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Stuff To Read While You’re Pretending To Work: 9/8/17

To everyone down in Florida (and other possible affected areas in Irma’s path)….be safe this weekend.

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1) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Orlando & Boston

** Obviously with Irma kicking on Florida’s door this weekend, this event may be postponed. As of now we’re still good to go, but Dean and I will be sure to keep everyone notified.

There’s only two weeks left to take advantage of the Early Bird rate for Dean Somerset and I’s workshop in Orlando, at Spark Fitness, the weekend of October 21st.

You can go HERE for more details and to sign up.

HEADS UP: We’ve also added Boston into the mix later this year. Not Burlington Boston or Beverly Boston, two cities that are lovely, albeit not (that) close to Boston.

No, this is IN Boston. In the heart of the city Boston, at AMP Fitness.

Early bird rate is in effect now and if you’re super eager to sign-up you can go HERE.

 

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How To Train Clients With Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction –  Haley Shevener

A lot goes down when a woman gets pregnant. That’s the understatement of the year I suppose, and it’s not lost on me that I’m a dude saying this.

What the heck do I know?

Well, my wife gave birth to our son earlier this year (trust me: some shit went down) and as a fitness professional I have worked with a litany of women through their pregnancies.

This was an excellent article featured on the Girls Gone Strong website, and if you work with women who are pregnant or postpartum you’ll want to check it out.

The 5 Most Common Programming Myths – Nick Tumminello

I always appreciate Nick’s authenticity and willingness to kick the status quo in the dick.

This was good.

10 Reasons Why You Aren’t Excelling at Pull-Ups – Meghan Callaway

I really like Star Wars.

Meghan really likes pull-ups.

There aren’t many coaches who know the pull-up better than she. Give this a read.

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My new accessory straps that @smittydiesel sent me are legit. They’re perfect for exercises like face pulls (demonstrated below by my client, Emily) as well as many other row variations – both horizontal & vertical – in addition to things like curls, tricep work, and sled/Prowler drags. The strap itself is 20″ in length which makes it great for increasing ROM and opening up the shoulders and it’s impossible to tear. I like it too because whenever I have someone use it I automatically get to put the word “Diesel” in front of the name of the exercise. For instance: Emily is performing Diesel Face Pulls. That’s waaaaay cooler than just plain ol’ face pulls. Check em out on Smitty’s site here: dieselsc.com/product/diesel-accessory-strap/

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Stuff To Read While You’re Pretending To Work: 9/1/17

Wow, I can’t believe we’re in the ‘bers’ already.

It’s September 1st and, right on cue, it’s a bit cold this morning in New England. I’m wearing sweatpants as I type this and am half temped to go grab a skullie (hat) out of the closet.

Alright, I don’t want to be one of those people that moans and groans about the weather on a blog. That’s the worst. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend everyone. See you next week.

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1) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Orlando

There’s only a few weeks left to take advantage of the Early Bird rate for Dean Somerset and I’s workshop in Orlando, at Spark Fitness, the weekend of October 21st.

You can go HERE for more details and to sign up.

HEADS UP: We’ve also added Boston into the mix later this year. Not Burlington Boston or Beverly Boston, two cities that are lovely, albeit not (that) close to Boston.

No, this is IN Boston. In the heart of the city Boston, at AMP Fitness.

Early bird rate is in effect now and if you’re super eager to sign-up you can go HERE.

 

2) Elite Fitness & Performance Summit – Chicago

 

I’ll be in Chicago this September alongside some other phenomenal speakers for the Elite Fitness & Performance Summit. The cast includes:

  • Nick Tumminello
  • Mark Fisher (if I have to follow him on stage I’m going to be pissed)
  • Josh Henkin
  • Nick Berry
  • Molly Galbraith
  • Krista Scott-Dixon
  • Ryan Ketchum

And many, many more.  It’s one of the most action-packed fitness events of the year, so be sure to reserve your seat ASAP. You can go HERE to do so.

4) Workout With the Pedestal Footwear Guys

Last week both guys from Pedestal Footwear – Mike and Brendan (Mike actually trains with me every week) – made a cameo a CORE to film some videos for their site. I also took them through a pretty sick full-body workout. You can check it out HERE.

5) I’m, Like, Everywhere

HERE’s an article I contributed to over at STACK on core training for athletes.

