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	EXERCISE PROGRAMMING
	How I Tore My Pec! (Also featured on www.EliteFTS.com) A true story of how repetitive heavy benching with a dose of ignorance slashed my potential of being a great bench presser. Exposing the pectoral tendons to extreme stress will cause wear and tear and eventually 'snap' any dreams of becoming a strong mo-fo. Don't let this happen to you! (Read article)
	7-Phase Program to Protect Your Shoulders (Originally featured on www.StrengthCoach.com) Should you strengthen the scapular muscles and then the rotator cuff? Or should you concentrate on stretching the posterior capsule and then working on the lower traps? Confusing isn't? This 7 phase program should be an end to any confusion regarding shoulder health. (Read article)
	Fascia Function: Building a Tough Trunk (Originally Featured on EliteFTS.com) Everyone talks about the core and thinks "front" of the body; but no one talks about the core as the "trunk" of the body. The core is cylindrical and it should be treated that way. Optimal training for the trunk vital for bigger lifts. (Read article)
	Push-up: What I See I get it, you can perform 100 push ups. But at least 80% of those push-ups require immediate attention. What happens when you perform a push up and you can't see how bad the form is? This is what you see... (Read article)
	Biceps Curl: What I See You got huge arms right? I bet you have a huge ego too? Because as you curl in front of the mirror, you can't see what I see from my position. Think your arms will continue to grow as you use heavier weights? Guess what happens to the rest of the body? (Read article)
	3-Dimensional Arms We have been taught that curls are the mainstay exercise for building huge biceps. However, we have neglected the basics of building true sleeve-splitting arms with these very unconventional "arm" exercises. (Read article)
	From Slumped to Pumped: A Weary Dad Finds New Energy One winter I traveled 25 extra miles to train a father who thought less of himself and was stressed from life. His weight gain didn't help matters, and he was eating unhealthy. We finally trained one on one in his basement for 6 weeks. The results were astonishing. (Read article)
	Movement Fixes Everything (Originally Featured on NASM Education Resource Center) Still haven't grasped the notion of how exercising the body as one functional unit improves overall performance? Still stuck in the hypertrophy thinking of 3 sets of 10? This article should help you understand how daily life is improved using optimal training techniques. (Read article)
	Not Quite Ready for the Ball Squat Every trainer at your gym has their client pressed up against the ball and squatting? What so many trainers don't understand is that their client really isn't ready to be using that so called "safer alternative" to conventional squats. Here's the why... (Read article)
	No t Quite Ready for the Ball Push-up I know how cool it looks that you can perform push ups on a stability ball; but the truth is, your client may not be ready for such a feat. Many factors go into this advanced exercise and its time we learn what they are. (Read article)
	Add To Your Workout By Taking Away How long is your workout? Too long? Not enough time to get home and complete your responsibilities? There may be a chance that you have some exercise "fillers" in your program that really don't need to be there. What are they? (Read article)
	The Battle of the TVA (Originally Featured on BodyWeightCulture.com) Your body is in a constant, silent battle every day. The war wages with every passing day as your joints slumber to the beating of gravity. How can your body react and engage effectively in this unavoidable war? Time to focus on the core and the transverse abdominals. (Read article)
	5 Exercises You Should Be Able to Perform - Part 1 (Originally Featured on BodyWeightCulture.com) There is no doubt in my mind that the human race should have a standard gauge to measure and monitor physical movement with each passing day. These five exercises mimic movements that are required in daily life and are prerequisites to functionality. (Read article)
	5 Exercises You Should Be Able to Perform - Part 2 (Originally Featured on BodyWeightCulture.com) Part 2 of one of my first universally accepted articles. Unconventional to some, reasonable to those that work with others on a daily basis. (Read article)
	Fixing Shoulder Clicking You know you hear everyday. You know you ignore it. Is it really a problem? Is it a sign of things to come? Shoulder health is the end all, be all to your exercise program. Without healthy shoulders, all upper body movements are painful, exhaustive, and debilitating. Let's examine this mysterious shoulder clicking and get to the bottom of it. (Read article)
	Complexities of the Lunge The lunge is regarded as the second best lowerbody exercise ever invented. Next to the squat, the lunge is the best exercise that resembles athletic movement and daily function. Such a complex exercise, the lunge carries some formalities that should be realized before taking the pain-staking task of performing them in advanced variations and loads. (Read article)