I’m Going On Vacation in Two Days

Continuing with the whole “I’m getting ready for vacation, and I don’t feel like writing long blog posts” mentality, here’s a video that one of my readers (thanks Julian) passed my way last week. Assuming you made it through that entire video without wanting to jump through a pane glass window, here are a few… Read more

Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work 5-18-10

With my brother’s wedding back home in New York this weekend, as well as Puerto Rico right around the corner, my plate is pretty full this week trying to get things done a head of time. As such, today is going to be short and sweet. Which is to say, here’s some stuff to read:… Read more

A Primer on Warming-Up

One of my biggest pet peeves as a strength coach is when people don’t warm-up (and dudes who curl in the squat rack, but you already knew that). Of course, everyone that trains at CP does their foam rolling and dynamic flexibility exercises prior to training – so in that regard, yes, they’re warming-up. That… Read more

It All Starts in the Kitchen Part II

Pigging back on yesterday’s blog post, I wanted to take today to discuss some of the other things you’ll need to be successful in the kitchen. Of course, step #1 is making sure you have the right food available in the first place, which, as you recall, is exactly what I discussed yesterday. While I… Read more

It All Starts in the Kitchen

Lets play a game. Walk into your kitchen and open up the cupboards. What do you see? Chances are they’re full of things like Cheetos, bagels, Wheat Thins, 100 calorie snack packs, or any number of highly processed, minimally nutritious foods. Now, open up your fridge. What do you see? Again, if I were a… Read more

Video Blogs

1)In an effort to impress upon people the need to have an assessment done–or purchase Assess & Correct–why not show some common dysfunctions and one or two ways of correcting them. 2)More DB rowing videos, especially head-supported and chest-supported. 3)I know you covered the box squat, but I’d love to see a video of the… Read more

Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work

Here are a few things to read to keep you occupied for the next 20 minutes. Did you hand in that TPS report? Ask Yourself 4 Questions – Ryan Andrews Here’s a simple -albeit easily applicable – article answering a not so simple question: What in the heck do I eat? Personally I think it’s… Read more

Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work 4-29-10

Here’s some stuff to check out while you’re in between rounds of solitaire/minesweeper/or whatever it is you’re doing that will inevitably get you fired. Does Reaching Behind the Back Reflect the Actual Internal Rotation of the Shoulder? – Mike Reinold I’ve pointed many people to Mike’s blog in the past few months, and with good… Read more