And there’s THIS doozy where 5 coaches (myself included) were asked what their favorite Landmine exercises were.

HERE’s a cool article over on MensHealth.com I was quoted in on how a man lost 213 lbs without stepping foot in a gym. I know many people will get caught up on the the number and modality, however the LARGER take-home point is his unrelenting CONSISTENCY.

And lastly, here’s a recent video interview I recorded with Adam Rees from GRIT Gym.

Stuff To Read

Nutrition Is Not a Belief System – Dan Garner

The opening paragraph says it all:

“Nutrition is often seen as a belief system. In other words, the answer to “What should I eat?” is often based on faith, magical thinking, emotional attachments, and/or what feels “truthy”, rather than on real evidence or the scientific method. Until we fix this, nutrition will get more confusing, not less.”

The Best Way To Build Your Butt – T-Nation

The editors at T-Nation asked several coaches (me included) what’s the best way to build badonkadonks?

Here’s what we all said.

Tramp stamp not included.

Should You Work On Your Strengths Or Weaknesses – Mark Fisher

It’s a debate that seemingly never ends.

Should we focus on our strengths? Or spend more time fixing the weak links?

I can think of no one better to listen to on the topic than Mark Fisher. Excellent stuff.

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“It has to suck a little bit.”

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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 8/25/17

I have to go to a wedding this weekend. In Albany, NY.

Can you sense my excitement?

I can think of a thousand and one other things I’d rather do: watch paint dry, talk about my feelings, jump into a shark’s mouth, anything.

I’ve still got some packing to do and other odds and ends to complete today so lets jump into this week’s list.

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1) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Orlando

There’s only less than two weeks left to take advantage of the Early Bird rate for Dean Somerset and I’s workshop in Orlando, at Spark Fitness, the weekend of October 21st.

I’ve never been to Orlando. I bet it’s going to be beautiful in October. Yet, there’s no way in hell I’m visiting Disney World.1

You can go HERE for more details and to sign up.

HEADS UP: We’ve also added Boston into the mix later this year. Not Burlington Boston or Beverly Boston, two cities that are lovely, albeit not (that) close to Boston.

No, this is IN Boston. In the heart of the city Boston, at AMP Fitness.

Early bird rate is in effect now and if you’re super eager to sign-up you can go HERE.

2) Strong Body-Strong Mind – Toronto

For real this time.

This was supposed to happen this past June, but Lisa and I didn’t have a passport for our little guy (then four months old) when we arrived at the airport and we had to cancel last minute.

Our bad.

We’ve re-scheduled for Saturday, September 23rd at Humber College in Toronto, Ontario. I can tell you – and I’m totally not biased when I say this (but I am) – there’s no other workshop like this in the fitness industry.

Lisa and I saw an underserved component within the industry – namely, mental skills – and we’ve combined our superpowers skill-sets to provide a 1-day curriculum that will help fitness professionals develop better skills to build competency, autonomy, and rapport with their clients, in addition to coaching skills (assessment, program design, exercise technique).

You can go HERE to register.

NOTE: the registration process is a little bit tricky and if you get to the point where you feel like you’re going to toss your face into the keyboard, please contact Bradley Corcoran at: [email protected]

Hope to see you there.

3) Elite Fitness & Performance Summit – Chicago

 

I’ll be in Chicago this September alongside some other phenomenal speakers for the Elite Fitness & Performance Summit. The cast includes:

  • Nick Tumminello
  • Mark Fisher (if I have to follow him on stage I’m going to be pissed)
  • Josh Henkin
  • Nick Berry
  • Molly Galbraith
  • Krista Scott-Dixon
  • Ryan Ketchum

And many, many more.  It’s one of the most action-packed fitness events of the year, so be sure to reserve your seat ASAP. You can go HERE to do so.

Stuff to Read

The Best Damn Workout Plan for Natural Lifters – Christian Thibaudeau

Awesome stuff from Coach Thibs.

I’ve had a few of my male clients implement this program and they love it.

It’s Time to Let Your Asshat Friends Go – Louie Guarino

For starters: kudos to Louie for using the word “asshat” in the title.

Second: many, MANY of you reading with fat loss goals can and will commiserate with this article.

