I Joined a Commercial Gym: Here’s Why
I’ve been a coach in the fitness industry for more than two decades and I recently did a thing for the first time in my professional career. No, I didn’t recommend a juice cleanse to a client. Nope, I didn’t perform my first kipping pull-up. And no, I didn’t not play Wu-Tang Clan on Wu-Tang […]
Porcelain Post: Results is a Battle of Repetition
NOTE: the term “Porcelain Post” was invented by Brian Patrick Murphy and Pete Dupuis. Without getting into the specifics, it describes a post that can be read in the same time it takes you to go #2. Huh, I guess that was more specific than I thought. Enjoy. Results is a Battle of Repetition My […]
A Fit Pro’s #1 Super Power?
Whether we’re talking about personal trainers, strength & conditioning coaches, physical therapists, athletic trainers, group exercise instructors, yoga & pilates instructors, or, I don’t know, bomb sniffing dolphin trainers, conventional wisdom tells us that in each example every single one of those professionals would have a strong background in anatomy, kinesiology, exercise physiology, assessment, exercise […]
The Hardest Topic to Write About: Program Design
NOTE TO READER: This is a re-post of a blog post I wrote back in 2017. It’s still the shit. There aren’t many topics harder to write about than program design. I mean, I guess we can make a case for Biomolecular Feedback Systems or the intricacies of Mass Spectrometry, but in my neck of […]
Looking to Hire a Personal Trainer? Here’s a Short List of Things to Consider
Hiring a personal trainer is a big deal. Maybe not as big of a deal as purchasing a home or a new car (in terms of the initial monetary investment at least), but when you really think about it… …it’s arguably a more important investment because it’s an investment in YOU. Hiring a coach to guide […]
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