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Programming for any strength sport is seen as a black art by many, but the main concepts around training are very easy to grasp. A lot of people pay an incredible amount of attention to strictly following their sets/reps/percentages to the letter with no deviation, while there are many who just hit the gym and put …
Do you get tired just walking to the monolift? Consider anything more than 5 reps cardio? Do you shudder at the mention of prowlers or burpees? Yeah, that used to be me too. When I first started strength training I had the main goal of losing weight. My trainer programmed cardio into my sessions, usually …
Injuries – we’ve all been there one way or another. But how we bounce back is everything, and how we prepare to ensure we don’t end up with a reoccurrence is even more important. When I was first taught how to lift I was taught the basic movements and told to practice that until it …
Deficit Deadlifts; Friend Or Foe? In this article, we are going to talk about one of the most over used, and most butchered movements I see powerlifters do; The deficit deadlift. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love deficit deadlifts, and I actually attribute a lot of my deadlift strength to them. Done well, I …
Train Harder In Your Off-Season! It’s been a long time between posts as we have been very busy at Valhalla Strength, but at this time of year, I’ve made some time to talk about something that most people take completely take for granted, or at the very least don’t put enough effort into; Off-season training for …
