Dan Trink, Author at T NATION

Tip: Get Your Head Right For Overhead Pressing

Dan Trink — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 15:00:00 +0000

As you press a bar overhead, there's often a tendency to point your nose up to the sky to avoid smashing the bar into your chin. This is a natural reaction and makes practical sense. The last thing you want to do is destroy all that expensive dental work that kept you in braces during

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Tip: Do EMOM Sets for Strength & Conditioning

Dan Trink — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:00:00 +0000

Every minute on the minute (EMOM) sets hold you accountable for both work and rest. They force you to focus on getting a certain amount of work done in a specific amount of time, then for the remainder of the minute you recharge for the next round of work. There are several ways to use

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3 New Ways to Get Jacked

Dan Trink — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Here's what you need to know... The basic set and rep schemes work, but to make long-term gains and keep your mind engaged, you need to change things up. Minute-on-the-minute sets, tonnage programs, never-ending sets, and timed sets are all effective breaks from the standard 5 x 5 or 3 x 10 plans. Timed sets

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Smash 3 PRs in One Month

Dan Trink — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

"Train movements, not muscles." This has been the rallying cry of the post-Schwarzenegger, functional fitness-crazed era. And it's solid advice, for the most part. You'll get bigger and stronger by improving your squat, deadlift, pull-up, and overhead press than by doing endless sets of concentration curls and seated calf raises. So in pursuit of training

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6 Powerful Prowler Exercises

Dan Trink — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Here's what you need to know... The Prowler isn't just a conditioning tool. It can be used to add size and strength to both the upper and lower body. The concentric-only nature of Prowler exercises means less soreness, so they can be performed more frequently. The Prowler is great for finishers. Few pieces of equipment

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4 Things to Steal From CrossFit

Dan Trink — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Steal Ideas CrossFit has "stolen" from many fitness modalities including Olympic weightlifting, sprinting, powerlifting, and strongman to name a few. So even if you're not into CrossFit, there's no harm in using the ideas it popularized to improve your own workouts. You have to look at the big picture. Every style of training has its

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4 Weeks To A Bigger Chest

Dan Trink — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Life is a constant struggle between what you want and what you need. You may want tocruise around picking up chicks in a Ferrari 458 Italia, but all you need is a car that gets you to and from your job busing tables at the Ha-Ha Hut. You want to bring a bikini-clad Kate Upton

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7 More Tweaks To Make Your Exercises More Evil

Dan Trink — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

It's a fact – sequels usually suck harder than that cool Dyson vacuum cleaner your in-laws bought you for Christmas. While there are notable exceptions, such as The Godfather 2, Mighty Ducks 2 (yes, MD2 was better than the original), and Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan, most sequels just don't live up to

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7 Tweaks To Make Your Exercises More Evil

Dan Trink — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:00:00 +0000

"I didn't realize something so small could be so impactful!" Those were the words that Mila Kunis uttered to me, her silky brown hair plastered against her glistening forehead, while we rolled around in the sack. "Seriously, Dan, what are you? Some sort of exercise Yoda?" With that I snapped out of my lovely daydream

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4 Weeks To Bigger Legs

Dan Trink — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:00:00 +0000

For the next four weeks let's put away the sleeveless shirts and give your beloved upper body a break. Cuz' you've got bigger priorities, friend. At least, you should have. See those two pale, sickly looking tent-poles poking out from the bottom of your shorts? Those are your legs, and it's painfully obvious to everyone

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