What Are Intensity Techniques? For our purposes, Intensity Techniques (ITs) are methods of increasing the average proximity-to-failure of a given volume OR performing a greater density of volume at a given intensity, when compared to straight sets. In other words, something can be classified as an IT if allows for

One thing that should be abundantly clear when analyzing exercise selection is that sexiness is not correlated with efficiency. And this maxim is pushed to its limits with the Horizontal Pull pattern. While the pattern might not be the most glamorous, its significance in propagating muscular balance, healthy tissues, and

⁣Despite its appearance as a simple and instinctual movement, the Hinge Pattern is the stuff of nightmares for many trainees and coaches alike. The act of hinging can be reduced to loading the hips. This mechanism is pivotal not only for strength, hypertrophy and enhancing athleticism, but also for mastering the basics of