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Q&A: Knee Extension
Q: I have a girl with very serious knee issues. She has already had a partial left medial meniscectomy, and the docs are ready to “clean her up” again. My tests showed horrible ankle and hip mobility, a left hip impingement, and she’s on her way to a knee replacement at 30 if we don’t […]
Continue ReadingRandom Friday
This week has been a bit ridiculous with travel, work and all that goes with it, but I figured I’d do my best and pull together a “Random” post before heading into the weekend.
Continue ReadingCoaching Cues Comment Contest
As you guys can tell, things have been a bit slow around here. Sorry about that – things have been a little bit more hectic than usual lately 🙂 To get things cranked back up, I figured I’d run a little contest. Here’s what I’d like for you guys to do.
Continue ReadingSpinal Stupidity?
Today, I’m taking the gloves off. I may lose a few followers in the process, but hopefully I’ll pick a few up as well. I’m frustrated with our industry. Everyone wants to have an “angle,” or they want to get their 15 minutes of E-Fame. It’s annoying.
Continue Reading4 Tips for Training Around Travel and Life
We all have times in our life where training is a little bit more difficult than it should be. Hell, I work in the fitness industry and there are still times when getting a workout in feels more like a chore than something I actually want to do! At certain times of the year, my […]
Continue Reading5 Ways to Keep Your Clients (Or Yourself!) Motivated
When it comes to coaching and training, I’m definitely not a “Rah-Rah,” in your face kind of guy. But that doesn’t mean it’s not my job, on some level, to keep my clients motivated. Below are five easy tips you can use to keep your clients, or yourself, motivated towards achieving their goals in the […]
Continue Reading5 Reasons to Buy Show and Go Today
In case you’ve been living under a rock the last four days, today is the last day you can get Eric Cressey’s latest product, Show and Go, for the introductory rate of $77 and save yourself 50 smacks in the process! In case you need a bit more prodding, here’s a quick list of why […]
Continue ReadingShow and Go Review
The internet is buzzing with the launch of Eric Cressey’s newest product, Show and Go. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the product myself, so I figured I’d go ahead and review it here for all my readers. We’ll start off with a basic overview, and then we’ll get into what I really like […]
Continue ReadingOne Day Out…
Eric Cressey will be launching his new product, Show and Go, at midnight tonight. I’ve talked to quite a few of you, and I know how interested you are in purchasing the product and taking your performance and health to the next level. I can tell you with 100% certainty this is a kick-ass product […]
Continue ReadingEric Cressey day at RTS
Let’s start out with the requisite promotional material, and then we’ll get to some extra stuff I think you’ll enjoy 🙂 In case you missed it on Tuesday, Eric is running some great instructional videos on the squat over at his new site. Check them out at the link below:
Continue ReadingSimple Squat Fixes
As many of you already know, my good friend and fellow strength coach is getting ready to release his new product, Show and Go next week. I know that Eric has spent the better part of two years pulling this thing together. Writing the program, developing the video content, it all takes a ton of […]
Continue ReadingPulling Up Your Bench
For whatever reason, my bench has been feeling great lately. I feel like I need to knock on wood so as to not jinx myself, but I can’t tell you how good it feels to have some decent bench pressing sessions. Even when I was competing in powerlifting, I had some serious issues with my […]
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Your Abs, Part II
Stay up late some evening, and I have no doubt you’ll be bombarded for core training products like the Bender Ball, Ab Dolly, or an assortment of other ridiculous contraptions promising to help sexify your abs. In Part 1 of Understanding Your Abs, I did my best to explain the true role of your core […]
Continue ReadingActive and Passive Stability
The past couple of days, I’ve been diving head-first back into the research and textbook world. Believe it or not, I’m not a total cyborg like Eric Cressey – I have to actually take breaks from this stuff, from time-to-time 🙂 Regardless, whenever I start working on a new project I want to make sure […]
Continue ReadingThe 3 Cardinal Rules
A Guest Blog by Brian Grasso The 3 Cardinal ‘Versus’ for Training Young Athletes When I look around the industry, I find myself becoming more and more discontented with the view. It seems that there is a never-ending litany of new, innovative and advanced techniques in the field of strength and conditioning that are, in […]
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