Biomechanics principles you can actually use in the gym.
You can't (voluntarily) contract your spinal erectors- so how do you train them?
Eric Bugera
September 12 2025
Deep spine muscles can only contract in response to sensory feedback. This doesn't mean that we can't still train these muscles- but we'll need a much more sophisticated approach than programming back extensions.
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Implement three principles to train stability effectively.
Eric Bugera
July 10 2025
When a joint is adequately stable, its crossing muscles can produce more force. Learn how to unlock progress in size and strength by increasing joint stability- without doing boring rehab-tier work.
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Reaching true muscular failure – reliably and sustainably.
Eric Bugera
July 03 2025
For most training adaptations, effective training stimulus pushes you in the direction of temporary muscular failure. Regardless of rep volume, consistently working near muscular failure will reliably yield productive results.
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Let's eliminate "light days" from our training repertoire.
Eric Bugera
June 26 2025
Challenging working sets induced via load are a prerequisite for any stimulus that builds muscle. Time is valuable, and “going light” is a good way to waste precious minutes of a session with no substantial return.
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Length-Tension Relationships: A cheat code to gains.
Eric Bugera
June 19 2025
At some point during training you must have noticed a sticking point – a range of motion that feels disproportionately more challenging than the rest.
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