Welcome

Welcome to DNA Strength.  
 My name is Devin Kelley. I am the resident strength coach of this particular website. Here is a picture of me passed out with my dog, Mando.  It’s adorable.
 

So now that you’ve seen how serious I am, we can talk about training.

Here you will find no gimmicks, no outlandish promises, no mention of body-type quizzes or whatever other silly $h/t currently making its way through the fitness world.

These are the axioms of DNA Strength.

1. Strength is primary.  We develop strength by lifting progressively heavier weights over time. This is the only useful pursuit in the gym.  Any other word you are thinking of to shout back at me is addressed through proper strength training.  Flexibility/mobility?  That’s what we call full ROM. Strength Training is quite literally dynamic stretching with weights.  <cite>

2. Occam’s Razor is always in play.  Our approach to training always defaults to simplicity.  Complexity does us no good. Especially when faced with the next axiom.

3. Time is king. Everyone is happy that you spent 5 minutes on a bike to then spend 10 minutes foam rolling so that you can do the 10 minutes of “activation” work your favorite influencer told you about in order to begin your first warmup set but it’s worth noting that you have probably burned the majority of the time you have available to be at the gym. Congratulations. You have accomplished nothing. We need to accept that time is THE variable that dictates how most of us should approach training.  

4. Training is a process.  This is fundamentally different from exercise.  These two must not be confused.

5. Lots of things sound good-but if said thing can’t pass a few basic tests then it’s likely nonsense.

-does the physics make sense?

-is the idea in question conflating mechanisms with outcomes?

-to what degree can this idea be progressed?

If we accept these axioms then the path forward should begin to reveal itself.

With all that said, if you are interested in establishing a long-term approach to getting strong, and then staying strong, please feel free to reach out. I hope you will give me the opportunity to help you establish such a thing.

Et Sanitas Tua,

Coach Kelley