F*** Exercise, Try This Instead – Krista Scott-Dixon

Fun Tony factoid: Stumptuous.com (Krista’s site) was one of the first fitness blogs I ever started reading. It’s also where the seeds were planted on this whole idea of infotainment and how I got into writing myself.

She’s an amazing writer and very knowledgable coach. And she swears. She’s good people.

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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 8/18/17

It’s been quite the week, huh? While I’d like to sit here and espouse a plethora of nuanced commentary on the unfortunate, and, quite frankly, sickening events of this past week here in the U.S., I feel all I can really add to the conversation is this admittedly un-nuanced soundbite:

“Fucking Nazis suck.2

That’s all I have to say about that.

Lets get to this week’s stuff to read.

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1) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Orlando

There’s only less than three weeks left to take advantage of the Early Bird rate for Dean Somerset and I’s workshop in Orlando, at Spark Fitness, the weekend of October 21st.

I’ve never been to Orlando. I bet it’s going to be beautiful in October. Yet, there’s no way in hell I’m visiting Disney World.3

You can go HERE for more details and to sign up.

HEADS UP: We’ve also added Boston into the mix later this year. Not Burlington Boston or Beverly Boston, two cities that are lovely, albeit not (that) close to Boston.

No, this is IN Boston. In the heart of the city Boston, at AMP Fitness.

Early bird rate is in effect now and if you’re super eager to sign-up you can go HERE.

2) Elite Fitness & Performance Summit – Chicago

 

I’ll be in Chicago this September alongside some other phenomenal speakers for the Elite Fitness & Performance Summit. The cast includes:

  • Nick Tumminello
  • Mark Fisher (if I have to follow him on stage I’m going to be pissed)
  • Josh Henkin
  • Nick Berry
  • Molly Galbraith
  • Krista Scott-Dixon
  • Ryan Ketchum

And many, many more.  It’s one of the most action-packed fitness events of the year, so be sure to reserve your seat ASAP. You can go HERE to do so.

3) Appearance on The Strength House Podcast

It was great to catch up with old friends Greg Robins and Tony Bonvechio. I think I am officially the smallest & weakest guest they have ever had…;o)

 

Stuff to Read

The Tension Weightlifting Technique: How To Make Every Exercise More Effective – Justin Park

This is a really thorough review on one of the most under-appreciated aspects of training: tension.

Strength and Conditioning Programs: When Precision Tops Effort – John O’Neil

A common practice is giving near maximal effort on every….single….exercise. I love when people want to work that hard, but that mentality can also be as detrimental as it can be helpful.

Here’s John with a nice, rational piece explaining why “precision” and doing exercises correctly is vital for short and long-term success.

What Workout Program Works Best? – Erica Suter

I think I like Erica’s writing because much of the time it mirrors my tone and I can appreciate a good “bang my head against a wall” joke and references to dragons.

But, too, I think she makes a lot of sense and I respect the advice she gives.

People tend to over-think things and are always after what’s “best” or “optimal”

Newsflash: it all works.

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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 8/11/17

As you’re reading this I’m likely 35,000 feet in the air making my way back from Florida to Boston. What’s also likely is Lisa and I trying not to destroy the back of our pants juggling a 6-month old lap to lap in an effort to keep him at bay and not terrorize the rest of the passengers.

Knowing today was going to be a wash in terms of productivity I planned a head and prepped this week’s list of stuff to read a day early.

Lets get to it.

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1) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Orlando

There’s only less than three weeks left to take advantage of the Early Bird rate for Dean Somerset and I’s workshop in Orlando, at Spark Fitness, the weekend of October 21st.

I’ve never been to Orlando. I bet it’s going to be beautiful in October. Yet, there’s no way in hell I’m visiting Disney World.4

You can go HERE for more details and to sign up.

HEADS UP: We’ve also added Boston into the mix later this year. Not Burlington Boston or Beverly Boston, two cities that are lovely, albeit not (that) close to Boston.

No, this is IN Boston. In the heart of the city Boston, at AMP Fitness.

Early bird rate is in effect now and if you’re super eager to sign-up you can go HERE.

