Monthly Archives: April 2013
Boston
Fuck. Sorry for the blatant profanity – but how else to describe what happened yesterday? Like so many of you reading, I remember where I was when 9/11 went down. I was actually in my microbiology lab class either fumbling with a bunsen burner or observing some paramecium colony under the microscope (I can’t remember… Read more
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: Engineering the Alpha and Yet Another Red Meat Scare (sigh)
UPDATE: The post below was written roughly four hours prior to the horrible events that happened in Boston today. Just wanted to say thank you to all who reached out via email and social media to check in on me. I am okay (I was actually at CP when everything happened). Had a few friends… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: Get-Ups, Conditioning, and Becoming the Expert
WIth Lisa starting the process of studying for her licensure exam on a nightly basis (she’s currently on the home stretch of her post-doctorate Fellowship), it’s given me the opportunity to catch up on some much needed reading. Of course, like an asstard I made the mistake of starting season three of The Walking Dead… Read more
The End Is Near: (Wo)Man Up!
Today’s guest post comes from Justin Kompf who’s a fellow Cortland State Red Dragon and the man responsible for organizing my little homecoming a few weeks ago. At 23 Justin is already doing big things. Not only is he making waves in the fitness industry, but he’s already teaching COLLEGE courses as an adjunct professor… Read more
5 Mistakes I Made as a Trainer and Coach That You Should Avoid
Here’s a little TG trivia for all of you: it was never my intention to become a personal trainer or strength coach. That wasn’t my game plan at least. Nope, my game plan, and what I went to school for, was to become a health teacher. Bachelor’s degree in Health Education, thank you very much…. Read more
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: Lots of Catching Up to Do Edition
1. Another busy weekend in the books! Yesterday I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the New Hampshire Athletic Trainer’s Association annual symposium. A few year’s back I remember attending a similar function with Eric at Northeastern University and walking in with jeans on and feeling completely out of place. Apparently I… Read more
I Can’t Gain Weight – Help!
Oh boy. I can only imagine how some people who, upon reading the headline to this post (and are feverishly trying to lose weight), already dislike the person who submitted this question. Waaaaaaa, poor you! You have to eat more food. I haven’t eaten a carb since Christmas……cry me a river! As a strength coach,… Read more
Strong Review for Strong Curves
I think it’s safe to assume that I tend to reverberate some of the same messages over and over on this site, and I’m sure for those who routinely visit on a day to day basis, you probably recognize a few long-standing trends. For example: 1. I have a strong affinity for deadlifts (and Matt… Read more