I received this email from one of my female clients yesterday: Today at the gym I was chatting with a girl who has recently gotten into lifting. She comes to spin a lot. I told her I was so psyched she was lifting etc etc. She was discouraged because the lbs weren’t coming off (started… Read more
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, and since I’m sitting here stuffing my face with a peanut butter and banana sandwich, and only have like 15 minutes before I need to leave to go to work, lets get right to it. What Is It: It’s the Pallof press, albeit with a… Read more
Leg Curls……… – Charlie Weingroff What’s more useful: leg curls or a poop flavored lollipop? Oh, uh, hmmmm. Lets see. Give me a minute….. Finding a Personal Trainer: 2 Questions You MUST Ask – Mike Robertson I get my fair share of emails from friends and family asking me how they can go about finding… Read more
Sundays tend to be the one day out of the week where I’m able to slow down, take a deep breath, and catch up on life. Put another way, grocery shopping, laundry, or whatever else the GF tells me to do. As well, Sundays also allow me some time to catch up on some reading… Read more
Q: I’ve been an avid reader for a while now and know that you’d rather stick pins in your eyes than do ’crunches’ or some such for your abz. That said, I was interested to know your thoughts about exercises that train the mid-section for show as much go? Assuming you have your bodyfat down… Read more
Unfortunately I didn’t have time to post this in the morning, but because I had a guilty conscience, I decided I’d sit down in front of the computer here at work and jot down a few random musings before I head home for the night. Jesus, I love you guys. 1. We’re definitely back in… Read more
As we were getting ready to train yesterday, Eric walks in and says, “dude, did you read that article in Consumer Reports on protein powders? Apparently they tested a bunch, and found a boat load of heavy metals in ALL of them.” Note: by “all of them,” he was alluding to the one’s they tested… Read more
Are You an Outsider – Nia Shanks While this post has nothing to do with the movie, it does bring up some valid points concerning the double standard us “healthy folk” have to deal with on a daily basis. Just about every week, I get comments from someone concerning the fact that I have a… Read more