Monthly Archives: August 2012
Greatist Workout of the Day
Affectionately referred to as GWODs, these are workouts designed by both myself and strength coach Dan Trink that will give people a firsthand look as to what a well structured, properly progressed fitness routine should look like. Taken from the Greatist.com website: “….these are high-quality, comprehensive strength and conditioning programs anyone can use. GWODs were… Read more
Shut Up and Lift
I had the pleasure of doing an interview for Jon-Erik Kawamoto’s site last week, and without tooting my own horn, I have to say it’s arguably one of my best ones, like, ever. To read it in its entirety, you can go HERE. But since I know a lot of people never click on the… Read more
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: 8/6/12
1. I firmly believe that one of the best ways to bring up any lift is repeated exposures to that lift. One major mistake I see a lot of trainees make – particularly intermediate and advanced lifters (beginners can do ANYTHING and get stronger, and we all hate you for it) – is assuming that… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 8/3/12
The other day while walking around on the gym floor, I ended up having a small chat with one of our current interns, Doug, on the education system. Random topic I know, and I honestly have no recollection as to how we even got there, but it definitely was something that got the two of… Read more
Exercises You Should Be Doing: 1-Arm Dumbbell Press.
More appropriately this post should be titled: Exercises You Should Be Doing: 1-Arm ANYTHING. It’s a bit of a conundrum if you ask me, but why is it whenever you come across articles that discuss unilateral (one-limbed) training, more often than not it ONLY discusses the lower body? I’ve been a culprit of it in… Read more
Tony Takes a Pilates Class
Nope, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you, and you’re (probably) not hallucinating. As I’m writing this I’m about two hours removed from taking my very first Pilates class, like, EVER. As YOU’RE reading this, it’s more like 24 hours after the fact. But I decided rather than wait until the following morning (today)… Read more