During the first quarter of the year, we focused on work capacity. Along with High-intensity continuous training, we did ladders and total volume training with light to moderate weights. Much of our strength training looked and felt a lot like conditioning…because it was.   That work improved our endurance; it’s time to feature strength and...Read More

This blog is an embarkation into a new series that we’re publishing for you. We know that you’re smart. We also know that you’re at least a little curious to peek behind the curtain and to understand the why behind the what of Beyond Strength training programs. So, each month we’re writing you to explain the training program. If...Read More

Bam! The barbell slammed into the squat rack. Clips came off and weight was put away. A clean wipe glided across the barbell to sanitize it. Damn, Chet thought. Those sets felt terrible. Everything was heavy. My form was all over. Seeing the frustration plastered across Chet’s face, his friend, Mike, approached him. “What’s going...Read More

Do you want to know how to get back to the gym without hurting yourself? Check out this quick read to ensure your gym return is fluid and pain free!   Look, we all go through lulls in our training… Maybe a pandemic hit and gyms across the country closed their doors. Maybe you just...Read More

It’s safe to say we’ve all already been effected by this pandemic. And I don’t want to scare you, but some folks are going to come out the other end in a real bad spot… worse than they were coming in. Not directly from the Coronavirus, but because of the choices that they made in...Read More

Most people grasp the main technique points of squatting rather quickly. That is, they initiate a squat by reaching their hips back slightly, “spread the floor apart” on the way down, and “drive the ground away” to stand back up; there are other technique points of course, but those are the big ones. Sometimes though,...Read More

Is jogging on a treadmill for 5-10 minutes enough for a warm-up? I mean, you’re physically getting warm and stuff, but is that good enough? Unfortunately, it’s not. Although literally making our bodies warm is part of a quality warm-up, it’s only one part. A good warm-up prepares us to handle the workout we’re about...Read More

Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) became popularized through the Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) system and they are something we use in one way or another in most of our client’s programs. In general, we program hip and shoulder CARs most often, but we do occasionally program other variations, such as ankle, eye (huh?) and ear CARs...Read More

If a muscle is tight, we stretch it out, right?  After all, stretching is supposed to help.  So, wouldn’t it make sense that it should get better with said stretching?  And if stretching isn’t helping, then what actually will?   Stretching can feel pretty good at times, and often give us a feeling of relief. ...Read More

Part of getting stronger, leaner, and fitter is moving well. The better we move, the more we can handle strength training, conditioning, and just handling the unexpected movements that life throws at us. So, we have to train ourselves to move well. A big part of that is picking strength and conditioning exercises that fit...Read More