2) Elite Fitness & Performance Summit – Chicago

 

I’ll be in Chicago this September alongside some other phenomenal speakers for the Elite Fitness & Performance Summit. The cast includes:

  • Nick Tumminello
  • Mark Fisher (if I have to follow him on stage I’m going to be pissed)
  • Josh Henkin
  • Nick Berry
  • Molly Galbraith
  • Krista Scott-Dixon
  • Ryan Ketchum

And many, many more.  It’s one of the most action-packed fitness events of the year, so be sure to reserve your seat ASAP.

Stuff To Read

Precision Nutrition ‘Hot Topic’ Report – John Berardi

I trust the people over at Precision Nutrition implicitly. If there’s ever a topic on nutrition I’m curious about or if a client has questions I almost always defer to them.

Today’s nutrition climate is sooooooo confusing and dichotomous. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? It’s sometimes hard to ascertain if something is BS or legit.

Well, PN (or, more specifically, the legend himself, John Berardi) just released this awesome, FREE, multi-day mini-course covering nutrition “hot topics” like whether grains are good/bad for you, the good and bad detoxes, whether you should be worried about GMOs, the facts about post-workout nutrition, nutrient timing, calorie counting, and, like, do unicorn tears really increase protein synthesis by 119%?

All the important stuff is covered.

The Best Fat Loss Article On the Motherfuckin’ Internet – Aadam Ali

There’s a kid-friendly link somewhere on the internet that refers to this as the “Best Fat Loss Article on the Motherlovin‘ Internet.”

Fuck that.

This.

THIS ladies and gents is what it means to write with infotainment in mind.

Tony Was a Weirdo, So Mark Started a Gym – Pete Dupuis

True story:

Pete sent me an email last night saying:

“You okay with me publishing the following tomorrow? Don’t want to overstep, so asking first.”

I then proceeded to read the greatest piece of literature ever written.5

I wrote back:

“I got teary eyed reading that. Please, publish that motherfucker.”

Thanks Pete (and Mark). That meant a lot to me.6

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I love this slide on scapular winging. Mostly because I look jacked, but also because it’s a term that’s vomited out there by personal trainers & coaches without much thought. Dr. @quinn.henochdpt notes that while it is a thing (congruence between the rib cage and shoulder blade)…REAL scapular winging is a medical diagnosis where the Long Thoracic Nerve fails at innervating the serratus anterior. Much of the time what’s “diagnosed” as scapular winging isn’t really much of anything and nothing more than a lack of tension and motor control that can be addressed rather easily. In this pic I’m using a ground based movement first, a side lying bottoms up kettlebell swivel and press, to teach context of tension and CONTROL of movement. No scapular winging. Weird. Stop tossing out words and terms that likely don’t mean anything and giving everyone the sense they’re broken. They’re not. They (probably) don’t need 37 different corrective exercises to fix their winging. They just need to learn how to do a push up correctly or something.

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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 8/3/17

Hey, hey, hey it’s Friday.

I’m excited because Lisa and I are hosting our Strong Body-Strong Mind workshop here in Boston tomorrow and we’re expecting 30 fitness pros to attend and get their nerd on discussing things like the Transtheorhetical Model of Change, intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, how to build competency & autonomy, and, you know, deadlifts.7

Because I’m a big jerk and always wait till the last minute to get things done, I’ve still got a few things to tweak on my presentation and need to hightail it out of here to get that done.8

Have a splendid weekend everyone.

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1) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Orlando

Our Vancouver shindig in April sold out, but Dean and I have recently announced a stop in Orlando, FL later this year, October 21-22nd at Spark Fitness.

I’ve never been to Orlando. There’s no way in hell I’m visiting Disney World.

You can go HERE for more details and to sign up.

HEADS UP: We’ve also added Boston into the mix later this year. Not Burlington Boston or Beverly Boston, two cities that are lovely, but not that close to Boston.

No, this is IN Boston…in the heart of the city Boston, at AMP Fitness.

If you’re super excited and want to sign-up early you can go HERE.

2) Lisa on the Lift the Bar Podcast

Lisa was invited onto the Life the Bar Podcast recently discussing what she discusses best…the psychology behind personal training.

You can download on iTunes HERE.

Or, if you prefer, the direct link is HERE.

3) Women’s Health Asked How I Train

Women’s Health reached out and asked me what my workout would look like if I only had 30 minutes to train.

Easy: Wu-Tang, inject caffeine directly into my left ventricle, grab a barbell and lift it off the ground repeatedly, repeat.

