The State of Coaching 2023
Eric Malzone is one of my favorite people. I first”met” Eric several years ago when he invited me to take part in an invite only mentorship he was offering alongside several other fitness professionals he invited to take part. It was a lovely experience and I met a handful of lifetime friends from that group…. Read more
The One Thing Many Lifters Fail to Understand: Easy Training Is Good Training
Forget the more esoteric nuances of things like Heart Rate Variability, the efficacy of cold baths, or whether it’s better to follow a concurrent or linear periodization training program for best results. For superior results in the weight-room I’d make the argument that the ONE thing many lifters fail to appreciate and understand is that… Read more
Programming Considerations: Shoulders
Fair warning: This will not be an all-encompassing post on how to train the shoulders or how to program around nagging shoulder injuries. Frankly, I don’t think anyone wants to read a Dostoyevsky length diatribe on shoulder impingement or how improving scapular upward rotation leaves me sexually aroused. Yep, I’m weird. Instead I want to give… Read more
How to Correct Diastasis Recti and Turn It Into a Bulletproof Core
As a card carrying member of the Y chromosome I did not write today’s article. This isn’t to say I lack the confidence or knowledge to do so – in fact, I’ve gone out of my way in recent years to educate myself more on postpartum issues so that I am better prepared to work… Read more
How to Deadlift: The 9 Best Coaching Tips
I know this seems very uncharacteristic of me and something I normally don’t write about, but I recently collaborated with my good friend Andrew Coates and wrote an extensive article on hornets deadlifts. I don’t know the exact number, but it’s around my 37th article on T-Nation on the topic…;o) Deadlifts: A Complete Guide Andrew… Read more
Standing Out From the Crowd: Appearance On the Your Fitness Money Coach Podcast
I was recently invited onto the Your Fitness Money Coach Podcast hosted by Billy Hofacker. Some of you may recognize the name because Billy has penned several informative guest posts on this site surrounding financial literacy in the past year. HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. I was thrilled to post his content here because he… Read more
Top Articles of 2021: Guest Posts
I’m fortunate that I have a bevy of other coaches and trainers who want to write for my site and share their diverse insights and myriad of topics ranging from program design and unique exercises to postpartum considerations and brand building. 2021 saw no shortage of excellent content on this site from other fitness professionals… Read more
Top Articles of 2021: My Picks
Don’t get me wrong: My readers have excellent taste in the articles that resonate with them. They’re up-to-date and “in-tune” with the latest strength & conditioning research (oftentimes more than myself) and don’t fall prey to the smoke-n-mirrors facade that much of social media regurgitates as valid and efficacious fitness content. In case you missed… Read more