BEWARE! Apparently anyone who can film themselves doing a push up in their home is now a home training expert! With so many people out there claiming to be experts in training, we feel that is it important that we share our professional knowledge to make sure that you [...]
Over the past 28 years, I must have tried literally thousands of ways to build strong, jacked shoulders. Along the journey I've learnt a few lessons – some of them more painful than others. After years of trial and error, and in-the-trenches experience working with athletes, I’ve managed to build [...]
It was another incredible performance from our very own Coach PK this past weekend as he took to the Powerlifting stage at the Canadian National Championships in Calgary! For those of you who are not familiar with Powerlifting, it’s a world-class competition where athletes perform a maximum single rep in [...]
Here are two of my favourite advanced core exercises that I use with my athletes who have already developed a solid foundation.
In the spirit of training "Smart", today I am going to share 3 of my favourite high-return exercises that I use with almost everyone I work with. The reason why I like these exercises is because they require full body activation and control to do them properly. Essentially, you are [...]
Most of you reading this are interested in getting stronger and looking better while getting stronger. To help you out, we've compiled a quick list of a few of our favorite keys to build a seriously strong squat. Add these to your routine and then get back under the bar and start moving some iron!
| By Nadine Shaban | Let’s face it – injuries suck; they just plain old suck. Even though incurring an injury can be like having a gray cloud hovering over you, there is a silver lining. Injuries can put life into perspective and let you refocus on aspects of [...]
| By Big Jeff Pearce | Healthy shoulders are integral for everything from squats to military presses. It follows that everyone from big bad bodybuilders to MMA fighters to ping pong players need to keep those shoulders as healthy as possible. Here are a few tips that will hopefully [...]
| By Nassim Jebran | Many of us have been in the gym training when some muscled up behemoth saunters through the turnstile. I’m not talking about puffed up, weak, over-inflated muscle; I’m talking about sinewy, grainy, earned-through-years-of-heavy-training-muscle. This behemoth is armed with a gym bag chock full of [...]
| By Nassim Jebran | Summer is creeping around the corner and those constant hours of walking on a treadmill haven’t gotten you grating cheese on your mid-section. It’s time to drop the machines, get outside and get ripped! Before we start, I have to make it clear: if [...]
| By Ameer Rosic | Kettlebells aren’t just a fad for wannabe weight trainers. They have been around for a long time and the heavy iron that they are cast from will be around long after the wannabes inevitably give up and go home, looking the same. If you want [...]
| By Big Jeff Pearce | Have you ever walked into your gym and seen a bodybuilder that looked huge and ripped but could only bench press 225 pounds? A bodybuilder like this is all show and no go. Conversely, have you ever walked into your gym and seen [...]
Check out this special edition feature video of Rob Archer – The World's Largest, Ripped Stuntman – crushing the weights with the late great Coach Darren Oliver and talking about what it takes to be successful as a real-life Hollywood action star! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0jua__YRcE
|By Big Jeff Pearce| Let’s get real, no one who spends any time in the gym wants to be weak; or as Mr. Schwarzenegger would say in a heavy Austrian accent, “a girly man”. Because of that, I have decided to pen an article that outlines my top 10 tips [...]
Strong Athlete goes one-on-one with rising Pro Fitness Model Ania Anvaryfar as she sets aim to make big strides in 2012. Ania has already experienced incredible success in just a short period of time winning both the Fitness Stars Show and the IDFA Fitness Model Overall earning her pro card [...]
UFC veteran, Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald visited with Strong Athlete to discuss why he believes Crossfit is a great way to improve strength and conditioning for MMA fighters and how all athletes should incorporate strength training into their sport preparation for long-term success. Check it out! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se0CfgSz4Zc
In this feature video, Strong Athlete visits with Andre Agate and Jason MacPherson, the co-founders of the ultimate functional training device – the Sledbarrow. Strong Athlete met up with Team Sledbarrow at Advantage 4 Athletes training facility to learn more about their amazing functional training invention and how it can [...]
|By Nadine Shaban| Fact: Obesity has officially become an epidemic and the number of people being classified as obese is growing (probably exponentially) every day. In fact, the prevalence of diabetes follows obesity by about 10 years. Although the prevalence of diabetes is growing in our society, it is not [...]
Bikini competitors Kelly Boone and Jen Watt are two reasons why the contest stage will be heating up once again at the WBFF World Championships. Kelly and Jen made the trip to Fitness 365, the mecca of Canadian Bodybuilding & Fitness, for a pre-contest leg training session with Coach [...]
| By Anita Kus-Roberts | 14 Things You Should Know Before Wearing A Sparkly Bikini and Clear High Heels When I think back to my early days of prepping for shows, I cringe! There are so many details I wished I knew before I stepped onto that stage. Years [...]
US Olympic weightlifting coach John Broz said in a recent interview that "the lifter that can endure the most pain will be the most successful." We're sure Coach Darren Oliver would agree. In preparation for the Ontario Bodybuilding Championships, Coach Oliver took Junior Bodybuilding star Brad Denniston through an absolutely [...]
| By Erik Alstrup | For those who love to hit the weights and enjoy seeing progress from training and eating correctly, physique competition may be the next step for you. The challenge of a bodybuilding show can channel your enthusiasm for the gym onto the stage. In order to [...]
| By Sam Walls | We have always been amazed with feats of strength that cause us to wonder about the limitless potential of the human body. We are fascinated with tales of a mother lifting a car to save her young child or the phenomenal expression of human power [...]
Strong-Athlete.com paid a visit to Coach Darren Oliver and young bodybuilding prodigy John Bleta-Aiello just before their successful assault on the Ontario Bodybuilding Championships held at the Toronto Pro Super Show. This light-heavyweight sensation is definitely someone to keep a close eye on - he is one of the most [...]
One of the most entertaining and personable bodybuilders we've had the opportunity to meet recently has got to be Hugo "BOOM" Silva, a rising heavyweight bodybuilding star who will be competing at the Ontario's this weekend. We joined Hugo and Coach Darren at Fitness 365 for a pre-contest gun [...]
Strong-Athlete.com once again visited the Canadian Mecca of Bodybuilding, Fitness 365, to hang out with Coach Darren Oliver and future IFBB Figure Pro Kai Persaud Varma. Kai was just a few weeks out from the Ontario Figure Championships and looked simply phenomenal. Her back is out of this world and [...]
Strong Athlete Magazine recently hooked up with Canadian Bodybuilding sensation Renaldo Gairy and Canada's #1 Bodybuilding Guru, Darren Oliver, for an intense back workout at Fitness 365 in the west end of Toronto. Razor Renaldo is as focused as ever as he sets his sights on winning his IFBB Pro [...]
The World's Fastest Man and one of the greatest athletes of all time, had shall we say an off year last year. Beset by injuries, and with no major titles to shoot for, Usain managed only a 9.82 in the 100 meter sprint in 2010. He did run a spectacular [...]
Strong-Athlete.com recently traveled to our old childhood stomping grounds in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada to cover the 2011 Canadian National Olympic Weightlifting Championships. Held at the Olympic Weightlifting facilities at Variety Village this year, the Nationals showcased the best weightlifters in the country. A few of these athletes (both men and [...]
George St. Pierre is without question one of the most dominant athletes of his generation. He possesses a devastating combination of skill speed and power, along with the ability to breakdown his opponent like no one else. This has led to a stellar 22-2 record and a current nine fight [...]
