Looking to spice up your lifting routine?  Hit a plateau and looking to breakthrough?  Try either the Ascending or Descending Pyramid Schemes and challenge those muscles to evolve!  Listen, share, and as always, enjoy!

You are sitting in between sets, at the gym, resting before your third set.  When it occurs to you....why is three sets "a thing?" Is there a specific reason?    Dr. Thomas Delorme is the reason, and his Progressive Resistance Training Method.  Listen, enjoy, share and subscribe!

If we are >60% water, then why do we start and end the day dehydrated?  If we filled a pool to 60% capacity, patrons would be pissed off. Right? Why aren't we focused on this?  The easy answer is that life distracts us and we typically put our own needs last.  The more in-depth solution is controlling the fluid balance of our bodies is paramount for peak performance.  Matt tackles hydration and electrolytes in this episode.  How are they important? How are they related?  Please download, listen, share and above all enjoy!

Mobility is a commonly overlooked component of a successful exercise program.  Optimizing muscle and joint range of motion, and length will afford us the ability to both get stronger and more efficient.  Foam rolling can be a very effective modality to include in your routine. Please download, listen, share and above all enjoy!

Bones don’t independently move themselves.  The movement of the human body requires the proper balance of work between agonists and antagonists.  One muscle starts the movement, and the opposing group allows for it.  Teamwork is key! Listen and learn more about the body’s teamwork of using muscles.  Download, listen, share and enjoy!

There is a misconception out there, that to get stronger, we need to lift heavier.  Strength is the result of repeated challenge, consistency and hard work over time.  If the muscles you target are feeling an extra stimulus via added repetitions, added weight, or a manipulation of leverage, then there is potential for change, ie strength increases.  Matt discusses how you can use the same weights to get stronger, or take a couple steps in a different direction, to arrive at the same goal.  Single-arm/leg vs. Both arms/legs exercise all can be used strategically, to prompt the body to change.  Here’s how and why!  Download, listen enjoy and please share!

Have you seen those training montages during a sports pre-game show?  You see an athlete using battle ropes, jumping onto boxes, cutting in and out of an agility ladder, swinging a kettlebell or slamming a sandbag.  These movements are only some examples of plyometric training, or jump/explosive training.  Matt takes you through the physiology of what is actually going on during these types of exercises.  Why are they widely used? How should they be done properly? Please jump into this episode full-on!  Download, listen, enjoy and please share!

What is going on, when we challenge our muscles through weight training?  Matt discusses the mechanisms happening behind the scenes to help us build strength.  Activating dormant muscle fibers, increasing motor recruitment and gaining better control of muscle movements are explained.  Listen, Share and leave us a review on Itunes please!

Staying active is very important for a healthy lifestyle.  There are many types of exercise one can do.  Knowing the difference between closed-chain and open-chain movements may help you better structure your workout plan.  Strategy is key for improvement.  Organizing your workout split, based on the type of kinetic chain active, is one possible strategy to use.  Matt explains the delineation between the two kinetic chain and why they can be beneficial.  Sit back, listen, and get thinking!

When targeting a goal, it helps to be a specific as you can in the planning.  What is the goal, or the event you are training for?  What is going to be required of you?  What movements are involved? What type of training is needed? Cardio, weights, or both? Let’s explore the area of specificity, to discover it’s application in your life.  Matt explains how this subject can be used, to help give you the edge.  Get the edge, listen and enjoy!