Training Science

PT Exercises — Looking Beyond Physical Labor & Redefining its Components — By Dr. Jordan K., PT — the second article in his injury-prevention and recovery series for Alex Athletics. The first, on passive vs active physical therapy, explained why passive relief alone keeps pain coming back; this one defines what physical therapy exercises actually […]

Passive Relief through PT Modalities vs. Active Recovery through Exercises — By Dr. Jordan K., PT — the first article in an injury-prevention and recovery series written for Alex Athletics, opening with the passive vs active physical therapy question every rehab client eventually asks. Over decades of experience as a PT practitioner across various countries,

Why the Hex Press Deserves a Place in Your Chest Training Walk through any commercial gym and you will see the same pressing hierarchy repeated on every chest day: barbell bench press first, dumbbell bench press second, machines and cables to finish. The hex press — sometimes called the squeeze press — rarely makes the

Why Teaching Order Decides Whether the Kettlebell Builds Athletes or Injuries The kettlebell is simultaneously the most forgiving and least forgiving implement on the gym floor, and which face a client meets depends almost entirely on the order their coach teaches it. Forgiving, because its signature movements load the body in athletic, hip-dominant patterns at

Why the Bench Under You Is Half the Lift Ask a room of coaches what limits a lifter’s press and you will hear about grip width, bar path, leg drive, and programming, all of it correct, and almost none of it about the object every one of those variables is expressed through: the bench itself.

Every experienced strength coach has observed the same pattern: a trainee who can bench press 100 kg with a barbell but cannot press 50 kg with each arm unilaterally. The numbers do not add up. Bilateral pressing should require each side to produce exactly half the total load. It does not — and the reason