Monthly Archives: May 2016

When Going Backwards Is a Good Thing: The Up Two, Back One Drill

Today’s guest post comes courtesy of one of my most favorite people in the world, Jen Sinkler. She, along with strength & conditioning coaches Angie Brambley-Moyer and Tim Moyer are releasing their new strength, speed, & agility training product Lightning & Thunder. I’ve just started playing with the program myself (my wife and I went… Read more

Why Performing 1-1/2 Reps Will Alter Your Life Forever

The title of this post might be construed as a tad exaggerative in tone. For the sake of brevity: anything labeled “life altering” should be reserved for stuff like winning the lottery, beating cancer, or, I don’t know, a really, really, really good steak. Or having your own lightsaber. So please forgive the sensationalism. What… Read more

Day 15: The Best Copenhagen Day Ever!

Day 15: The Best Copenhagen Day Ever! I didn’t really sleep. There were a number of young and drunk people yelling and chanting early 2000’s hip hop outside of our hotel window. Tony didn’t hear it because: He is the best sleeper on earth He wears earplugs, which worked out to be smart in this… Read more

Day #14: Stockholm to Copenhagen

Note From Lisa: Sorry this is a day late! Tony and I had such an amazing last day in Copenhagen that once we got back to our hotel it was time for bed. More to come soon. Day 14: Stockholm to Copenhagen God Morgon! Tony and I were up, packed, and ready to head to… Read more

Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 5/27/16

My wife and I are approaching the “final countdown” of our European Extravaganza…currently en route (via train) to Copenhagen, Denmark. When it’s all said and done we will have put foot to ground in five different countries over the course of five flights, two trains, and zero Batmobiles. Hopefully you’ve been keeping up with Lisa… Read more

Day 13: Mayo, Salmon, Lebanese!

Day 13: Mayo, Salmon, Lebanese! With one full day in Stockholm only, we had a full itinerary! Tony wanted to get a lift in, so we found the nearest SATS gym, and had a good bench day together. NOTE from Tony: kudos to the staff at SATS Odenplan for their professionalism and general level of awesomeness…. Read more

Day 12: Stockholm

Day 12: Stockholm 5:00am Sharp! That’s when our alarms went off. We popped out of bed and headed down to the Oslo Central Station. Once on our 6:00am train, Tony and I settled in for a five hour ride to Stockholm. Here’s some photos of the view: Tony working diligently catching up on emails and… Read more

3 Questions to Assess Your Clients’ Willingness to Change

You may have heard I’m traveling in Europe. Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Canadian health and fitness professional, Dave Smith. He shares some excellent advice on how we can better assess our clients’ willingness to change. Have you ever had a client who was extremely eager to jump into the health and fitness lifestyle?… Read more