Monthly Archives: July 2017
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 7/14/17
I’m heading out to Cressey Sports Performance later on today to participate in the 10-year anniversary BBQ. Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Eric, Pete, and myself opened up shop in the corner of an indoor batting facility in Hudson, MA and that CSP has grown to what it is today. Even though… Read more
Appearance on the 18STRONG Podcast: Why Golfers Should Lift Heavy Things
I had the pleasure of being asked to come onto the 18STRONG Podcast recently. It’s not lost on me I was asked to appear on a show focusing on golf. I mean, I can count on one hand the total number of times I’ve actually played a round. It’s analogous to me being asked to come… Read more
The Post Where I Prove It’s Not Always Tight Hamstrings
You would think, based off all the alarmist articles I come across on the internet extolling the sentiment, that everyone walking around – you, me, leprechauns, everyone – has tight hamstrings. And as a result, if you do a search on Google, you’ll come across roughly 8, 089, 741 (+/- 41, 903) articles telling you… Read more
Coach Stella: Training Begins But Never Ends…
The life of a strength coach is equal parts rewarding, frustrating, hard, even harder, up, down, celebratory, and chaotic. With a peppering of high-fives, butt slaps, atta boy’s/girl’s, and DMX radio. It’s not a glamorous gig by any extension of the word. It’s a world populated by inconvenient schedules, dank weight rooms (which can be… Read more
3 Secrets From MBSC Thrive
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of MBSC Thrive coach, Sean De Wispelaere. When it comes to fitness entrepreneurship – NOTE: commercial gyms trainers this still applies to you – everyone’s always looking for that one “trick” or slight “edge” that will help separate themselves from the masses and serve as the tipping point towards success…. Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 7/7/17
So excited to head down to DC tomorrow to visit some old friends. Lisa and I should be able to actually board the plane this time with Julian. I’ve got a lot of entrepreneurial shenanigans to take care, not to mention packing, before we leave…so lets get right to this week’s list of stuff to… Read more
How to Fix Scapular Winging
Scapular winging. It’s a thing. I guess. Forgive the aloof and standoffish tone. I recognize the term “scapular winging” is a thing and that it can be an actual, real-live, medical diagnosis with dastardly consequences. But more on that in a minute. It’s just that, in some ways, I find a lot of fitness pros… Read more
Fitness Industry Survival Tips: Part Two
Last week Travis Hansen wrote part one and covered some arguable topics that you can focus on as a trainer/coach to help improve your personal and online training business over the long-haul. He had more to say. Hope you enjoy part two. Fitness Industry Survival Tips: The Part Two Part 1. Develop a Niche It’s a… Read more