RDL vs SLDL – Comparing the Two Exercises | Tweak Your Technique with Erin Stern
In this quick video, we’ll cover the differences between the Romanian deadlift (RDL) and the straight leg deadlift (SLDL). After the video, you’ll know how each one can benefit your training, if you need either or both, and how to program each exercise into your current routine. If you’d like to screenshot the differences and/or […]
My Top 7 Anti-Aging Tips
Working out and eating healthy foods most of the time will go a long way towards maintaining good health long term. But if you’re interested in skin health and maintaining a youthful appearance or glow, check out my 7 tips for aging more gracefully. I hesitate to call it “anti-aging”, as aging is something inevitable, […]
Prime Your Glutes for Growth | Best Glute Activation Exercises
If you’re looking to get the most out of your glute workouts, it’s important to take a few minutes before your workout to activate the glutes. These exercises are quick to complete and you’ll see results more quickly than if you didn’t do activation exercises. Many of us sit for most of the day and […]
Stay Lean Without Dieting | 15 Tips For Staying Lean Year-Round
It can take a little work to stay lean year-round, but that doesn’t mean you have to diet! Let’s go through my top 15 tips for maintaining a lean physique all the time. I wanted to break these down into lifestyle, diet, and training tips to make it easier to follow and implement. Lifestyle: Food/Diet: […]
Ultimate Barbell Leg Workout | Superhero Legs
It’s been a while since we’ve done a barbell-only workout! These types of workouts tend to be my favorite for many reasons: This workout is going to hit every muscle in the legs, along with indirectly training the upper body. It can also be done in 45 minutes or less, so you can build a […]
Wanting to Compete? How to Start
When it comes to competing, there are many factors to think about! In this video, I’ll discuss 5 tips to help you get to stage, have fun doing it, and be successful at it! Friendly reminder that the stage should never be used as a weight loss tool if you’re over 30% body fat. Instead, […]
Top Shoulder Exercises You Need To Try | Grow Your Shoulders
Let’s grow some shoulders! Growing muscle requires a few things: frequency, progression, volume, exercise choices, and food. For the food, check out my video on how to eat to gain muscle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYozLtkMpEE&t=0s Make sure you’re training the targeted muscle group at least twice per week, and make sure you’re either increasing exercise difficulty or increasing […]
8 Tips for Boosting Motivation
When it comes to motivation, it’s important to understand that motivation can come from two places – intrinsic, from within, or extrinsic, from outside sources. Intrinsic motivation is typically much longer lasting and can carry you a long way towards achieving your goals. Here are 8 ways to almost instantly boost motivation levels and make […]
How To Do A Better Lateral Raise | Tweak Your Technique
In this video we’ll go over some useful cues to help you maximize your results! Please let me know if you like this video and would like to do a deep dive into other exercises. Common cues and tweaks to try: Common cue: thinking about pulling the dumbbells upward. What this does is cause you […]
How to Eat to Gain Muscle | 5 Tips
5 Quick Tips: 1. Slight caloric surplus over maintenance of between 100-300 calories for women and between 200-500 calories for men. 2. Make sure that surplus is in carbs + protein, NOT fats! 3. Focus on your pre- and post-workout nutrition, making sure to get adequate carbs in both meals. 4. Aim for 1g of […]