Kidding. HERE’s what I really said.

Stuff to Read

Scapular Upward Rotation – Julie Read

I couldn’t use an actual image from Julie’s post because it’s a PDF and I want to encourage you to check it out for yourself. She’s very talented and has an uncanny ability to draw awesome pics of anatomy peppered with witty commentary.

For those who are more visual learners this is for you.

Science is Self Correcting: The Case of the Hip Thrust and Its Effects On Speed – Bret Contreras

What a treat to see someone of Bret’s stature and expertise to write something so honest and transparent.

Sabotaging Your Sales Pitch: 4 Mistakes to Avoid – Pete Dupuis

This one resonated with me, especially now that I’m out on my own and oftentimes have people stop by unannounced or randomly and I may need to “temper” my sales pitch.

Pete nails this one, as usual.

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Things got serious towards the end of this workout. As you can see….💪

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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 7/28/17

I have a sleeping baby on hand so no time for wordsmithery and introductory foreplay this morning. Lets get right into things.

Oh, wait: blog topics. Anyone have any suggestions? I need help.

Okay, lets get right into things.

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1. Strong Body-Strong Mind – Boston

Next weekend, Saturday, August 5th my wife, Dr. Lisa Lisa Lewis, and I will be hosting our Strong Body-Strong Mind Workshop here in Boston.

Like, IN Boston.

 

 

There’s no workshop out there catered for fitness professionals that deals with both mindset/mental strategy skills – helping to build rapport, competency, and autonomy with clients/athletes – and exercise technique and assessment.

So, why not combine the two?

There are still a few remaining spots left so if you need some CEUs or want to come to a cool city to hang out and talk about the Transtheoretical Theory of Change or upper extremity assessment like a motherfucking boss, lets do it.

Here’s the itinerary9

To purchase you can go HERE.

2) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Orlando

Our Vancouver shindig in April sold out, but Dean and I have recently announced a stop in Orlando, FL later this year, October 21-22nd at Spark Fitness.

I’ve never been to Orlando. There’s no way in hell I’m visiting Disney World.

You can go HERE for more details and to sign up.

HEADS UP: We’ve also added Boston into the mix later this year. Not Burlington, MA Boston or Beverly Boston. Like IN Boston… in the heart of the city Boston at AMP Fitness.

If you’re super excited and want to sign-up early you can go HERE.

Stuff to Read

10 Daily Habits of Healthy Lifters – T-Nation Coaches

I had the opportunity to chime in on this article on T-Nation asking a bunch of coaches what are some daily habits they use themselves or suggest their clients use to lead healthier lifestyles.

Do It Better: Bench Press – Jennifer Blake

I really liked this one from Jen who’s an excellent powerlifting coach. Plus it’s an article on the bench press, what’s not to like?

Why Everyone Hates Personal Trainers – TC Luoma

I don’t know if it was on purpose, but the fact the picture above was used as the lead in to this article says it all.

Spotting a DB press by the elbows is fucking moronic, and any trainer who does should be forced to walk off a plank into Mordor. Or Sparta kicked in the chest. Either one is appropriate.

However, this line from the article says it all:

“Oh, and why do you always have fat people do triceps kickbacks? Could anything be less effectual for weight loss and/or conditioning?”

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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 7/14/17

I’m heading out to Cressey Sports Performance later on today to participate in the 10-year anniversary BBQ. Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Eric, Pete, and myself opened up shop in the corner of an indoor batting facility in Hudson, MA and that CSP has grown to what it is today.

Even though I am no longer coaching there I wanted to thank everyone for their support of CSP (and by extension) this blog/website. Maybe when I arrive there today they’ll let me rehash Tony’s Techno Tuesdays for old times sake….;o)

Lets get to this week’s stuff to read…

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1. Strong Body-Strong Mind – Boston

I’m really excited to announce the Strong Body-Strong Mind Workshop, coming to Boston (finally!) later this summer.

NOTE: Next week the early-bird special ends, so act quickly. Price will jump up to $249. Availability has been capped at 30 seats due to space, and there’s 10 left.

The idea is simple: there’s a corner in the industry that’s underserved….mental skills.

There are a lot of people out there who write about “mindset” and describe themselves as mindset coaches (whatever the heck that means) who, by and large, have zero academic background in that department.

