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12 Week Masters Athlete Functional Fitness Program (Part 2)

August 22, 2020 by Jake

This is the second and final portion of this program. As the title implies, it is designed for masters athletes that want a hard program, … Read more

Aging for Elite Athletes: A Scientific Approach

July 25, 2020 by Jake

As you might imagine, most of the athletes I train are not twenty something Games athletes, who set world records on a daily basis. The … Read more

12 Week Masters Athlete Functional Fitness Program (Part 1)

July 18, 2020 by Jake

This program was written for masters athletes that want a difficult program that is tailored for their specific needs. Often times a more generic program … Read more

How Long Should You Rest Between Sets: The Science Will Surprise You

July 12, 2020 by Jake

The amount of rest you take between sets is of critical importance to gaining muscle mass and strength. But not for the reasons you believe. … Read more

The 12 Week Metabolic Strength Program (Part 1)

April 24, 2021February 29, 2020 by Jake

This program is designed for functional fitness athletes who need a high level of metabolic conditioning, and also need to increase their strength. If you … Read more

Strength, Fitness, and Undulating Periodization

January 29, 2020July 20, 2019 by Jake

If you’re like me you enjoy learning about lifting as much as actually lifting and you will have no doubt heard of the term periodization. … Read more

The Upper Body Strength Program for Functional Fitness (Part 2)

January 29, 2020May 17, 2019 by Jake

I have had exactly zero people tell me that the first portion of this program was too easy, so I made sure part 2 of … Read more

The 9 Week Functional Fitness Strength Program (Part 1)

June 3, 2024September 23, 2017 by Jake

If you’ve been training for any length of time, you understand it can be difficult to find a great functional fitness strength program. Chances are … Read more

A Killer 6 Week Pressing Program for Functional Fitness Athletes

February 3, 2020April 22, 2017 by Jake

If you’re a strength athlete, then chances are you realize you need to work on your pressing strength. Unfortunately, you’ve probably been going about it all wrong. It’s not really your fault. There really aren’t any good plans to increase upper body pressing power for functional fitness athletes, until now. Keep reading for a killer 6 week training plan.

Functional Fitness Strength Training with Bands and Chains

January 29, 2020August 13, 2016 by Jake

Anyone experienced in the iron game can tell you that after a certain point, doing the same old thing will stop yielding results. Most of the time, we then try to change a few details of our training plan, vainly hoping that will put us back on the gainz train. I’m here to say that isn’t enough.

If you’ve spent some time under the bar, and aren’t making progress, then you need a change. You need some variable resistance, in the form of bands and chains. Not only do they look badass, they can give you nearly twice the results in the same time period. Read on, to learn how to implement them into your training plan.

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