Biomechanics principles you can actually use in the gym.
You don't need “glute activation”, you just need a stable pelvis.
Jordan Jiunta
February 03 2026
Bad glute activation is never a consequence of the muscle not being neurologically “switched on”. The glutes are crazy strong, capable of producing huge amounts of force. The heart of the issue, however, is that this force needs a safe way to be transferred to the ground and to the load.
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You don't need “glute activation”, you just need a stable pelvis.
Jordan Jiunta
February 03 2026
Bad glute activation is never a consequence of the muscle not being neurologically “switched on”. The glutes are crazy strong, capable of producing huge amounts of force. The heart of the issue, however, is that this force needs a safe way to be transferred to the ground and to the load.
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Programming Push Day
Jordan Shallow
January 29 2026
Targeted musculature, type of stimulus, training frequency, mobility limitations, concurrent pull sessions: These factors inform how to select exercises, order them within a workout, and set correspondent volume and intensity parameters.
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Pinpointing recovery timelines to compound faster progress.
Jordan Jiunta
January 22 2026
Physiological recovery: what happens, how long it takes, and when to train next.
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Hiding Rehab Work in Training: Outsmarting Apprehension.
Jordan Jiunta
January 07 2026
The timeless art of dressing up the “thing they need” as the “thing they want.”
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A simple ankle mobility framework.
Jordan Shallow
December 30 2025
"You can't go somewhere you already are": The counterintuitive approach to ankle mobility.
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Reshaping pull day: less warm-up, more full send.
Jordan Shallow
December 19 2025
Let’s be deliberate with pull day exercise selection, sequencing, and execution.
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Fix your hip internal rotation
Jordan Jiunta
December 11 2025
Restricted hip internal rotation means leaving lower body gains on the table. As a solution, stretching won’t cut it. The neural mechanism behind hip IR restrictions requires developing the ability to keep your pelvis in one place.
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Stop leaking gains in dips, decline bench, and cable flys.
Jordan Shallow
November 26 2025
In spite of a widespread hyperfixation on nailing the perfect arm angle, lagging development of the "lower" (or "costal") division of the pec is exceedingly common amongst the bodybuilding crowd. The missing ingredient here is costal rib position: the key lynchpin of creating pec tension.
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Good inflammation, bad inflammation, and how they impact training progress.
Dr. Dwayne Jackson
November 18 2025
When muscle fibers experience tension and metabolic stress, a short-lived inflammatory response begins clearing out damaged tissue. This temporary inflammation is an essential part of the adaptation cycle, but problems arise when inflammation does not fully resolve.
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Nutrition before, after, and during workouts: The complete guide.
Dr. Dwayne Jackson
November 12 2025
Optimizing the nutrient environment around training is one of the most powerful means by which coaches can directly influence both the quality of a session and the physiological adaptations that follow.
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