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Nick Folker

Nick Folker is the Co-Founder and Director of Elite Performance at BridgeAthletic. Nick’s roster of athletes includes 35 Olympians winning 22 Olympic Medals, 7 team NCAA Championships and over 170 individual and relay NCAA championships.
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Building Blocks: The Single Leg BW Squat

By Nick Folker on September 08, 2015

This week we are introducing our first unilateral exercise progression. A well-rounded program intended to maximize gains will combine both bilateral exercises (split the resistance between two limbs) and unilateral exercises (stressing one limb). The Single-Leg BW Squat progression is a great supplement to your lower-extremity strength exercises like the Back Squat and Front Squat

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Workout of the Week: An Intro to Metabolic Training

By Nick Folker on September 02, 2015

New Call-to-action We hope you share this workout of the week with all your athletes. This a great complement to any training session. Be sure to focus on maintaining a high paced workout. I'd recommend 5 seconds of rest in between sets and 1 minute of rest in between each block (Ie: Lower, Upper, Core). 
Let us know how your teams do with this workout and feel free to share!
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How to Do Monster Walks | BridgeAthletic

By Nick Folker on September 01, 2015

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Day 2: Monster Walk Level 1

Welcome to day 2 of the Building Blocks progression powered by BridgeAthletic. Today we will be introducing Monster Walks-Level 1. 


Now that you have worked on your flexibility and posture with the Frog Squat, we add external resistane with an ankle band or resistance band. There are a few different placements of the band, but we are going to use the ankle placement for this progression.

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Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Summary

By Nick Folker on August 26, 2015

Day 5: The Pullup

Welcome to the final installation of the second pullup progression in the  BridgeAthletic Building Blocks series . The second version in our Pullup progression has brought you to the same place - Pullup mastery. Don't forget to show us what you've got.

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Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Day 4

By Nick Folker on August 26, 2015

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How are you and your team progressing towards the pullup? Today's exercise the Assisted Hammer-Grip Pullup is not only great prep for the pullup, but also an amazing test pullup preparedness. 


Using a hammer grip or neutral grip focuses on different musculature in the pull movement, which helps in the all-round development and progression of the pullup.

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Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Day 3

By Nick Folker on August 26, 2015

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Day 3: The Lawn-Mower pull

Welcome to day 3 of the combo pullup progression. Today we are introducing the Lawn-Mower Pull!


The Lawn Mower Pull is the first unliateral movement in the Pullup progression. Unilateral exercises use one side of the body, such as one arm or one leg. They help to eliminate strength imbalances between extremities in the same movement pattern.

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Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Day 2

By Nick Folker on August 25, 2015

Day 2: Decline Lat Pulldowns

Welcome to day 2 of the Building Blocks progression powered by BridgeAthletic. The second exercise in this progression is the Decline Lat Pulldown.


Before beginning, note the difference between this exercise and a regular Lat Pulldown. This version requires you to lean back at a 45-degree angle instead of sitting upright. This puts more focus on the lats, especially lower lats, and midsection while easing the pressure that the regular Lat Pulldown places on the shoulder capsule.

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Weekend Warrior: Week 4

By Nick Folker on August 21, 2015

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We’re excited about this week’s Weekend Warrior workout. Get excited, grab a partner (spoiler alert their are partner squats!) and get going!

Be sure to be focus on your warmup.
The Jumping Jacks will help prime your body for the rest of the workout.

This week, we’ve included one of our favorite exercises, the Bear Crawl. Get on all-fours - keep your hips low and work on that coordination. Next, for the rest of Round 1, perform the combination of Partner Squat, Pushups and Continuous Jacknives .

For Round 2, combine Bear Crawl, Tuck Jumps, Supine Row and Continuous Jacknives.

If you chose to go 3 rounds, after the Bear Crawls, we give you the choice of either Partner Squats or Tuck Jumps, and either Pushups or Supine Row, finishing off with Continuous Jacknives.

Have a great workout and even better weekend!
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Building Blocks: The Body Weight Pullup Progression Summary

By Nick Folker on August 21, 2015

Day 5: The Pullup

Welcome to the final installation of the pullup progression in the  BridgeAthletic Building Blocks series . It's time to conquer the pullup! Don't forget to show us what you've got.

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