The Perfect Assessment Tool?
Lets be clear from the start: there’s really no such thing as a “perfect” assessment. I’ve seen coaches and trainers spend as little as ten minutes assessing their clients, as well as those who take roughly the same time it would take to read the Harry Potter series, and both have been equally as successful […]
Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: Soy Fail, Do You Really Need Supplements, Shape-Up Shortcuts, and More
1. Might as well start the week off with a funny story from this past weekend. Saturday after work I had the honor of being invited to Norwood, Mass to speak at Velocity Sports to take their staff through an in-service on assessment and shoulder/arm care, with some shadow puppets mixed in for good measure. […]
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 8/23/13
I know, I know – I’m posting this badboy up a bit later than usual, but I actually have a legitimate excuse. For starters, ummmmm, hello??? Freakin Ben Affleck is slated to be the next Batman!!!! I don’t know how I feel about this yet. Part of me is like “hell yeah.” He’s an often […]
The Tabata Delusion
Anyone in the strength and conditioning realm, or general fitness for that matter, has at one time or another come across the name ‘Tabata’ during their various fitness related rendezvous. Most common would be those interested in interval training for fat loss. Back in 1996 Dr. Izumi Tabata and his colleagues submitted what is now […]
Are We Doing Lunges Wrong? Hint: Maybe
As some of you know I had the luxury of spending the past few days attending Phase II of the Elite Baseball Mentorship hosted at my stomping grounds, Cressey Performance, listening to Eric Cressey, Eric Schoenberg, and Matt Blake discuss, well, training baseball players. And while training baseball players is our Soup de Jour at […]
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