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 I think about rows and other upper-body pulling movements a lot. Here’s why: Do to all the desk-sitting and phone-hunching we do, generally speaking, it serves us very well to pry apart the fronts of our bodies using the muscles in the backs of our bodies, making wide and proud from shoulder to shoulder across, […]

I like this move because it requires full-body engagement and attention, that you face it head-on and provide a firm structure and framework throughout. Grooves, tracks, alleyways for the weights to travel along. Also, traps: I like that it allows you to explore your upper traps (those muscles that likely tend to bunch up between […]

When I played rugby, I loved offense. Some players lived for the sport’s defense, the opportunity to make crushing tackles. But to me, the point of defense was simply to play offense again as soon as possible. (With the exception of basketball: most annoyingly persistent defender = most fun to be had, imo.) Being good […]

The box dance step could also be called a switch step or a hop-switch step maybe or a hop-skip-step, something of a nature to sufficiently indicate that during at least a moment of this movement, you are flying. Call it what you will, just be ready to bounce. Be ready to bounce. If you are […]

Ugh, the hips, still, or ahhh, the hips, still, or ohhhh, the hips, still, or mmmm, the hips, still. All a matter of perspective, or maybe insight. One insight is that my own hips feel better when I practice strengthening them in all directions, explore movement and strength in many ways. Side to side, too. […]