How Are You Getting Better?

We’ve been holding our staff in-service meetings every Monday morning for the past three to four months, and it’s served as a welcome wake-up call on just how important continuing education is to not only our interns, but for the staff as well. As it is, Eric will do two per month namely focusing on… Read more

Exercises You Should Be Doing – Stirring the Pot

People are always looking for new and innovative ways to train their core, and I’m certainly no different. Where I DO differ however, is that I’m not overly concerned about whether or not said exercise will lead to abs that can cut diamonds (although admittedly, it’s not a bad side effect) as I am concerned… Read more

Crisis Averted

My girlfriend and I are less than 90 minutes away from packing our bags, locking the door, and heading out to my car to driving to Martha’s Vineyard for a quick weekend getaway.*** I’ve been living in Boston for close to four years now, and I have yet to make a cameo appearance in Cape… Read more

A Little Dose of Tough Love

Note from Tony: Today is a guest blog by one of my distance coaching clients, Laura. To be quite honest, I think this entire post hits the nail on the head with regards to women and their expectations when it comes to training and nutrition. You might need to put on your ear-muffs occasionally (Laura… Read more

Best 3 Accessory Exercises

Earlier in the week I received an email from my buddy Bret Contreras asking me (along with several other strength coaches) if I’d be willing to list my top three accessory movements for the main powerlifts – squat, bench, and deadlift, respectively – for an article that he’s currently working on. While I have no… Read more

Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work

You’re just asking to get fired, you know that right? Sleep 101 – Mike Robertson Quite possibly one of the best blog posts written by the ass-master (sorry Bret Contreras, this was Mike nickname long before you came into the picture), and that’s saying a lot as Mike is one of the smartest guys I… Read more

Q and A: Strength Training and the Endurance Athlete

Q: Hi Tony, I’ve read a number of your interviews in regards to strength training for endurance athletes and my current situation seems to be very similar. They have really got me thinking and I’m glad I’ve got a bit of “fresh air” from you, after all the hot wind from the “bro’s” out there…. Read more

The Return of Gentilcore: Lift Heavy Things and Eat Dead Animal Flesh (not my title, but awesome nonetheless)

Just wanted to share an interview with all of you that I did for The Outdoor Journey, which is an awesome website “dedicated to multi-sport athletes who seek the meaning of life through endurance events.” The author, John Kuhlman, does a fantastic job at trying to bridge the gap between endurance athletes and the weight… Read more