Lisa, SPOILER ALERT: she’s my wife, went to school for that shit.

I went to school to help turn people into badasses.

So, why not combine the two?

Lisa can speak to building competency and discussing how to build the skills to develop rapport with clients. I can speak to getting people bigger, stronger, and faster.

Strong Body-Strong Mind = see you there? Here’s the itinerary10

To purchase you can go HERE.11

2) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Orlando

Our Vancouver shindig in April sold out, but Dean and I have recently announced a stop in Orlando, FL later this year, October 21-22nd at Spark Fitness.

UPDATE: We’ve also added Boston into the mix later this year as well. Like, IN Boston. Stayed tuned for details coming soon.

I’ve never been to Orlando. There’s no way in hell I’m visiting Disney World.

You can go HERE for more details and to sign up.

Stuff to Read

A Case for Deadlifting With Chains – Trish DaCosta

Adding chains into your training programs can look intimidating – especially the how? and why? parts of the equation. What’s more, chains are only for advanced lifters, right?

Trish sheds some light and answers all those questions.

I like Trish.

The Simple Pull-Up Progression You Haven’t Tried – Travis Pollen

I read this and immediately wanted to slap myself in the face for not thinking of this myself. Awesome post from Travis here.

Fitness & Failure: Is It Really All Or Nothing? – Ryan Wood

Skipping a workout, hitting up Cold Stone Creamery while on a diet, not crying during an episode of This Is Us….all can be considered failures by some.

The mental gymnastics that goes on in some people’s minds and the all-or-nothing vibe that many gravitate towards when it comes to fitness, that they’re a failure if they don’t do “x” or they’re not as cool, sexy, or worthy because so and so can do “y,” is very common and can stall anyone’s progress.

Lets relax shall we?

Excellent pep-talk from Ryan in this one.

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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 7/7/17

So excited to head down to DC tomorrow to visit some old friends. Lisa and I should be able to actually board the plane this time with Julian.12

I’ve got a lot of entrepreneurial shenanigans to take care, not to mention packing, before we leave…so lets get right to this week’s list of stuff to read.

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CHECK THIS STUFF OUT FIRST (IT’S MOSTLY ABOUT ME)

1. Strong Body-Strong Mind – Boston

I’m really excited to announce the Strong Body-Strong Mind Workshop, coming to Boston (finally!) later this summer.

The idea is simple: there’s a corner in the industry that’s underserved….mental skills.

There are a lot of people out there who write about “mindset” and describe themselves as mindset coaches (whatever the heck that means) who, by and large, have zero academic background in that department.

Lisa, SPOILER ALERT: she’s my wife, went to school for that shit.

I went to school to help turn people into badasses.

So, why not combine the two?

Lisa can speak to building competency and discussing how to build the skills to develop rapport with clients. I can speak to getting people bigger, stronger, and faster.

Strong Body-Strong Mind = see you there? Here’s the itinerary13

To purchase you can go HERE.14

2) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Orlando

Our Vancouver shindig in April sold out, but Dean and I have recently announced a stop in Orlando, FL later this year, October 21-22nd at Spark Fitness.

I’ve never been to Orlando. There’s no way in hell I’m visiting Disney World.

You can go HERE for more details and to sign up.

3. Stuff I Was Sent, Thought Was Cool, and Thought You’d Want to Check It Out

One of the best things about this site, outside of my uncanny wit and LOLcat memes, is the fact I get offers for people to send me free shit. Many offers I respectively decline as I feel it wouldn’t be a good fit for my audience.

NOTE TO AUDI: Sending me a free car would TOTALLY be a good fit. Just sayin.

But every now and then I get sent stuff that’s pretty dope. Like….

**FYI: I receive zero kickback from recommending the following products.

Jabra Elite Sport Headphones

  • They’re wireless – like, for real. ZERO wires
  • They sound amazing, and more importantly stay in your ears.
  • And they do fancy shit, like track your heart-rate via the integrated fitness app, in addition to providing audio coaching during your workouts (if you so choose).15

I tried them out during a recent squat workout and they worked superbly. Likewise, my wife, Lisa, who’s a headphone snob looooooooves them. They’re basically hers now.

