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The Three Step Training Process
Effective coaching of clients and athletes isn’t a rigid, cookie-cutter process. When you get down to the heart of it, high-quality coaching and training can be boiled down to three key components: Assessment Program Design, and Coaching Let’s begin by looking at the individual components, and then how their interplay manifests itself into a holistic […]
Continue ReadingLast Day to Save! (And My Corrective Exercise Journey)
Today, I want to give you a short recap of my journey in the fitness industry. I actually declared as an Exercise Science major immediately upon enrolling at Ball State. I had no clue what I was going to do with it, I just knew that I was passionate about helping people out and I […]
Continue ReadingYour 4 Most Pressing Bulletproof Knees and Back Questions Answered!
As you probably already know, on Tuesday I launched my Bulletproof Knees and Back Seminar DVD’s. And thus far, the response has been overwhelming! Over the past 30 or so hours I’ve gotten a ton of e-mails from people who want more information about the DVD’s, so I wanted to answer them here. This way […]
Continue ReadingHalf vs. Tall Kneeling Exercises
One of the biggest shifts in my philosophy over the past 2-3 years has been an improved focus on efficient core stabilization patterns. If you’ve followed Stuart McGill’s work, you know he’s a huge proponent of stability training for the core and lumbar spine. But what do you do after you’ve mastered the basics like […]
Continue ReadingBulletproof Knees and Back Seminar IS HERE!
Today is the day – the Bulletproof Knees and Back Seminar DVD’s are here! If you’re interested in picking up a copy, here’s the link: Bulletproof Knees and Back Seminar DVD’s If you need a bit of incentive to act quickly, the price is discounted for this week ONLY. On Friday at midnight, the price […]
Continue ReadingMy Thoughts on Training People in Pain
“Should Personal Trainers and Strength Coaches Train People in Pain?” Obviously, this was a loaded question and one that I was hoping would generate some quality discussion. I think we definitely achieved that! 🙂 But now I want to tell you a bit about my thoughts on this topic, and how I’m hoping it can […]
Continue ReadingShould We Train People in Pain?
Today I want to pose a philsophical question, and get your guys’ thoughts on it. Should a personal trainer or strength coach train someone in pain? Is it really black and white? Is it as simple as if someone is in pain, they see a physical therapist, chiro or sports medicine professional? Or is there […]
Continue ReadingHow to Make More Money Training Clients
One of the questions I always hear from trainers who are working their way through the ranks is this: Mike – how do I make more money training clients? The issue here is simple: They’re asking the wrong question!
Continue ReadingGet Me To The Starting Line
Today, I want to share with you a testimonial from a guy who’s not only a great friend, but an amazing success story as well. Rather than butcher it myself, I’ll just let Brian tell his story. I think you’ll really enjoy it!
Continue ReadingProper Clam Shell Performance
The clam shell is a fantastic exercise for those suffering from knee and/or lower back pain, as well as those who are trying to avoid it in the first place! In fact, there’s research that correlates hip weakness and/or dysfunction with low back pain, knee pain, lower extremity pain, and a host of other maladies! […]
Continue ReadingMy Manifesto and Personal Mission Statement
This past weekend in Louisville, I attended a mastermind meeting with a group of outstanding fitness professionals. I sometimes struggle to open up at these events, but this time, I decided to open up a bit more than usual and discuss something that’s really important to me. At the risk of sounding hokey, I’ve been […]
Continue ReadingProps to Eric Cressey
One of the reasons Eric Cressey and I get along so well is because he’s a real-world, in the trenches strength coach. Unfortunately, a lot of people on the Internet who are talking about coaching and training are doing so from a totally theoretical standpoint. They aren’t out there making kids better. They’re not working […]
Continue ReadingTechnique Work-ups
Last week, we talked about the concept of clean volume. The premise here is simple – the goal of our training should be to get as many quality lifts in as possible, especially on our first (or primary) lift. Technique is often a limiting factor, and performance can vary greatly from day-to-day. This leads us […]
Continue ReadingThe Kettlebell Armbar
Since I know everyone loves kettlebell stuff, I figured this would be a great time to talk about kettlebell arm bars. Arm bars are an exercise that very few people seem to know about and/or perform. Kettlebell arm bars are fantastic for a few reasons:
Continue ReadingMR Training Week 7 2011
Busy week with the NFL combine in town – I love getting together with all the great coaches, but it also throws a serious wrench in work and training. Regardless, I opened it up a little bit on some of my lifts so it was a fun week. Here’s how it went down!
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