Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
If I had to make a list of things I hate (and hate is a very strong word, so I don’t use it lightly), it may look something like this (in no particular order): 1. Poodles. 2. Anything Tracy Anderson says. 3. Talking about “feelings.” 4. People who complain when it’s cold outside, and then […]
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 4/18/14
I’ve been up since 3:30 this morning, so I don’t really have much to say at this point. I’m thiiiis close to injecting some caffeine directly into my left ventricle. For those who celebrate it, I hope you have a great Easter weekend. Try not to overdo the peanut-butter eggs….;o) And for those who don’t, […]
Contraindicated Lifters vs. Contraindicated Exercises
I like to think that as a strength coach I’m wiser now than I was ten, five, hell, even two years ago. There’s stuff that I poo-poo’ed back in the day, only to do a complete 180 later on once I got past my own prejudices and got my head out of my own ass. […]
Pimp Your Program Design
Today I have a killer guest post by strength coach, future Dr., good friend, and specializer in all things glutes, Bret Contreras. Getting good (or even adequate) at designing effective training programs takes time. There are a lot of theories and opinions out there on the topic, and in today’s post Bret shares some insight […]
The “X-Factor” When It Comes to Convincing Women to Lift Weights?
What an awesome weekend. Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this post, I first wanted to offer my gratitude to Randy Martin and his staff over at POWER Fargo for not only inviting me to speak but for being amazing hosts during the 3rd Annual Sanford POWER Strength and Conditioning Clinic. Not only […]
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