Vetting Your Personal Trainer
I became a personal trainer and coach back in 2002. Shows like Alias and 24 were all the rage, *NSYNC still had Justin Timberlake, and The Two Towers was rocking my world. So much so that I went to the theater to see it like four times. Admittedly, it seems like eons ago. I mean social […]
Peaks and Valleys of Training
Oh, hello. Remember me? It’s Tony. You know, the guy who used to joke about having pecs that could cut diamonds and who also wrote a ton of content on this site? Well, as you can see 1) I’m still alive, and 2) the website has had a bit of a facelift since I’ve last […]
Gym Ownership, Evolving Your Coaching, and the Value of Consistent Training
I had the opportunity to catch up with my good friend and long-time colleague, Mike Robertson, on his Physical Preparation Podcast earlier this week. Just Two Dudes Talking He and I go back to the early 2000’s. You know, when smart phones didn’t exist, cold plunges and eye rolley alpha-male behavior was (less) of a […]
Subtle Tricks to Increase Motivation With Personal Training Clients
Being married to a psychologist has it’s disadvantages: I have to talk about my feelings. All of the time There are some perks, however. Most of what “drains” me as a coach isn’t so much the x’s and o’s of writing programs or the ability to figure our what may be the root cause of […]
The Illusion of Infinite Progression: 3 Strategies to Evolve Without Increasing Weight
I have an excellent guest post for you today. I was recently invited back onto the More Train, Less Pain Podcast hosted by my good friends Dr. Michelle Boland and Dr. Tim Richardt. This season on their show they’re focusing on training around injury. This is one of my wheel houses (alongside deadlifts, how to […]
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