Category: Training

From CrossFitter to Weightlifter, How to Nail the Transition.

by Adam Sayih | Jun 2, 2017 | Training

by: Joe Szymanek What if I told you skinning a cat and performing a clean and jerk had a lot in...

Understanding Protein Turnover and Leucine

by Adam Sayih | Mar 16, 2017 | Training

by: Hector Paez No gym conversation is complete without mentioning protein. While the concept of...

Join the Speakeasy Club

by Adam Sayih | Mar 14, 2017 | Training

An exclusive online club for dapper meatheads that want results. Join a club that offers you: Easy...

You Can Snatch and Still Bench Press

by Adam Sayih | Nov 2, 2016 | Training

There’s an adage in the sport of weightlifting that if you incorporate the bench press into your...

A Brief Guide to Supplements

by Adam Sayih | Apr 5, 2016 | Training

Sports supplementation is one of the most inquired topics with regards to strength and...

How to be a jacked weightlifter

by Adam Sayih | Nov 4, 2015 | Training

by: Adam Sayih Snatch, Clean, Jerk, Squat, Pull. Basically the only exercises you’ll see in a...

Stop Grinding Your Squats

by Adam Sayih | Sep 16, 2015 | Training

What if I told you that most of the people who recently converted to weightlifting aren’t utilizing squats in their programming correctly?

Odysseus Bar Review

by Adam Sayih | Jul 3, 2015 | Training

Ethikon Fitness reached out to me and sent over an Odyssesus pull-up bar. It’s a pull-up bar that fits in pretty much every rig set-up but…it spins.

Lats and the Lifts. Are You Sweeping the Bar?

by Adam Sayih | May 27, 2015 | Training

by: Adam Sayih The Latissimus Dorsi, aka the “lats,” aka your “wings” is a highly involved muscle...

Chad Dolan and Dr. Zourdos on the RTS Podcast- Mental Approach in Competition

by Adam Sayih | May 11, 2015 | Training

Recently my colleague Chad Dolan and professor Dr. Mike Zourdos appeared on the Reactive Training...

Why I Hate The Nike Metcon 1

by Adam Sayih | Feb 12, 2015 | Training

As shoes go, any new product come to market is going to be surrounded by hype. Nike is a master of hype. Don’t believe me? Try buying a new release of Jordan’s or – the new Nike Metcon 1.

Selection of the Fittest

by Adam Sayih | Jan 25, 2015 | Training

By: Chris Munoz, MS, CSCS People who lift weights or are really into fitness often get made fun of...

Mikhail Koklyaev Snatches 242lbs With One Hand

by Adam Sayih | Jan 5, 2015 | Training

Mikhail Koklyaev, more famously known as “Misha” posted a video two days ago of him snatching 110kg/242lbs with one arm. Nothing like some good ol’ Russian feats of strength videos. Misha is considered one of...