2 Minute Squat, and the Truth About Challenges
Today’s guest post is brought to you by Toronto based strength coach, Lee Boyce. I’ve always been a fan of Lee’s work and have often linked to his stuff on his own website as well as T-Nation. I had the opportunity of hanging out with Lee last year when I visited Toronto and he’s every… Read more
Beyond the Clipboard: 4 Keys to Surviving as a Trainer
A short while ago I was asked by the higher ups at BodyBuilding.com if I’d be interested in writing a piece geared towards personal trainers. In their words: “We really want to see a piece targeted toward personal trainers that teaches coaches to coach. It can be based on tips to run a successful personal… Read more
9 Things Fitness Professionals Should Do
Before I get to the meat of today’s post I wanted to remind everyone that this weekend (September 22nd) is the 2nd Annual Cressey Performance Fall Seminar and that spots are still available. With talks from myself, Eric Cressey, Brian St. Pierre, Greg Robins, Mike Reinold, and Chris Howard it’s sure to be a full… Read more
Who Says You Can’t Get After It at 80?
Back in April one of our long standing clients approached me and asked if I’d be willing to work with his dad who, the year prior, had some health issues go down and was looking to give this whole weight-training thing a try. Greg (the son) had been trying to convince his dad for a… Read more
Why Do People Change?
Today’s guest post comes from a familiar face on TG.com, Justin Kompf, who previously contributed a very well received piece – HERE (on how to (Wo)Man Up). Justin’s someone who I feel is going to do great things in this industry and it’s hard to believe that he’s only in his early 20s! He has a lot… Read more
Spark Notes For “Hard” Gainers
I’d say that on any given day I receive close to 50+ emails from people around the world asking various things ranging from programming advice to book recommendations to sharing —-[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[= (<——oops, my cat just pounced on the keyboard and says hi) their shared affinity for Jason Bourne. Probably one of the more common “themes”… Read more
Success = Strength
I woke up this morning with every intention of writing a post on something mind-blowing, like femoral acetabular impingement, and discussing some guidelines on how to assess and write effective programming around it, but then realized that it was waaaaaay too early to do that much thinking before I had the opportunity to inject any… Read more
Two Things To Improve Your Health Instantly
I’m going to rock your world this morning and give you the gift of not one, but TWO things you can add to your daily routine that will not only provide a bevy of health benefits, but make you feel like a million bucks to boot. Which is basically a health benefit in of itself… Read more