Mastering The Hip Hinge
April 24, 2020
Hip Hinge – What is it and Why should we care? We perform the hip hinge hundreds, maybe even thousands of times per day. We would be here until Christmas if we named all of the times we get in and out of the hip hinge. Any time you bend over, stand up, sit down,
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Building a Great Home Gym
April 22, 2020
Having a home gym set-up can be a life saver during these tough times. Bodyweight exercises and cardio can get old really fast, making training not as enjoyable. Depending on your budget and space available you can grab just a few essentials or you can build the holy grail of home gyms. Extra home fitness
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Immediately Improve your Squat with this Modification
April 15, 2020
(Read and Video Time – 5 mins) By: Jared Blincow At LIFT we pride ourselves on not forcing clients into movement patterns that they aren’t ready for. There’s nothing in the gym that we absolutely have to do, and it makes little sense to try and shove a square peg into a round hole. One
Read MoreHow Detraining Affects Your Strength and Muscle Mass
March 25, 2020
With the COVID19 pandemic hitting the country and forcing us inside, it’s easy to get frustrated and come up with a number of excuses as to why our training should take a backseat. Although training at home may not be the most ideal solution, something is always better than nothing. If you think your “gains”
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Building a Bigger & Better Deadlift
December 27, 2019
Create bigger and better deadlifts with these tips and exercises!
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How Training to Failure is Ruining Your Gains
November 13, 2019
By: Jared Blincow CSCS, FRC, Coach at LIFT Chicago How many times have you heard that if you’re leaving reps on the table and not training to failure then you’re missing out on some serious gains? What if I told you there was an alternative approach that was just as effective, allowed for greater recovery,
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5 of 1,000 Reasons Why Women Should Strength Train
October 30, 2019
Beyond the many fallacies of lifting weights being taboo for females, science has proven time and time again that everyone, especially women, should indeed be strength training. Take a gander at 5 super basic, yet obvious reasons why women should be strength training.
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Five Exercises Every Runner Should Be Doing
October 21, 2019
Believe it or not every runner should be strength training in order to reduce injuries, increase stamina, and shave minutes off race times. Stronger bodies result in stronger, faster, better runners.
Read More6 Back Stretches/Exercises You Need To Be Doing.
October 8, 2019
By: Jared Blincow, CSCS, Strength Coach LIFT Chicago The average person spends eight hours of their day sitting at a desk only to get home and sit on the couch watching tv, surfing the internet, or scrolling through their phone. This daily pattern can wreak havoc on your posture and is a popular culprit for
Read MoreREAL STRENGTH SERIES: LET’S RETHINK YOUR CORE TRAINING
April 8, 2019
Core training may be, simultaneously, one of the most overused and most commonly misunderstood concepts in the fitness world. Whether we are at the gym, taking a yoga class, or simply scrolling through social media, we see countless fitness influencers performing incredibly complex movements and slapping them with labels such as “functional” and “core” training.
Read MoreQuick Tips to Maximize Strength
February 6, 2019
If you have been exercising for quite some time and feel you aren’t getting any stronger try concentrating on a few of these pointers! Maximizing strength is a lot more straight forward than people make it out to be. Let’s take a look at what I am talking about. First, simplify everything! If you want
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