The McGill Pull-Up: One Rep, Maximum Intent.
In this breakdown, I’m revisiting my early pull-up work with Dr. Stuart McGill and showing exactly what the “McGill Pull-Up” is, why we use it, and how it builds explosive upper-back strength without...
In this breakdown, I’m revisiting my early pull-up work with Dr. Stuart McGill and showing exactly what the “McGill Pull-Up” is, why we use it, and how it builds explosive upper-back strength without...
When people ask me where the “lifters wedge” truly clicked for me, I always point them back to my follow-up trip to Waterloo in November of 2013. This was after the initial assessment...
I didn’t know it then, but the moment captured in this old video from May 2013 would set the foundation for everything that came next—my return to competition, my 1,306 squat, and ultimately,...
When most lifters think about getting strong, their minds jump straight to the big rocks—squats, deadlifts, heavy presses, and the programming that ties it all together. But very few ever stop to consider...
This one’s tough to watch. My kettlebell swing from 2013 — filmed during my early rehab sessions with Professor Stuart McGill at the University of Waterloo — might be one of the ugliest...
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