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Recapping Perform Better Chicago
Mike’s note: This week’s guest blog post comes from one of our own interns at IFAST, Sean Griffin. He’s passionate about the fitness industry, and it shows. Enjoy! This past weekend I had the pleasure of seeing a number of excellent presentations at Perform Better’s Functional Training Summit in Chicago. The list looks like this:
Continue ReadingWhat is Diagnosis Fitness?
Lots of questions regarding the upcoming Diagnosis Fitness seminar lately, so Bill created this short video to answer those. Enjoy! Register Now for Diagnosis Fitness Hope to see you there! Best MR
Continue ReadingWhat are you doing TODAY?
Very simple question today, that I’d love to get your feedback on. Here goes: What is one simple thing you WILL do today to get better? I look forward to your feedback below! Best MR
Continue ReadingBigger Biceps, Bigger Bank Accounts
Mike’s note: I’ve got yet another guest post for you from my boy Dan Brown, IFAST Bootcamp Coach extraordinaire. Enjoy! For those familiar with some of my writing and Force Barbell, you can see a trend that movement inspires people. It inspires change, thought, love and a bevy of other important qualities. I really do […]
Continue Reading4 Steps to Effectively Coaching Exercises
One of the most important things we do at IFAST is teach. It goes further than just teaching our clients; we’re convinced that teaching our interns and starting them on the path to becoming a great coach is part of what makes us great at what we do. A few weeks back, I was grilling […]
Continue ReadingLast Chance to Save!
Just a quick note that TOMORROW is the last day to save on both of our upcoming IFAST courses! Save $100-$200 on the Midwest Performance Enhancement Seminar Save $200 on Diagnosis Fitness: The IFAST Assessment Course! Hope to see you in the coming months! All the best MR
Continue ReadingDiagnosis Fitness
I’ve gotten a ton of questions about the upcoming Diagnosis Fitness seminar, so I figured I’d do a big post here and answer the questions where everyone can see them.
Continue ReadingSupreme Stability Training
As an industry, we love ourselves some mobility. It’s like we can’t get enough – foam rolling, static stretching, mobility drills and exercises, Yoga, Pilates, the list goes on and on. And don’t get me wrong – I fully respect the need for mobility. In fact, I’ve championed the need for mobility since at least […]
Continue ReadingAttend an IFAST Seminar
10 Reasons You Should Attend a Seminar at IFAST This Summer As you may (or may not) know, we are really big on continuing education here at IFAST. This summer alone, we’re hosting two blockbuster courses that I think you’d enjoy. The first is Diagnosis Fitness: The Complete IFAST Assessment System. This is the first […]
Continue ReadingSagittal Plane First
“Life is 3D!” “You need rotation to play sports!” “Real training starts in the frontal and transverse planes!” Stop me if you’ve heard some (or all) of these before. The goal of today’s post isn’t to make training boring. It’s not to tell you what you can’t do. Rather, the goal is to tell you […]
Continue ReadingDan Brown Guest Blog: Changing the World Through Movement
Mike’s note: I recently interviewed Dan, one of our key coaches at IFAST. I really enjoyed reading this guest post from Dan, and I hope you do, too! Planting the Seed of Change I’m known as an Oly-lifting guy, but this is not a post about weightlifting. Instead, it’s a post about how we can […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Dan Brown
Dan Brown is one of the newest additions to the IFAST Team, and I’ve got to say, we’re really lucky to have him! Dan is incredibly versatile – in his coaching career he’s done everything from 1-on-1, to bootcamps, to working as a Division-1 strength coach at Purdue University. Needless to say, I think he’s […]
Continue ReadingShould you stretch your neck?
The year was 2003. I was working in a chiropractic rehab facility, and I clearly remember rehabbing my first neck pain patient. Even being the over-confident 25-year-old that I was, I had this unique blend of excitement and straight-up fear over working with someone like this. “Mary” was this amazing lady, probably in her early […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Wil Fleming
Wil Fleming is a guy that I’ve learned a ton from over the past few years. He’s not only an awesome strength and conditioning coach, but also the co-owner of a legit fitness business (Force Fitness) in Bloomington, Indiana. Luckily I got Wil to slow down for a few minutes to bang out this interview. Enjoy!
Continue ReadingUpcoming IFAST Seminars
I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately about the seminars we have coming up this summer at IFAST, so here goes! The IFAST Assessment Seminar If IFAST is known for one thing above all others, it’s our assessment process. I know I, personally, have said this a millions times – but if you aren’t assessing, […]
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