Last week on The Fitcast, the gang and I discussed fruit juice and how it’s gotten a bad rap as of late. First off, let me just say that there are far worse things that people could be drinking: soda, beer, battery acid, etc. At the very least, fruit juice will provide [...]
Thought I would share this video that was sent my way a few days ago. Freakin hilarious. This brings back so many memories from when I used to train down in my parent’s basement last week when I was younger.
Honestly though, this kid needs to grow a pair. The [...]
1. Last week, while out to dinner with the boys from CP, Eric stated that I should man up and add a ton of sled work into my programming. Since I am basically banned from squatting for the time being (and because my knees hate me), I’ve decided that I do need to [...]
Warning: Captain Obvious suggestion of the day.
1. Creatine: It still dumbfounds me to think that there are people out there who train on a consistent basis, yet are still not taking creatine (and yes, this includes you as well ladies). It’s the most researched supplement in human history and it’s efficacy has been [...]
I received this e-mail from a friend of mine in Australia that I thought I would share with all of you since I found it pretty comical/absurd/or any adjective you can think of that would warrant my eyes hating me.*
With our certification process in Australia, the institutes all offer online education education assistance through [...]
In his book, Low Back Disorders: Evidence-based Prevention and Rehabilitation, Dr. Stuart McGill mentions on several occasions that no back is alike. Nonspecific “backache” is nearly impossible to quantify and, even if it could be quantified, offers no guidance for intervention. Some backs suffer with discogenic problems for example, and will respond quite [...]
It never ceases to amaze me the excuses people will use to justify not going to the gym to train. Let me know if any of these sound familiar:
“I have a hang nail.”
“I’m just too tired.”
“I forgot my gym shoes.”
“I have a headache.”
Honestly, whenever someone comes up with a lame [...]
From Reuters Health:
Strength training can help ease pain and improve physical functioning in people with osteoarthritis of the knee, a new review of current data confirms. In most of the studies, the researchers found, people showed improvements in pain, physical function, walking speed, and balance after undergoing strength training. The majority of studies used [...]
1. I read a really good article earlier this week written by Chris Cooper titled Warming Up to PR’s. One of my biggest pet peeves as a strength coach is when I see someone walk in, do their dynamic flexibility routine, and then walk over to the deadlift platform and load the bar [...]
Q: I was doing my stuff at the gym the other morning, and a woman who is a trainer there, saw me doing reverse lunges. She came over to me and said that when I do my lunge, not to let my knee touch the ground, that it should be just above the [...]
