Parisi School

If you do the six major compound movements – the squat, hip hinge, vertical press, vertical pull, horizontal press, and horizontal pull – you’re bound to see success. These are the movement patterns every complete workout program contains. Problem is, not every variation is best for everybody. Just because a movement looks good on paper …

6 Mandatory Strength MovementsRead More

This is a great way to begin any lifting workout. The idea behind “rate of force development” is to do an exercise that’s explosive in nature and that utilizes all of the body’s major muscle groups. Doing an explosive exercise prior to lifting fires up your central nervous system and gets your body physically ready …

Fire Up Your CNS For Better LiftingRead More

One play, one hit, one rep is all it takes for an athlete to become injured.  One of the ways to help prepare ourselves for sport, or for training, is with a warm up. Unfortunately, while the warm up is one of the most important things an athlete can do, time and again, I see …

Don’t Short Change the Warm UpRead More

For over a decade now, fitness pros have been arguing about unilateral and bilateral training. As a refresher, unilateral means “one side” or “one limb.” Think of a one-arm dumbbell bench press. Bilateral means using both arms or both legs, like a standard barbell bench press or squat. Which one should you put your focus …

Unilateral vs. Bilateral TrainingRead More