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Finally Achieve the Elusive ATG Squat: A Guide to a Deeper Squat
Squatting to full depth is very possible for nearly everyone. Here is a full guide how you or your athletes and clients can enjoy the highly revered ATG squat

Jake Hicks
Jul 3110 min read


Gaining Weight: An Effective Mindset and Guide to Gaining Weight
Gaining weight is EXACTLY like working out. The food are the exercises and the portions are the reps and sets. Sometimes you don't feel like working out but you still do it because it's going to help you reach your goal. Eating is the same. You don't alway want to, you don't always like it. Do it anyways.

Jake Hicks
Jul 309 min read


Chronic Shoulder Pain and Solutions to Get Around it
If you train in the weight room you have likely experienced some ailments time to time especially in the shoulder. Here are some great tips and solutions to help get around the issue.

Jake Hicks
Jul 286 min read


Tonnage: Unlocking the True Key to Muscle Hypertrophy
Can't get any bigger? Tried everything? I bet not. Tonnage is the most underrated measure to track and assess hypertrophy. If you lift more weight for the same amount of reps overtime, I would argue there's some hypertrophy there. You just need the mindset and the vision, this article will help.

Jake Hicks
Jul 276 min read


Banded Lat Pulldown: Maximizing Strength and Type II Muscle Fiber Recruitment
Turn the lat pulldown into a strength and type II fiber exercise using bands. I want to target my biggest and strongest fiber type from the first rep to the last rep, not just the last few reps in a set.

Jake Hicks
Jul 265 min read


Single Arm Dumbbell Bench Press: Another Overlooked and Under Utilized Exercise
No one made the single arm DB Bench Press famous. It doesn't have a mom or dad. It's not a bodybuilding exercise, it's not a powerlifting exercise etc so it's just not a common exercise you see people doing. But it should be, here's my mindset on how I use it plus some tips and tricks.

Jake Hicks
Jul 255 min read


The RDL: A Primary Strength Exercise You've Been Underestimating
You should RDL as much or more than your Deadlift. You just need the mindset, tips and tricks. I'll give them to you in this article.

Jake Hicks
Jul 245 min read


The Best Method for Assisted Pull Ups
Finally a method to assist you in your pull ups that works and fits your exact needs and abilities!

Jake Hicks
Jul 234 min read


The Underrated Power of the Dumbbell Row for Deadlift Strength
Everyone is missing it when it comes to the DB Row. You need this strategy to built the brute strength to fully send it on the deadlift

Jake Hicks
Jul 224 min read


Rethinking Neutral Spine
Trying to keep your back super straight is holding you back, big time.

Jake Hicks
Jul 215 min read


Why Skipping Reps or Sets Can Actually Benefit Your Training
Skipping reps should be normal. Learn to train smarter, check out my mindset on FLEX SETS

Jake Hicks
Jul 205 min read


Why Slow Eccentrics Are Unnecessary
If you're one of those who thinks lifting makes you slower you need to read this. Strength is literally measured in speed.

Jake Hicks
Jul 175 min read


Remote Coaching Services I Offer
Quick overview of all the training support I offer.

Jake Hicks
Jul 1611 min read


How Athletes Should Train
There is no such thing as "TOO BIG"
But there is "WRONG BIG" and if you're an athlete or you coach athletes you need to know and understand the difference.

Jake Hicks
Jul 157 min read


Reps that matter most for hypertrophy: Redefining "Failure"
Everyone agrees reps near failure matter most for hypertrophy. But why? And what is "failure"? I'll give you my take and my mindset on the application.

Jake Hicks
May 188 min read


Large Group Logistics: Programming and Group Management
This is part 3 of a continuing series around group training, specifically for athletic groups. Previously wrote about dynamic warm ups...

Jake Hicks
May 128 min read


High School Athletes: Summer Strength Training
I would argue, for most high school athletes, summer is the most important part of the entire year in terms of strength training. Yes...

Jake Hicks
Apr 307 min read


Which squat variations should you use and not use?
Squats have been around forever, and they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. I'll give you my fair take on which ones you should use...

Jake Hicks
Apr 285 min read


How much aerobic exercise is enough each week?
You lift the weights but are you lifting the heart rate? And no the elevated heart rate from lifting doesn't count. Your V02max, a...

Jake Hicks
Apr 197 min read


Best Practices for Performance Testing
The most important part of testing is consistency. This will increase reliability of the tests and avoid false or misleading data. The...

Jake Hicks
Mar 143 min read
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