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Purpose of the squat The purpose of the squat in training is to develop explosive power and strength in the lower body. This is a bilateral movement that can often...
This post is inspired by my coach and mentor Julien Pineau from Strongfit. I am thankful for all that he has taught me over the years. I am naturally an...
Purpose of the hinge If you ask most people which exercise they get injured with the most and its almost always the deadlift. Why is this? Two reasons, firstly, most...
My coaches from the StrongFit Mentoring program I have been training since I was a teenager, trying various methods. Always interested in learning new methods and trying new things. I...
When people think of strongman they think of 400 pound guys called Magnus or Thor lifting ungodly amounts of weight. Unfortunately this is the pinnacle of the strongmen which doesn’t...
Bytown 1.0 before work began on it Bytown 4.0 I remember Bytown 1.0, I unofficially opened October 2012 on Lebreton Street. Probably 750 square feet, it was currently being used...
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