Here's What You Need To Know... 1. What do you get when you combine a legendary bodybuilding exercise with a functional flare for shoulder health and performance? Introducing the best press you're NOT doing, the Arnold Palmer Press. 2. Using a single kettlebell in the palm of your hand and press [...]
BUT Aren't Good Mornings Bad For Your Back? Perhaps no exercise rose to infamy more quickly than barbell good mornings when, in 1969, Bruce Lee reportedly blew out his back while performing them. He had to take a layoff from training for a long period of time thereafter, and while he [...]
The NEVER MISS A DAY Mentality Long term life changing RESULTS are not achieved with quick fixes, fads or hacks. They are forged through strong daily habits, consistency and hard work, FOREVER. Every single day is an opportunity to move the needle on your own HEALTH. Seeminly small simple actions taken [...]
Chest day or push focus? Back day or pull focus? I’ve always found language to be a fascinating thing to pay attention to. In the Pain-Free Performance Specialist Certification we talk about language in the context of empowering clients to work around pain and focus on what they can accomplish and [...]
Let's face it, most exercise programming has become an agonizing, drool inducing set up of routines anyone can write and no one wants to do. Somewhere along the lines, we forgot to make exercise FUN. We lost our ability to create more engaging workouts and routines at the fear of shattering our [...]
The 7 Habits For Healthy Longevity While everyone wants to be healthy, many fall short on achieving long term health, wellness and performance. My friend and mentor Dr. John Rusin posted The 7 Habits of Highly Healthy People a while back, and it stuck with me and it has become something [...]
The Most Commonly (Butchered) Physical Activity On Earth One of the most common mistakes I see when individuals decide to start exercising to “get in shape” is beginning the process by jogging. Jogging isn’t necessarily bad, in fact, jogging CAN be an efficient way to improve cardiovascular endurance, increase VO2 max, optimize [...]
Skipping: The Hidden Gem of Athletic Training and Performance If there is literally one exercise that is missing from everyone’s program it’s without a doubt the skip pattern. A majority of athletes, coaches, and spectators look at any skip demonstration being practice with a guaranteed dumbfounded expression upon their face, but what [...]
The American Health Crisis (And NOT Talking Coronavirus) The fitness industry has been deemed non-essential by most world governments, including America, during a time of pandemic and health crisis. COVID-19 is a serious threat and our response is a necessary step to bring the spread to a halt, save lives, and [...]
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but we’re in the midst of a serious health crisis. We really shouldn’t be surprised. I mean, we’re experiencing record rates of obesity, systemic disease, and orthopedic pain and injuries. Just look around, it’s abundantly clear we’re in need of a serious change because this [...]
