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Boston

Fuck. Sorry for the blatant profanity – but how else to describe what happened yesterday? Like so many of you reading, I remember where I was when 9/11 went down. I was actually in my microbiology lab class either fumbling with a bunsen burner or observing some paramecium colony under the microscope (I can’t remember […]

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Miscellaneous Miscellany Monday: Engineering the Alpha and Yet Another Red Meat Scare (sigh)

UPDATE: The post below was written roughly four hours prior to the horrible events that happened in Boston today. Just wanted to say thank you to all who reached out via email and social media to check in on me. I am okay (I was actually at CP when everything happened). Had a few friends […]

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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: Get-Ups, Conditioning, and Becoming the Expert

WIth Lisa starting the process of studying for her licensure exam on a nightly basis (she’s currently on the home stretch of her post-doctorate Fellowship), it’s given me the opportunity to catch up on some much needed reading. Of course, like an asstard I made the mistake of starting season three of The Walking Dead […]

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The End Is Near: (Wo)Man Up!

Today’s guest post comes from Justin Kompf who’s a fellow Cortland State Red Dragon and the man responsible for organizing my little homecoming a few weeks ago. At 23 Justin is already doing big things. Not only is he making waves in the fitness industry, but he’s already teaching COLLEGE courses as an adjunct professor […]

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5 Mistakes I Made as a Trainer and Coach That You Should Avoid

Here’s a little TG trivia for all of you: it was never my intention to become a personal trainer or strength coach. That wasn’t my game plan at least. Nope, my game plan, and what I went to school for, was to become a health teacher. Bachelor’s degree in Health Education, thank you very much. […]

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