We're finally here. After about 16 weeks of training and dieting, we can see the finish line. It's been a great experience getting the opportunity to work with an athlete like Rose. She has worked her butt off getting ready for the Ontario's and it shows - [...]
Strong-Athlete.com recently caught up with some of the best CrossFit athletes in Canada at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games, Canada East Regionals. The action-packed event consisted of six grueling workouts spread out over three days, and tested all aspects of fitness, ranging from strength, power, stamina, skill, flexibility [...]
Solid training day today. We started out with Peterson Step Ups, a great exercise to prevent knee injuries and build up the teardrop muscle (vastus medialis) just above the knee. I think we'll start all leg training sessions with Peterson Step Ups for this phase - good way to warmup [...]
Wow, what a difference a week can make. Team Pro Sport Conditioning client Rose has made some dramatic improvements in the last seven days. All kinds of detail happening all over her body. There are some crazy striations appearing now that were not there last week. Some of [...]
The beginning of a new month. So much to do - we're having a blast doing it though. Definitely excited to pursue new training goals. A three day mini break seems to have done the body some good. Shoulder isn't aching as much and my left knee has given me [...]
In the latest installment of the REEM documentary we follow Alistair Overeem to Seoul, South Korea as he enters the K-1 Heavyweight Tournament. Alistair is a rare breed of martial artist that has proven to be world class at two disciplines - kickboxing and MMA. Making the transition between both [...]
Average training session today - feeling a few overuse injuries starting to creep up. Shoulders and knees especially. Need to work mobility a little harder. 600 wasn't gonna happen today - 495 felt like a ton, and 550 was too much effort than it should be. Best thing to do [...]
OPA Figure Championships Rose: Team Pro Sport Conditioning Client Team PSC client Rose is really starting to put it all together. Today we are exactly three weeks out from the Ontario Figure Championships being held at the Toronto Pro Super Show. As you can see from [...]
So I'll start off by saying that today was a good day because any day that we get to train is a good day. Now as for the workout itself, it was ... not so great. Our gym - Fitness 365 - was crazy packed. We love it there - [...]
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 [...]
Today was, as it almost always is these days, a good day. We had an awesome video shoot with Canada's #1 Bodybuilding Guru, Darren Oliver, whom we will be featuring in a major way in the near future. We're proud to have Coach Oliver on our team. IFBB Pro Mike [...]
Strong-Athlete.com recently caught up with CrossFit athlete Dave Lipson at a CrossFit challenge during the UFC Fan Expo. We captured highlights of his winning performance and he also took some time to share with us his overall philosophy on training. Dave is one of the strongest CrossFit athletes out there, [...]
Alistair Overeem made a huge splash on the fight scene in 2010, winning the prestigious K-1 Grand Prix and the Strikeforce Heavyweight title. The REEM documentary chronicles his journey and gives fans an inside look at the day-today life of an elite athlete. Here are Episodes 4-6. Episode #4
Tweaked shoulder a little doing push presses the other day, so we took it easy on power snatches today. Today was last deadlift workout before doing 600lbs next week. The isometrics really help to overcome sticking points in your form and for some reason are not as taxing on your [...]
Hyperstrike iPhone Training App This training app from Hyperstrike teaches athletes proper form for strength exercises. one of the coolest things about this iPhone app is the 3-D animations. As in 600 different 3-D animations of strength training exercises in action. Impressive. Another cool feature is that the animation highlights [...]
Coach G reviews a great training tool for interval training, the GYMBOSS
The gym is a never ending well of material for a sit-com or reality TV show.There are so many interesting characters doing things in the gym that range from funny to crazy to completely dangerous. One of my favorite characters at my gym is “Grunter”. No matter what this guy [...]
Exercise Sets & Reps Weight Used Medicine Ball Slams 3 sets of 10 reps 30lbs, 30lbs, 30lbs One-Arm Dumbbell Rows 4 sets of 10 reps 55lbs, 75lbs, 110lbs, 150lbs Incline Dumbbell Presses 4 sets of 5 reps 30lbs, 65lbs, 90lbs, 115lbs Trap 3 Dumbbell Raises 3 sets of 10 reps [...]
An awesome 12 part documentary profiling MMA and K-1 Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem. Stay tuned for Episodes 4-6 in a few days. EPISODE 1 EPISODE 2 EPISODE 3
Exercise Sets & Reps Weight Used Behind-The-Neck Push Presses 6 sets of 3 reps 95lbs, 95lbs, 115lbs, 115lbs, 135lbs, 135lbs Pull Ups with Fat Gripz 5 sets of 6 reps Bodyweight Chin Ups with Fat Gripz 5 sets of 6 reps Bodyweight Floor Presses 5 sets of 5 reps 135lbs, [...]
I picked up a pair of these shorts the other day and I thought I would let you guys know what I thought about them. Hayabusa is one of the leaders in MMA gear. They pretty much make everything you need when it comes to training including fight shorts, rash [...]
Exercise Sets & Reps Weight Used Power Snatches 4 sets of 2 reps; 2 sets of 1 rep 95lbs, 115lbs, 135lbs, 155lbs, 180lbs, 180lbs Deadlifts 4 sets of 3 reps; 2 sets of 1 rep 135lbs, 225lbs, 325lbs, 425lbs, 545lbs, 585lbs *The 600lb Deadlift Club is within clear view. Hoping [...]
If you’re a hard training athlete who has spent time in the weight room, chances are that at some point you have had to deal with a shoulder injury. Few things are as frustrating as making lots of progress in the gym, only to tweak your shoulder and start back [...]
There are so many “certified nutritionists” out there today but how many of them should actually be giving nutritional advice? In reality, it’s not that hard to get certified, but just because someone takes a weekend seminar or does an online course it doesn’t mean you should be listening to [...]
Exercise Sets & Reps Weight Used Medicine Ball Slams 4 sets of 10 reps 30 lbs, 30lbs, 30lbs, 30lbs One-Arm Dumbbell Rows 6 sets of 6 reps 50lbs, 65lbs, 100lbs, 120lbs, 155lbs, 180lbs Bench Press 3 sets of 3; 4 sets of 1 rep 135lbs, 185lbs, 225lbs, 275lbs, 300lbs, 320lbs, [...]
It’s no secret that most of the guys and gals hitting the weights in the gym NEVER even train their legs at all let alone do squats. There’s always some sort of excuse; “I’m too tired today.” “I’ll do them next week.” “I don’t want to get hurt.” The list [...]
COACHES CORNER - MAY 10, 2011 Exercise Sets & Reps Weights Used Push Presses 6 sets of 3 reps 95, 115, 135, 155, 185, 190 Pull Ups/Chin Ups with Fat Gripz 10 sets of 5 reps (different grips) Bodyweight Incline Dumbbell Presses 5 sets of 4 reps 25’s, 50’s, [...]
One of the fastest ways to quickly add pounds to your bench press is to fix your form. Your stance is very important – the best benchers in the world all have a wide foot stance when they lie on the bench. This gives them a wide base and more [...]
