Ergogenic Zone

By James Chan, NSCA-CPT

There’s a saying in police work: “I should have been a firefighter.”

Whereas firefighters get paid to workout, sleep and eat three square meals at the firehouse, cops just don’t get those fringe benefits. The combination of shift work, poor dietary habits, lack of exercise, and chronic stress can really take a toll on an officer’s body. Before you know it, years go by. The officer makes detective, but he looks like Dennis Franz from NYPD Blue.
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By Chris Merrow

We hear it all the time: train for balance. By now, most of us know this doesn’t necessarily mean standing on a stability ball while perusing a Perform Better catalog. Balance is simply training the basic fundamental directions of the body in a sound and even manner. Neglecting this very important aspect of fitness always leads to some serious pitfalls.
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By Kelly Baggett

Everybody wants a big bench and many of the athletes I work and consult with are judged and tested on their bench press strength. Thus, I’m always looking at unique ways to rapidly get the bench up.
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By Kelly Baggett

Probably the easiest and most effective way I’ve found to regulate training stress and volume is through manipulating frequency of training. In my experience, how often you train, both on a muscle by muscle basis and a systemic basis, is more important than how much you do when you train, even if the total volume is the same. (Continued)