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
The Problems With Youth Fitness. With Solutions
I’ve got a guest post from Baltimore based strength & conditioning coach, Erica Suter today. She’s someone I respect a lot not only for her writing prowess (she gives me a run for my money with Lord of the Rings references), but also for her steadfastness in sticking to her guns. She could easily train… Read more
5 Exercises to Help You Perform More PullUps Without Doing PullUps
It’s common practice to think the only way to get better at performing pull-ups (especially more of them) is to only do pull-ups. While specificity is important, there’s more than one way to Rome. It’s today’s guest post by The Ultimate Pull-Up Program creator, Meghan Callaway, dives deep into some alternative exercises to add to… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 9/21/18
BUT FIRST…CHECK THIS STUFF OUT 1. (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Ljubljana, Slovenia AND Los Angeles, CA This workshop will piggyback on the material Dean Somerset and I covered in the original Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint. But now. BUT NOW…… ….It’s the (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint. A bunch of wordsmiths we… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 9/14/18
BUT FIRST…CHECK THIS STUFF OUT 1. (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Ljubljana, Slovenia AND Los Angeles, CA This workshop will piggyback on the material Dean Somerset and I covered in the original Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint. But now. BUT NOW…… ….It’s the (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint. A bunch of wordsmiths we… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 9/7/18
BUT FIRST…CHECK THIS STUFF OUT 1. (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Upcoming Locations Below This workshop will piggyback on the material Dean Somerset and I covered in the original Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint. But now. BUT NOW…… ….It’s the (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint. A bunch of wordsmiths we are. With this… Read more
Stuff to Read While You’re Pretending to Work: 8/24/18
BUT FIRST…CHECK THIS STUFF OUT 1. (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint – Houston, TX This workshop will piggyback on the material Dean Somerset and I covered in the original Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint. But now. BUT NOW…… ….It’s the (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint. A bunch of wordsmiths we are. With this iteration,… Read more
Coaching: The Fine Line Between Building Toughness and Being Destructive
Jordan McNair, a (former) University of Maryland football player, died a few weeks ago during practice as the team was completing conditioning drills. All signs pointed towards him being in distress. Yet, the cloud of “being tough” and persevering through a grueling workout seemed to have overcast common-sense. We can learn from this tragic event… Read more