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Lessons For an Impending NFL Free Agent

Lessons for an Impending NFL Free Agent First impressions – you only get one. Unless you’re a high draft pick or have a large body of work, you need to approach each invite or combine as your Super Bowl. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impression and display the work you’ve put in…. Read more »

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Training With Carbs – Solving the Intra-workout Nutrition Puzzle

Training With Carbs – Solving the Intra-Workout Nutrition Puzzle Workout nutrition can be a royal bitch to figure out. When you’re trying to plot out an intelligent diet and supplement plan that optimizes your training gains, it can seem like the story you’re getting from the experts changes every week. First, they’ll tell you to… Read more »

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The 5 Most Impactful Decisions I’ve Made for My Business

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Hip Rehabilitation in a 50+ Client vs. Pro Athlete – More Similarities Than Differences

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Four New Ab Circuits

Four New Ab Circuits To actually see your invisible abs, you’ll need to diet. To improve their strength and capacity though, you’ll need to train/challenge them appropriately. Where you place this in training is up to you – between sets, on off days, before you train, etc. I constantly move them around in my clients’… Read more »

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Best Ready to Drink (RTD) Protein Shakes Part 2

Best Ready to Drink (RTD) Protein Shakes Part 2 I wrote the first installment of this series back in 2017, you can read that HERE. Since then, I’ve mainly been using traditional powders, that is until recently… Before I start, let’s just attack some quick, digestible protein facts If strength training (regardless of trying to lose… Read more »

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Simple Changes, Powerful Results – Improving My Clients’ Programs

Simple Changes, Powerful Results Fitness content is at a nauseatingly high level these days – more and more of the same bullshit and influencers begging for views. Daily posting and water-downed messages in an attempt to “keep up” and demonstrate competence. When I first met Buddy Morris back in 2005, he was writing under an… Read more »

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3 Different Trap Bar Blocks (4 weeks)

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Programming Pitfalls

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Lower Body Speed Session (Using Dynamic Effort)

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Your Movement Screen is Probably Wrong

Your Movement Screen is Probably Wrong If you wasted thousands of dollars securing some utterly meaningless three letter acronym next to your name, the title likely upsets you. I don’t blame you. Nobody likes throwing money in the trash. People are infatuated with perceived “complexity.” If it’s complex and seemingly difficult to understand, it must… Read more »

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