August 23, 2018
A Complete Routine Within 13½ Square Feet Of Space “The few basic and necessary exercises, taught, supervised, coached, and practiced like the basic plays of an effective and mastered offense or defense, can all be done with a power rack.” By Dr. Ken Leistner As a former high school coach who depended upon the basics…
Read MoreJuly 16, 2018
In response to a SportsCenter tweet last week that featured Bo Scarbrough squatting his way back to form post-surgery (with the aid of … ahem, a Legend Pro Half Cage, no less), Dr. Ken would like all the commenters throwing shade at his efforts to please remove their craniums from their rectums. We sought his…
Read MoreJuly 13, 2018
By Dr. Ken Leistner “Go Ape” as a rallying cry in one’s weight room, with no offense intended towards University of Tennessee football fans, is certainly no worse than the Vols “HTB – Hide The Ball” trash can call to arms that brought ridicule to their underachieving 2017 season. If every athlete and especially those…
Read MoreJune 15, 2018
By Dr. Ken Leistner If there is one question that becomes obvious after reading Bodybuilding Or “Just Building Muscle”, Part One, it could be “Are there exercises that are not ‘football exercises’ that should be avoided in the weight room?” To those of us who have been around for a very long period of time…
Read MoreMay 15, 2018
By Dr. Ken Leistner Any reader of the Legend Fitness site is obviously interested in strength training. The opportunity to gather useful and applicable training information or perusal of the great equipment offerings give more than enough reasons to “tune in” when e mail notifications are sent. Thus almost by definition, any of our readers…
Read MoreApril 13, 2018
By Dr. Ken Leistner Through many decades of involvement with strength training and plain “just lifting weights” I have maintained an outlook that can be described as basic, uncluttered, and direct. In part, this reflects my personality, both positive and negative. I am very much the same fourteen year old that my football and track…
Read MoreMarch 16, 2018
Dr. Ken Leistner is simply known to many as “Dr. Ken.” Not only is he a chiropractor (that’s where the “doctor” thing comes into play), but he is also a renowned expert in strength training, athleticism, gym ownership, and all-around awesomeness. We’re lucky enough to call him a friend. He’s written some excellent articles for us,…
Read MoreAugust 2, 2017
In the past few months, we have noticed a huge influx in the amount of Sissy Squat (3162) pieces heading out the door. Since it’s a relatively simple, small piece of equipment, this sudden surge in Sissy Squat popularity surprised us. In an effort to find out what was up, we reached out to Dr. Ken…
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