Daniel Richter 
Do you know what the fundamental principle of resistance training is? It is to increase the stress you put on your muscles, and thus stimulate them to grow bigger and stronger. It doesn’t matter if you train primarily for strength or muscle growth: you cannot avoid the fundamental principle of placing progressively higher demands on … Read more
Key Points: *** Are free weights or machines better to train with? Which makes your muscles grow faster? Which makes you stronger? And does it make any difference if you are a beginner or an advanced lifter? Or if you are young or old? While some may preach the superiority of one or the other, … Read more
Key Points: Do barbell back squats work your hamstrings? Depending on who you ask, you are bound to get different answers. My answer? Not really. The idea that your hamstrings are important for your squat has been around for decades, but is slowly losing ground as new research disproves it. Sure, your hamstrings contribute to … Read more
Your lower back muscles sit in and around your lumbar region. They are at the center of much of your movements and make your lower back both strong and flexible. In this article, you will learn about your lower back muscle anatomy, what some effective lower back exercises are, and how you can combine them … Read more
“Strong limbs on a weak core is like trying to fire a cannon from a canoe.” Your core muscles are all the muscles surrounding your spine and abdomen, stabilizing your pelvis and trunk. Without strong enough core muscles, you cannot effectively exert force in exercises like the squat and deadlift, and they are essential for … Read more
Being a personal trainer is a big task. You need to understand exercise science and anatomy, and also have good communication and coaching skills. Still, sometimes you just want to know: Which exercises should I put my personal training clients on? In this article, I’ll list ten of my favorite personal training exercises that I … Read more
As a personal trainer or coach in the digital age, you have likely considered moving online with your personal training – if you’ve not already begun. In-person training at the gym is being supplemented, and in some cases replaced, by online personal training, a trend fueled by advancing technology and changing lifestyles that was accelerated … Read more
Your posterior deltoids, or rear delts, are the muscles on the back of your shoulders. The rear delts are often neglected in training yet contribute to a muscular upper back and broad, powerful shoulders. In pulling and rowing movements, strong rear delts help your lats pull your upper arm back. In this article, we’ll review … Read more
Do you want to get started with barbell training? Then you’ve come to the right place. In this article, you will find a Beginner Barbell Training Program perfect for getting started with effective strength training. The prerequisite for the program is that you are healthy, and are willing to spend time learning to perform the … Read more
Key Points: *** The squat and the deadlift are two of the most popular strength training exercises in the world. Based on millions of workouts in our workout tracker StrengthLog, they are the second and third most trained exercises, surpassed only by the bench press. While squats and deadlifts work many of the same muscles … Read more