Training

Before you begin programming, consider overhead mobility. It is our duty to ensure that clients reach their goal with respect to their movement capabilities. Overhead mobility is important for a number of different exercises; overhead presses, incline presses, and crisp high fives, not to mention…

Since it’s now officially the new year (in both the Gregorian calendar and the Chinese zodiac), I thought it would be a good time to write out some advice for all the ‘resolutionaries’ that are looking to make exercise and healthier living a part of…

*Disclaimer: after rereading my own writing, I realized that this blog is one of geekiest ways to formulate your own success, but the lesson is there. What is momentum and how can you employ its quality to enrich and enhance your life? As defined by…

If you are a new intern entering the field of health and fitness, or considering a change in careers as a strength and conditioning coach or personal trainer, this post will highlight ways to make your internship stand out. I went through two internships and…

This is a tough time of year to stay on track with the holidays approaching, but let’s be honest, there are many times where there are challenges keeping us from achieving our health & fitness goals… here are 5 Tips to get out of a…

Why can’t you out train a bad diet? There are many sayings out there that hold merit within the health and wellness industry, one of which is the aforementioned “You can’t out train a bad diet” and despite its popularity it’s often lacking the substance…

Core Bracing Helps Your Back Throughout my time as a trainer, I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard: My goal is to become ……. Oh but I also really want to have a nice defined core…. To be fair, this is great and…

Fitness Programming “What do you guys write in those things?” one of my clients asked in regards to their program journals. If you are new to the gym, a program may seem like a complex mathematical formula with reps, sets, weight numbers, and exercises, BUT,…

Getting started When less experienced clients ask me what they should be doing on their own, I usually will say something like ‘keep it simple, safe and effective; burn calories and don’t hurt yourself.’ After that, I like to introduce the idea that if you…

Ath•let•i•cism The physical qualities that are characteristic of athletes, such as strength, fitness, and agility. My personal definition of what athleticism looks like has evolved a lot over the past 20+ years. At one point, I thought that it meant visible abs, a strict split…