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5 Ways to Swing a Kettlebell

August 14, 2016 by Chad Rodgers Leave a Comment

  The kettlebell is literally the most underutilized tool in most commercial gyms. Many places have dozens of them, while other gyms have a shitty plastic one collecting spiderwebs in the corner. Some gyms have none. Others have only kettlebells, and do all of their fitness related activities with that tool. Still, very few people […]

Filed Under: General, Human Performance, Look Better Naked, Training, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chad Rodgers Training Systems, hip hinge, kettlebell swings, kettlebells, show me strength

The Hip Hinge : From Zero to Hero (Part 2)

February 11, 2016 by Chad Rodgers 1 Comment

    In part 1 of this series, I began showing how I take ultra beginners through hip hinging, and deadlift patterns. The article was very well received in the fitness community, and is successfully helping you guys/girls, whether coaches or gym goers, learn how to safely progress and master the deadlift pattern. That is […]

Filed Under: Build Muscle, General, Human Performance, Training Tagged With: Dan John, deadlift, fundamental human movements, hip hinge, Human Performance, kettlebell, strength and conditioning, trap bar

The Hip Hinge : From Zero to Hero (Part 1)

February 2, 2016 by Chad Rodgers 5 Comments

Correctly watching a student progress through the hip hinge gives me more pride and joy than any other of the fundamental movement patterns. Why? Well, when performed well, this move can open up a whole new window of opportunity for just about any physical goal a human could have. Want to get stronger? Correctly hinging […]

Filed Under: Build Muscle, General, Human Performance, Look Better Naked, Training Tagged With: bands, deadlift, dumbbell, fundamental human movements, hinge, hip hinge, kettlebell

11 Ways to Goblet Squat

December 16, 2015 by Chad Rodgers 8 Comments

I am of the belief that no one, and I mean NO ONE is above the goblet squat. No one is too strong, too mobile, too in shape, or too advanced to grab a dumbbell or kettlebell and drop into the goblet squat. Just about everyone I see as a personal training client will either perform […]

Filed Under: Build Muscle, Fat Loss, General, Human Performance, Look Better Naked, Training, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cal Dietz, Dan John, Goblet squat, Mobility, Squat, squatting, strength and conditioning, Tony Gentilcore, Triphasic

The Biggest Problems With Your Offseason

November 18, 2015 by Chad Rodgers 1 Comment

  I’ve got a bone to pick. A few actually..but as a relatively newish retired baseball player, I’ve grown to see my past, the current state of the game, and the future of the sport in a different light. When playing, I had blinders on. I was totally wrapped up and obsessed in accomplishment and […]

Filed Under: Baseball, General, Hacking Your Offseason, Human Performance, Pitching, Training, Uncategorized Tagged With: baseball, baseball performance, offseason training

Baseball Physical Preparation : Oxidative Fitness For Baseball by Pat Davidson

October 29, 2015 by Chad Rodgers 3 Comments

Note from Chad and Andrew: We are absolutely fired up that Pat Davidson and Doug Kechijian have decided to come on board at Show Me Strength and address all things physical preparation for the baseball athlete. Pat and Doug are two of the most knowledgable, yet humble professionals we know, while also doubling on the side as […]

Filed Under: Baseball, Build Muscle, General, Human Performance, Pitching, Training Tagged With: baseball, Drago, Human Performance, MASS, pat davidson, strength training

Intelligent Core Finishers (Part 1)

July 30, 2015 by Chad Rodgers 5 Comments

  There’s not a much more satisfying feeling in fitness than waking up with some nice sore abs from your workout the previous day. I’ll happily attest to that, as I’ve never been one to naturally have abs carved out of stone and a super low body fat percentage. <– (Beer and too much chipotle […]

Filed Under: Fat Loss, General, Training, Uncategorized Tagged With: @showmestrength, abs, core, core performance, finishers, intelligent ab training, mike robertson

6 Glute Exercises You Need To Try

June 4, 2015 by Chad Rodgers Leave a Comment

Unless you’re a genetic freak, building a respectable set of cheeks takes a bit of work and a bit of variability. No one really wants to hear this, but it’s the truth. You need to really come at your butt from all angles, all loading schemes, and all intensities if you want the best ass […]

Filed Under: Build Muscle, General, Training Tagged With: Glute Training, Glutes

5 Reasons your Baseball Team is Full of “Dad Bods”

May 21, 2015 by Chad Rodgers Leave a Comment

If there is one sport that totally encapsulates the “dad bod” phenomenon, it is baseball. It’s just one of those activities that doesn’t take tremendous fitness prowess to be great at. In fact, while it might seem like baseball players look fit (uniforms hide a lot), for the most part they are just skilled at […]

Filed Under: General, Hacking Your Offseason, Human Performance, Mental Game, Uncategorized Tagged With: baseball, Dad Bod, eric cressey, professional baseball

Student Spotlight : Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is by Hanna Riley

April 1, 2015 by Chad Rodgers Leave a Comment

A note from Chad – “Hanna and I started our training journey a little over 5 months ago now. She frequented one of the gyms I work at, and right away upon seeing her was impressed by her quiet determination to train hard. You just don’t see that very often anymore. She also moved so […]

Filed Under: General, Human Performance, Mental Game, Motivation, Training, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chad Rodgers, girls gone strong, Hanna Riley, show me strength, Yoga

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