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CORE Collective is Happening: So Much Room For Activities!

After two failed attempts since 2019 – one due to a pandemic, and the other to what I’ll simply chalk up to as a bunch of shit-fuckery – CORE Collective is finally going to happen. What Is CORE Collective? Well, just so we’re clear: My first choice for this project was to call it “Tony’s… Read more

The State of Coaching 2023

Eric Malzone is one of my favorite people. I first”met” Eric several years ago when he invited me to take part in an invite only mentorship he was offering alongside several other fitness professionals he invited to take part. It was a lovely experience and I met a handful of lifetime friends from that group…. Read more

The One Thing Many Lifters Fail to Understand: Easy Training Is Good Training

Forget the more esoteric nuances of things like Heart Rate Variability, the efficacy of cold baths, or whether it’s better to follow a concurrent or linear periodization training program for best results. For superior results in the weight-room I’d make the argument that the ONE thing many lifters fail to appreciate and understand is that… Read more

Programming Considerations: Shoulders

Fair warning: This will not be an all-encompassing post on how to train the shoulders or how to program around nagging shoulder injuries. Frankly, I don’t think anyone wants to read a Dostoyevsky length diatribe on shoulder impingement or how improving scapular upward rotation leaves me sexually aroused. Yep, I’m weird. Instead I want to give… Read more

How to Correct Diastasis Recti and Turn It Into a Bulletproof Core

As a card carrying member of the Y chromosome I did not write today’s article. This isn’t to say I lack the confidence or knowledge to do so – in fact, I’ve gone out of my way in recent years to educate myself more on postpartum issues so that I am better prepared to work… Read more

How to Deadlift: The 9 Best Coaching Tips

I know this seems very uncharacteristic of me and something I normally don’t write about, but I recently collaborated with my good friend Andrew Coates and wrote an extensive article on hornets deadlifts. I don’t know the exact number, but it’s around my 37th article on T-Nation on the topic…;o) Deadlifts: A Complete Guide Andrew… Read more

Standing Out From the Crowd: Appearance On the Your Fitness Money Coach Podcast

I was recently invited onto the Your Fitness Money Coach Podcast hosted by Billy Hofacker. Some of you may recognize the name because Billy has penned several informative guest posts on this site surrounding financial literacy in the past year. HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. I was thrilled to post his content here because he… Read more

Top Articles of 2021: Guest Posts

I’m fortunate that I have a bevy of other coaches and trainers who want to write for my site and share their diverse insights and myriad of topics ranging from program design and unique exercises to postpartum considerations and brand building. 2021 saw no shortage of excellent content on this site from other fitness professionals… Read more