Med Ball Training Do’s and Don’ts
Today’s guest post comes to you from Michael Anderson, Boston based strength coach and personal trainer. Mike has contributed a handful of posts on this site, and this one is yet another fantastic piece. Enjoy! The medicine ball is often seen as an archaic tool because they’ve been around for so long. Sand filled balls […]
Gentilcore/Somerset Boston Workshop
When asked to name popular dynamic duos many people will inevitably toss out examples such as Batman and Robin, The British Bulldogs, Thelma and Louis, peanut butter & jelly, and while many non-nerdy types will gloss over this last one, even Optimus Prime and Megatron were once BFFs and “brothers-in-arms” while on their home planet […]
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: Autoregulation, Busting Through Plateaus, and Probiotics
Unfortunately I have to keep this one pretty short today. Lisa’s dad and step-mother flew into town yesterday from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and after taking them out to a nice dinner, we all walked back to our apartment where Amanda (Lisa’s step-mother), busted out her iPad so that we could all play Ellen DeGeneres’ […]
Fake It Till You Make It: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Fair warning: this isn’t going to be the type of post which delves into anything remotely strength and conditioning related. So if you’re in the mood for talking shop on things like hamstring “tightness” and how I think that’s a BS term (neural or protective tension is more like it), periodization, deadlift technique, or something […]
Post Rehab Essentials 2.0: An Inside Look
For most of you who read this blog on a regular basis, I don’t really need to introduce Dean Somerset. The man is quickly climbing the “kind of a big deal” ladder in the fitness community, and has really gained a reputation for being one of the brightest minds in the industry. For those who […]
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