How to Prevent Burning Out as a Fitness Professional
I wanted to use a blog title that fit my personality more. Like: “Life as a Fitness Professional: See Brick Wall. Throw Face Into It. Repeat.” But, you know, SEO and all. Being a Personal Trainer/Coach Isn’t All Kitten Kisses and Rainbows Forgive the nebulous tone out of the gate. Let me be clear: I… Read more
The Unsexy, No BS Guide to Actually Getting Results
No bullshit. What follows is what most people, most of the time, probably outta concentrate on in order to see results with their health & fitness goals. (NOTE: This is a repost of a blog post I wrote back in 2017. It still holds). 1. Stop Chasing Optimal. What’s the optimal number of days… Read more
The One Question I Hate Answering
Hate is a strong word. I generally reserve that word for things like: Mushrooms Kipping pull-ups Attack of the Clones Talking about my feelings White supremacists However, a few weeks ago I received an email asking me a question I really do hate answering. No, it wasn’t asking me to send money to a Nigerian… Read more
Confessions of a Strength Coach: Come At Me, Bro 2021 Edition
Full Disclosure: Friend and colleague, Mike Perry, serves as inspiration for today’s post. He posted something very similar on his various social media feeds last week and I was inspired to toss in my two cents on the matter after reading his list. Send any hate mail to: relax@thisisntanindictmentonyourcharacterifyouhappentodisagreewithme.com If for some reason the email… Read more
The Overlooked Stuff That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked That Almost Always Helps People Get Results
People want the quick fix. They want to be told that 7-Minute Abs (or maybe we’re down to 5-Minute Abs now?) is all it takes to be beach ready, or that drinking an Acai berry detox tea mined from the belly button of a Centaur is the key to fat-loss. And then there’s the high-school… Read more
Porcelain Post: Trying to Answer a Question That Has No Right Answer.
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. Trying to Answer a Question That Has No Right Answer… Read more
The State of Corrective Fitness: 2019
This is going to be neat. My friend and colleague (and author of the brand spankin new book, Day By Day: The Personal Trainer’s Blueprint to Achieving Ultimate Success), Kevin Mullins, reached out to me recently and asked, “Tony, why don’t you wear pants when you coach can I write a series for your site… Read more
One Simple Piece of Advice For Fitness Pros to Consider in 2019: Put Your Clothes On
Not surprisingly I’ve noticed an inundation of “inspirational” or informative post over the past few days offering insight from “How to Save More Money in 2019” to “What Are the (Fitness) Trends to Watch Out For?” to, I don’t know, “Who Would You’d Rather Have as a Dinner Guest: Your Boss or a Balrog?” Too,… Read more