Monthly Archives: December 2020

Top Articles of 2020: Guest Posts

I am truly fortunate that so many great coaches and trainers in the industry want to write for my site. My writing mojo waned this past year for myriad of reasons and I relied quite a bit on others to fill in the gaps. Honestly, it got to the point where if someone wanted to… Read more

Top Articles of 2020: MY Picks

Yesterday I highlighted the best articles from 2020 based off analytics, or those blog posts that received the most web traffic (and ticker tape parades). Today I’m pointing the spotlight on MY favorite articles from 2020. The ones I felt should earn me a Pulitzer. Because it’s all about meeeeeeeeeeeee. Top Articles of 2020: MY… Read more

Top Articles of 2020: Readers’ Picks

It’s that time of year where I spend the next few days highlighting the best content of the past 365 days on this website. SPOILER ALERT: This year suuuuuuuuuuucked (in case the picture of the dumpster fire didn’t give it away). Everyone’s life was affected in one way or another because of the pandemic. Speaking… Read more

Top 3 Single Leg Exercises For Yoked Ass Legs

Coincidentally enough I choose the picture for today’s guest post before actually reading it.  Oops, a minor editorial mistake. You see, as you’ll learn below, placing a barbell on your back during single leg exercises – while not a wrong strategy to partake – does have a distinct disadvantage. HINT: More load isn’t always the… Read more

Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 12/18/20

👇👇CHECK THIS OUT FIRST 👇👇 1.  Kabuki Education Week is Coming I’m excited to announce that I’ll be one of 40+ industry leaders taking part in Kabuki Education Week that’ll be taking place February 1-7, 2021. Kabuki Education Week – Hosted by Kabuki Strength – is a unique opportunity to attend 40+ live hour-long lectures… Read more

Appearance on the Pain Free Performance Podcast

That Time I Attended a LIVE Fitness Workshop in 2020 Back in September my good friend David Otey was in town to teach the Pain Performance Specialist Certification (PPSC) at AMP Fitness here in the heart of Boston. Outside of the three workshops I got to teach earlier this year in Europe before 2020 turned… Read more

The New Essential Leg Exercise

The New Essential Leg Exercise It all started with a “huh.” I was perusing Instagram a few months ago when I came across my friend’s, Andrew Coates, feed. He had just posted a video of himself performing an impressive set of Supported Bulgarian Split Squats. Or, Hatfield Squats for the meatheads in the house. It… Read more

Coach and Grow Rich: A Simple Plan For Debt Destruction

Most people – but especially fitness professionals – are boneheads (or dare I say: dumbbells) when it comes to financial savviness and literacy. It’s just a topic we’re never taught. Ever. Most fit pros have more knowledge in how to transcribe their latest Reels video into Klingon than understanding the difference between a SEP and… Read more