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Wilson’s Wisdom for Success
Let’s start the week off by with an idea from MFF coach-extraordinaire Matt Wilson, an idea that I churned through my head while rubber rolled downhill this weekend. The first downhill race of the UCI World Cup took place over the weekend in Lourdes, France, which meant I was checking Pinkbike at 7am every morning to…
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Respecting the Two-Joint Muscle
Today’s article is the beginning of a mini-series inspired by questions I’ve fielded after two of my more recent posts. My appreciation for the Hamstring Bridge Hold and dead-hang pull-up comes from a deep love of functional anatomy, and today we’ll take a look at why we sometimes feel specific exercises in seemingly random places. Those “random” places are…
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The Only Way To Do Pull-Ups Or Chin-Ups
I’m on a mission. It’s something powerful to commit to and something I’m quite serious about. I’m going to rid the world of cheating on pull-ups or chin-ups. Okay so it’s not exactly that serious, but I like my vertical pulling to be as pretty as possible. For me, “pretty” means a full 180˚ of shoulder flexion.…
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Appreciating the Utility of Fitness
We’re takin’ it back today. We’re going old school. Actually, we’re going back to school, back to my Intro to Health & Physical Education class at Adelphi University. I loved that class, where we sought to see the big picture while dissecting the details. This is the great paradox in exercise. We are so complex as human minds…
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This Will Make You Better: Hamstring Bridge Hold to Bent Over Row Combo
Behold, the bent over row. Perhaps one of the most full-body rowing variations, the bent over row allows us to use our hips and abs in addition to all of our other rowing muscles. There’s a lot going on in this move. Here’s a picture from Strength Training Anatomy: The biggest benefit of rowing is…
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