7 Fat Loss Essentials
With it being Veteran’s Day today, I just wanted to give a heartfelt THANK YOU to any current (or past) servicemen or servicewomen who may be reading this. Your courage, bravery, and dedication to keeping us safe is unparalleled – again, thank you!!!! I don’t really have any content planned for today since a bunch… Read more
Don’t You Think You Look Tiny? A Psychological Look Into the Female Brain (Sorta)
I had an interesting conversation with one of our female clients the other day. No, it had nothing to do with why women have such an affinity for Grey’s Anatomy; or better yet, why women tend to do that weird squinty thing with their face when applying mascara. Seriously, I don’t get it. In actuality,… Read more
5 Keys to a Successful Fitness Career
I’m going to keep this one as succinct and “to-the-point” as possible today, because well, I believe the information that follows will speak for itself. Two guys whom I respect a ton in this industry – Dr. Mike Roussell and Joe Dowdell – will be releasing FREE webinars this week. Yesterday, Joe Dowdell, author of… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work (And Win a Free DVD Copy of MIRU)
Okay, I have some pretty cool news to report before I kick things off. Starting next week – November 14th to be exact – we’re going to be re-launching Muscle Imbalances Revealed – Upper Body. I know what you’re thinking: What could possibly be different this time around? A few things, actually: New content! Nothing… Read more
What’s In Your Fridge?
This past Saturday night marked the end of “daylight savings,” which meant we had to turn our clocks back an hour, and in the process, gain an hour of sleep on Sunday (score!). Although, subsequently, it also means it will start getting dark by 4:30 in the afternoon (bummer). Anyways, Lisa and I are huge… Read more
Teaching Neutral Spine – Part II
Yesterday, in Part I, I started things off with some basic spinal anatomy (nerd alert) and then discussed how imperative it was to hone in on any postural deficiencies or imbalances that may be present in order to teach someone to get into a more neutral (ie: normal) spinal position when training. Today, I want… Read more
Teaching Neutral Spine – Part I
Lets start things off with a few simple facts: The spine contains over 120 individual muscles, 220 specialized ligaments and over 100 joints. Cartilage makes up roughly 25% of the spine’s total length. It can be sub-divided into three main “sections,” the cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (mid-back), and lumbar spine (lower back). The lumbar… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 11/2/11
I took the day off from CP yesterday, and had a pretty productive day if I do say so myself. I started things off by sleeping in. It was glorious, and something I need to do more often. I then wrote some programs, answered some emails, got a decent training session in, started a new… Read more