You can do them on a pull up bar or gymnastics rings; you can do them strict or with a heaving full-body kip. That is, if...
