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Mar 28, 2020
5 min

Home Workout Without Equipment

The Problem…. Times are absolutely crazy right now. Unless you live under a rock, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Covid-19, or...

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5 Trap Bar Exercises You Should Be Doing And Why

Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Feb 2, 2020
5 min

5 Trap Bar Exercises You Should Be Doing And Why

Five of the best trap bar exercises you should be doing and why.

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The Central Nervous System Runs The Show

Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jan 16, 2020
2 min

The Central Nervous System Runs The Show

The central nervous system is the key to unlocking the changes you wish to make in your body.

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jan 2, 2020
1 min

Environment Is Everything

If you want to reach your goals, you need to change your environment.

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Understanding The Relationship Between Fitness And Fatigue

Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Sep 27, 2019
4 min

Understanding The Relationship Between Fitness And Fatigue

Understanding the relationship between fitness and fatigue is critical to your long term training success.

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Sep 20, 2019
2 min

Tight Hamstrings? You're Just Weak.

Your hamstrings aren't tight, they're just weak. Here's why.

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Sep 17, 2019
3 min

Effort Is A Choice

Effort is a choice. Make the right decision.

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Sep 13, 2019
1 min

Single Leg Stance Competency: The Hinge

Single leg competency and how to develop it in a hinge pattern.

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Sep 13, 2019
3 min

Stop Over Cueing Your Clients

Less is more when it comes to coaching cues. Here's why.

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Sep 6, 2019
4 min

F*ck Your Goals

Goal setting is not what you think it is. We've all been told that setting S.M.A.R.T. goals is the key to success right? The typical goal...

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Training Is An Investment, Not an Expense

Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jul 25, 2019
2 min

Training Is An Investment, Not an Expense

Training isn't an expense, it's an investment. Here's why...

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Environment is Everything. (But it still means more than you think)

Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jul 17, 2019
3 min

Environment is Everything. (But it still means more than you think)

You're missing something from your training, and it's not what you might have guessed.

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jul 10, 2019
4 min

Two Hard Training Pills To Swallow

Pour a tall glass of water for these bad boys.

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Youth Athletes: Eccentric Training For Performance and Injury Prevention

Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jul 9, 2019
4 min

Youth Athletes: Eccentric Training For Performance and Injury Prevention

Are you training your youth athletes properly?

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jun 27, 2019
4 min

Chocolate Cake and Building Muscle

If we were baking a chocolate mass gain cake, we would only need two other ingredients besides chocolate. Volume and calories. No eggs, n...

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jun 21, 2019
3 min

Going To The Gym Is NOT Good

Going to the gym is not good. It just is.

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jun 19, 2019
2 min

Have Some Damn Passion!

Everyone in the men’s locker room could hear me puking. I didn’t care. All I could think about was trying to catch my breath between dry ...

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AIDS, and Why You Should Start Training Now

Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jun 15, 2019
2 min

AIDS, and Why You Should Start Training Now

Do you want to get tested for AIDS? This was the third time the doctor had asked me this during our 20 minute visit. I said no, again, an...

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jun 13, 2019
2 min

Position and Intent

Pain is a great teacher. I dropped an 85 kilogram barbell on my back today.... I was doing hang snatches, at a weight I had done hundreds...

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Matt Ferrara BS C.S.C.S

Jun 7, 2019
5 min

Stop Working Out. Start Training.

Stop working out. Start training. Training is based around achieving a specific goal with your efforts in the gym. The goal itself does n...

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