Articles by Justin Grinnell

Add slabs of beef to your chest while improving strength and function with this routine. While I am a firm believer that the basic free weight chest movements are the foundation of a great chest […]

In my latest article, I talked about why box jumps don’t hold as much value as we think they do. Sure, jumping onto a high box does have some benefits but the risk to reward […]

As a strength coach and a personal trainer, your number one responsibility is to keep your athletes and clients in a safe environment. That also means that you must know their abilities and understand what […]

The longer that I am in the lifting game, the more I look to be more efficient with my workouts. In a perfect world, I would write programs for my clients and myself that would […]

As an athlete, you train because you want to be bigger, stronger and faster. But let’s be honest, the meathead in all of us just wants to get bigger muscles. Sure, your classic exercises such […]

The tried and true lifts will always be a staple in a solid program. Exercises such as squats, deadlifts, bench presses, bicep curls, and power cleans are just some of the conventional lifts that build […]

Fasting. Starvation. Not Eating. Sounds scary, doesn’t it? Ever since I can remember, we have been told as trainers to recommend eating multiple times throughout the day, every 2-3 hours.  We swore that this would […]

For those of you who know me I am a big fan of making “super shakes” in order to get a ton of nutrient dense foods in for the day. The fact of the matter […]