Hello world!  It’s Chris and I’m back again with another edition of “Heard of this?”  We finally got bumpers at the new facility (thanks to Sorinex for the AMAZING prices, and to my client Lindsey for finding them!), so I figured, what better to do than finish off our lift the other day with some...Read More

 As a student of the strength game, I have spent considerable time immersing myself in volumes of research and virtually endless rounds of trial and error in the trenches — first as an athlete, later as a serious lifter, and currently as a strength coach. Over the past decade I have thousands of hours assimilating...Read More

Over the past few months I’ve been working with mixed martial artist Trey Rogers–helping him prepare for his fight on February 4th in Altoona, PA. It’s been a pleasure to watch someone work so hard; the dude is a competitor–pushing himself day in and day out. During his three days per week at my gym, Trey...Read More

Back again with another edition of “Heard of this?”  This time around I’ve got a pretty cool core stability combo for you!  The first exercise is a plank rope row.  We have the rope wrapped around the base of one of our dumbbell racks, but you can also hook it up to a sled or...Read More

 Sumo Split-Stance Dumbbell Row  New Year’s Resolutionists occupying all of the benches while they perform seated curls and partial range of motion flat dumbbell presses? No problem.  Or are you just too damn lazy to set up a bench for a few sets of dumbbell rows? Well guess what? This bad ass exercise (well, actually...Read More

Hiiiiiiiiii!  Sorry, I got really excited there- sorry about that!  So it has been a killer week at Beyond Strength Performance.  The blog has been on fire with posts, and I wasn’t sure if I was ever going to get my turn.  I received too many emails to even count over the last few days…...Read More

Crazy right idea, right? I mean, I think it is and I wrote it. How could this possibly be true? Why on earth would I wish injury on anyone? Great question…  The reality of the situation is that I do NOT wish injury upon anyone. I know growing up as a competitive athlete; the worst thing that...Read More

Merry belated Christmas everyone!  I don’t know about you, but I just had an all-around amazing holiday weekend.  For part of the weekend I went to Newburgh, NY (right near West Point) to visit my 94-year-young grandmother, “Granny” Cornish.  I don’t get to see her as often as I’d like to, and let me tell...Read More

 The biggest guns in the industry are pumping out articles on the big three in droves, and while I wholeheartedly agree with each lift’s importance, expecting substantial gains on each will be impossible without proper sleep. Sleep, like nutrition and restorative work, such as soft tissue release, stretching, and mobility work, is highly critical to...Read More

Last week Todd unveiled a possible new feature for our blog in 2012, “Awesome Research Thursdays.”  Your feedback has been great and we are happy to say it will be a part of the blog moving forward!  This week I wanted to unveil another possible feature for 2012, “Heard of This?”  I will be taking...Read More

The grand opening has come and gone- I am so excited about everything.  I’m excited to be back writing, filming, and sharing some of what I love to do with all of you… In this post I want to talk about medicine ball throws.  When do you write them into the session?  How many reps? ...Read More

Anyone that has ever trained with me will tell you that I am pretty good deadlifter, but as a squatter I leave a lot to be desired.  Being well aware of this fact, there have been large periods in time that avoided squatting altogether.  But, last summer into fall I decided that I needed to...Read More

Sleep and breathing; two functions that are absolutely necessary to sustain life, yet so many people neglect to make sure they are doing either one properly.  Sure, everyone does both because there is no choice in the matter.  However, quality and quantity are issues for both.  Take a deep breath.  Did your shoulders rise?  If they did...Read More

This week’s video is of the man, the myth, the legend: Dustin Pague.  Dustin is on a fast rise as of late, even though he’s been in the sport of mixed martial arts for more than six years.  His last five wins have been over top competition in two weight classes (135 & 145), with...Read More

We have a new addition to the Beyond Strength Performance team of original article contributors!  His name is Chris Gingrich and I know from personal experience that he is a gentle lover of women and also a broad shouldered enforcer of all things right and just!  Seriously, Chris is a great guy with a lot...Read More