Olivers All-Over Shorts

If you’re looking for a pair of shorts that you can wear during a brutal deadlift session or CrossFit class and/or showoff at the next Catalina Wine Mixer…these are it.

Equal parts athletic and classy.

Stuff To Read

Will Aspartame Kill You? No, Dumbass – Physiqonomics

Science, humor, AND a cornucopia of f-bombs? Best…..article…..ever.

The Squat and Athletic Development – How We’ve All Been F*cking It Up – JL Holdsworth

This article ruffled some feathers, but I encourage everyone to read it, and take from it what you will.

It’s just information. Really, really good information…….but information nonetheless.

Stuff I Love: Landmines – 9 Legit Reasons They’re no Gimmick – Dave Thomas

One of the best articles on the landmine I have read in a while. Very informative and entertaining with tons of great ideas.

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A better way to coach (or “scale”) the 1-Legged RDL or hip hinge. Top video is a dumpster fire. Majority of movement is coming via lower back and bending from the waist. This is what many look like when performing the movement. Bottom video: 1) think “soft knee.” 2) at first I like to have people bend their non-supporting leg so as to decrease the lever and make the movement a little cleaner. As someone gets more comfortable and proficient we can then make the movement harder by straightening out the leg. Until then it’s likely best for most people to bend their knee 90 degrees. 3) encourage a reach by reaching arms towards wall in front. This serves as a counterbalance. 4) another nice cue is to tell people their hips are headlights. They should stay parallel to floor the entire time (this keeps the hips from teeter-tottering side to side). 5) lastly, movement should come via the hip and not lower back. Give those suggestions & cues a try and see if they work for you.

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Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: Complete Shoulder and Hip Blueprint Is On Sale Edition

Hey-o, guess what?

My flagship resource, Complete Shoulder and Hip Blueprint is on sale, like right now, for the first time ever, at 50% off the original price.

Why?

 

1. My (business) partner-in-crime16, Dean Somerset, is Canadian and we figured it would be a nice way to celebrate our respective country’s Independence Day.

Unity is swell.

2. My 5-month old, Julian, goes through a ton of diapers. That shit’s expensive.17

3. Why not?

It’s gotten amazing reviews and feedback from trainers/coaches from around the world, and I’m not at all biased when I say it’s pretty much the greatest fitness resource ever produced in the history of ever.

Don’t worry: I’ll be writing some actual new content in the upcoming days to coincide with the sale. Content that will educate and make you a better coach.18

In the interim I wanted to rehash some older(ish) posts that touch on some of the topics Dean and I cover in the course. Even if you don’t want to buy anything – did I mention it’s HALF OFF? – the info is fantastic, and you’ll be smarter. And more attractive.

The Difference Between External & Internal Impingement of the Shoulder – Me

Shoulder impingement is a garbage term. A lazy term. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know the difference between the two, the mechanisms involved, and how to train around each issue.

You’re Not Broken if You’re Asymmetrical. You’re Normal – Me

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Taking the approach that everyone should squat or deadlift (or whatever) the same way, with the same stance and setup, like we’re all molded to fit into the same textbook algorithm of perfection is unfortunate.

Lets Pump the Brakes Internet: N0, Deadlifts Won’t Make Your Spine Explode. And No, Not Everyone Has To Do Them – Me

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Sometimes trolls need to be trolled with common sense. Peppered with STFU. This was one of my favorite articles I wrote last year.

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Here’s a great example of learning from your clients. This is Sara, obsessor of anything and everything glutes. As is the case with anyone in that department she frequents @bretcontreras1 IG feed. And why not? It’s a bevy of amazing content and information (and glutes!). At the end of last night’s session I was like “okay, you have 10 minutes to do whatever you want,” and she started showing me some new moves she learned from Bret and @soheefit. She started explaining a reverse hyper variation with a DB between the legs, which I then asked her to demonstrate. After a few reps I was like “ever think about wrapping a band around your knees.” Sara was intrigued, so we tried it, and Sha-ZAM…even more glutes (due to the added hip abduction resistance). We opted to play around with some ISO holds rather than straight up and down reps, but either are fine. Just be sure to engage your abs on these and not overextend through the lower back. All we did was a few 5s holds and she was feeling it where it counts. Pretty neat to talk things through with a client. Who says the learning process can’t be a two way street?

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