One of the great things about life is that it constantly changes.And there always opportunities to experience new things, to learn and to grow.With education and wisdowm we hopefully will do a better job as move through life when it comes to our health and fitness.Sometimes we'll learn a better way to get an end result. It may be a new way to mobilize a joint or to provide more stability. It may be a way to ellicit new strength or power gains. It could also be a way to recover more quickly from one session to the next.But life isn't always about finding better ways. Or short cuts. Or ways to get ahead.Sometimes it's finding out what hurts us. And then trying to stay away from the danger.***if you don't know it already Dumb and Dumber is often quoted during staff workouts, conference road trips and many other times***But besides sticking your tongue on a frozen ski lift there are things happening during training sessions which are just as bad.Below are 3 things you make sure you aren't doing when it comes to your training. The cool thing is that they all have something in common.What's the common link?With all three there is excessive lumbar movement. So we've dropped these exercises from our programming to minimize potential strain to the low back.Don't Do Movement #1 - ScorpionWe don't use this as part of our warmup any more. But I'll admit that a few moons ago we did.The goal was to increase hip mobility. Instead the hip reaches end range and further motion comes at the expense of the low back.Don't Do Movement #2 - Supine Hip RollsWith many sports and activities a common goal is to encourage separation of the upper and lower parts of the body. Sometimes this is referred to as dissociation...

Have you seen the movie The Avengers? If not you should check it out. And you don't have to be a comic book geek and know the story line. Even if you haven't seen the Iron Man movies or Captain America you'll still enjoy this one. And while most girls usually don't care for these kinds of movies my wife liked it. Wonder if that had anything to do with the fact that every male in the show was ripped? Anyways there was a scene during the movie that got me thinking about you. Seriously. And I wanted to make sure to let you know about this as soon as I could. So what was it from The Avengers that made me think of you? Well first of all you need to know a couple of the characters. The first one is Hulk. He's normally a likeable scientist named Dr. Bannister but when you make him mad he turns into a huge green monster that likes to smash things. The other guy to tell you about is Thor. He has supernatural strength and is the only one who can wield his hammer. In fact no one else can even pick up his hammer, let alone use it as a weapon. And this brings us to the battle scene between Thor and Hulk. Thor is using his hammer to beat on Hulk until he loses his grip on the hammer. Hulk goes to pick up the hammer but nothing happens. Well that's not entirely true. Hulk pulls so hard on the hammer that his feet break through the floor. But the hammer doesn't budge. And that's exactly what you should be thinking of when you deadlift. But let's back up and set the stage here so you understand exactly how to pull a...