by Timothy Caron | Sep 26, 2023 | In the Lab
This one is pretty straightforward, are you going to olympic lift or not olympic lift? The bottom line is if you are expecting your plates to crash into the ground, you are going to need weight lifting plates, or rubberized plates to absorb forces when dropped. On...
by Timothy Caron | Aug 23, 2023 | In the Lab
So this is a big one, and will largely have the most impact on how much you spend and how you structure your program. Let’s look at this from a philosophy standpoint. If we are a compound/closed kinetic chain movement based program we will need to build our...
by Timothy Caron | Jul 30, 2023 | In the Lab
So this will be an interesting blog post for a number of reasons. One reason: I am firm with my belief that compound-closed kinetic chain movements are superior to developing athletes and general populations. Second reason: there are serious limitations when it comes...
by Timothy Caron | Jun 28, 2023 | In the Lab
So there is a lot we can go into on this. The big one is that all the research seems to be done by the company selling the product. This is tough. The other part is that although they are somewhat mainstream, there is still some logistics, like assembly and...
by Timothy Caron | May 30, 2023 | In the Lab
A dilemma I am facing here is designing my home gym. Part of the dilemma comes from I have never designed a facility exclusively for myself. The other part of the dilemma is that my default is to design facilities for not only other people, but large groups. I am...
by Timothy Caron | May 9, 2023 | In the Lab
We are going to release a new blog titled ‘In the Lab’. This blog series will dive into projects that I am working on, experimenting with new training methods, testing various aspects of performance. This blog series will be a journal of how I go about exploring...