I hope you’re enjoying your Father’s Day weekend!

Here’s this week’s latest Good Fitness Reads of the Week. This week is packed with a new Client Highlight, Strength Tips, training videos, my latest article and articles by others.

Enjoy!

New Blog Post

Simplifying Your Squat, Bench & Deadlift

Over-thinking, over-complicating, over-coaching a movement kills speed and strength.

Client Highlight

My good friend and client, Greg has been training hard and killing it this training cycle. His hard work’s paying off and he’s making all his weights look easy.

I expect we’ll be seeing a bunch of PR’s in the next couple weeks!

Here he is smashing a 505lb deadlift!

My friend and client @gregboumil smashing 505! #BOOM #deadlift #powerlifting #fitness #abs #glutes #train #gainz #liftheavy #Repost @gregboumil ・・・ 505 feels easy after 10 weeks of block training from @adamnpine This guy is as good as they come!

A video posted by Adam Pine (@adamnpine) on Jun 15, 2015 at 11:40am PDT

Follow along on Istagram @gregboumil

Strength Tips & Training Videos

 

Quick tip for improving your Overhead Press (OHP). Get the bar as tight into your thumb and SQUEEZE! When you pull your elbows up towards the wall in front, remeber to keep squeezing the bar tight, preventing it from rolling back into your fingers. #powerlifting #ohp #fitness #technique

A video posted by Adam Pine (@adamnpine) on Jun 16, 2015 at 5:24pm PDT

Quick tip on how to maintain a neutral spine and prevent your low back from hyperextending during the ab wheel rollout. Keep your glutes tight and initiate the movement with your hips. Extend your hips through while maintaining a neutral spine by trying to round your lower back to the ceiling as you rollout. #powerlift #abs #fitness #technique

A video posted by Adam Pine (@adamnpine) on Jun 17, 2015 at 5:45pm PDT

 

BTN Press @ 330 @titanbarbell @b_dimez @polarseltzer #press #X #powerlifting

A video posted by Adam Pine (@adamnpine) on Jun 18, 2015 at 12:09pm PDT

Two quick tips for correcting common mistakes on the hanging leg raise. – Point your belt buckle to your face and start in a hollow body, or neutral spine position rather than an extended position. Bring your legs up to about 90 degrees, or toes to the bar if you’re advanced. If you’re just starting out, you can start knees bent and bring them up to 90 degrees. – Slowly control the eccentric or down portion to avoid swinging. @b_dimez #HairyPits #abs #fitness #powerlifting

A video posted by Adam Pine (@adamnpine) on Jun 18, 2015 at 7:11pm PDT

Recommended Reading

1. Degeneration? More Like Normal Aging – Bret Contreras via Bret Contreras
2. 5 Ways to Create A Meal Plan Your Clients Will Actually Follow via Mike Samuels, The PTDC
3. Simplifying Your Squat, Bench & Deadlift via Adam Pine
4. The Cardio Vs. Weights Cheat Sheet via James Fell
5. Do What You Dream via Garrett Nicole Wood
6. Artificial sweeteners – Is the evidence as sweet as these substitutes?  via Examine.com
7. The Many Problems With Personal Training Certifications via Jon Goodman, The PTDC
8. Four Exercises To Eliminate Lower Back Pain via Matt Ibrahim, Lift Big Eat Big
9. Respect Your Elders – Especially If They’re Jacked via Jason Helmes, Bryan Krahn
10. Best Exercise In Ever: Reactive Stability Drops via Dean Somerset
11. 3 Tips for Improving Your Back to Wall Shoulder Flexion via Eric Cressey
12. I Encourage You To Fail via Tony Gentilcore
13. 4 Things I Learned From Going Old School via Rog Law
14. How to Get Better at Anything via Dan John
15. Here’s My Complete 10-Minute Squat Tutorial (Yea, It’s Free) via Jordan Syatt