Morning Cup of Vomiting In My Mouth
If you’re not dumber after watching the video below, then I’d be surprised. CLICK ME (sorry, I couldn’t embed the video directly). Okay, just to make sure you didn’t kill all your brain cells, I need to ask you a few questions: – Name THIS color? – What’s 2+2? – Can you even read what… Read more
Q and A: Cliff Notes Guide to Hamstring Strains
Q: Tony, I am a D3 sprinter and my coach has us doing almost 150 crunches everyday. After seeing your post on why crunches are terrible for you, I was wondering what some good core exercises are? Also, I pulled my hamstring what are some strengthening exercises? Yes, my flexibility is sub-par. A: For starters,… Read more
What You SHOULD Do On Your “Off Day”
Right off the bat, I just want to say thanks to all of those who left suggestions in yesterday’s blog. I haven’t spoken with her yet, but I can almost guarantee that my mom has gone through 18 boxes of Kleenex listening to every song that has been suggested. I don’t want you to stop… Read more
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday
1. Just wanted to give a shout out to Tom Newman and the rest of the Sandbata team for organizing such an awesome event yesterday in Newport, Rhode Island. All told, roughly 50+ people showed up for Sandbata’s First Annual Golf Tournament, which helped raise funds for the Middletown High Athletic Club. Thankfully, mother nature… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work
As I alluded to earlier in the week, I’m heading up to the University of Southern Maine today to give two presentations. One of our current interns, Chris Pothier, asked me a while back if I’d be interested in going up to speak to their exercise science club, and basically talk about anything I wanted…. Read more
Exercises You Should Be Doing: Half Kneeling Cable Anti-Rotation Press
First off, I had the longest day ever yesterday. I left CP early so that I could spend the rest of the day in academic quarantine to prepare my presentations for this weekend. I was due for an oil change, though, and decided I’d take my car in real quick to do that, and I’d… Read more
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday
I’ve got a lot on my plate this week, so as you can tell, I’m a little late in getting this blog up today. I have to say, though, you know you’ve made it in the blog-o-sphere when you get e-mails from readers asking whether or not you’re going to update the blog. My apologies…. Read more
Women and Lower Body Training
I’m often asked, given my affinity for telling people to lifting heavy stuff, whether or not I’m ever concerned about lower body hypertrophy (muscle growth) in women. Short answer: no, not really. While there are definitely some exceptions to the rule (more on this below), I’ve often found that the vast majority of women who… Read more