Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: Pissing Excellence Edition

Apparently I lied.  I don’t piss excellence.  I just spent the past 45 minutes writng today’s post, only to see nothing appear when I clicked “post.” Excuse me while I go punch a hole in the wall.  With my face.   Read more

How to Get Better at Writing Programs

Q:  What are the best resources for getting awesome at writing programs? Besides CPT textbooks? I remember watching a movie a few years ago (okay, a lot of years ago) – I think it was either Finding Forrester or Dead Poets Society (or something… Read more

My Top Three Metabolic Protocols For People With Knee Pain

Before I get into my three favorite metabolic protocols for people with bum knees, I have a very important announcement to make.  No, it has nothing to do with a cannonball (ALA:  Will Ferrell, in the movie Anchorman). No, it has nothing… Read more

Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 5/10/2011

Rubber Hitting the Road:  When “Talking” About Opening Your Own Facility Is Not Enough – John Izzo This was a fantastic article by John Izzo which hits the nail on the head on so many fronts, I don’t even know where to… Read more

From One Trainer to Another

Q:  Here’s a personal question for you: Why did you decided to get out of the commercial gym setting and focus more on athletes?  I assume you still train everyday folks at your place but do you still focus on the same kind of… Read more

Pretty Much the Best Protein Shake Ever Invented

Not a day goes by where I don’t have at least one protein shake as a meal.  Now, don’t get me wrong, all things being equal, I much prefer eating whole, REAL food (think: chicken breast, various fruits/vegetables, oatmeal, quinoa, etc) over the liquid variety … Read more

What’s Your Goal?

I was talking shop with one of my clients last week, checking in with her progress, asking her how things have been going, when she looked up at me with a visible “look” on her face and said, “I don’t think I’m making as much… Read more

Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: 5/2/2011

1.  To start, all I can say is holy to the shit.  I opened up my laptop this morning to see the words Osama Bin Laden is dead splattered all over my Yahoo homepage.  Wow.  I don’t even know what to say now other than… Read more