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 »
The Deficit Reverse Lunge After we published our first article, Strength Matters, people reached out and asked if we would do more articles on different exercises and how to progress them. So Craig Liebenson and I wrote an article on the Deficit Reverse lunge. It was just published this week. Check it out below. The Deficit Reverse… Read more »
Looking for some new exercises to try? Here are two unique exercise variations – one for lower body and one upper body. 1.)Reverse Hyper Low Row The reverse-hyper is one of my favorite pieces of equipment and it’s actually quite versatile. In this video I’m using it to perform a low-row variation. Rows should be… Read more »
6 Ways to Challenge the Single Leg Squat to a Box As much as I love the traditional barbell squat movement, it’s not for everyone. Differences in hip structure (long femur, shallow hip socket), spinal issues, or comfort alone, may not make it the best choice for some people. That’s ok – It doesn’t matter what your… Read more »
A few months ago I attended a Principles of Movement course by Dr. Craig Liebenson here in Buffalo. The course was great and I loved Craig’s overall message and life-long pursuit of learning. After the course, we continued talking about how we could promote smart strength training to boost resiliency and reduce frailty. Through proper strength… Read more »
Low-Back Friendly Ab Circuit Looking for a low-back friendly ab circuit that requires no equipment? I sent this to an online training client whose back feels better when they’re moving around and didn’t have access to a gym. This could also be used as a warm-up to a weight training session or as a standalone… Read more »
Band Resisted Bird-Dog This is a progression of the Bird-Dog exercise. Typically, these will be done with 5-10 sec holds. The water bottle on my back is used so that I focus on stability and there’s no excessive rotation in the pelvis. You can use various things including – yoga blocks, lacrosse balls, even a… Read more »
Hand Supported Split Squat (HSSS) I use this movement sometimes as a primary lower body exercise or as an accessory, plenty of different ways to program it. Holding on allows you to worry less about stability (often the limiting factor), so you can load the movement a little heavier. I’m getting away from squats for… Read more »
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Feast.Fast.Fit. Train Your Body to Torch Fat, Build Muscle, and Never Diet Again To purchase Feast.Fast.Fit. use one of the links below. And if you like it, please rate! Hard copies will be up for sale shortly. Amazon – Feast.Fast.Fit. On Amazon … Read more »
Be Weary of The Posture Police My last post undermined the “best practice” of many practitioners and created quite a stir among the “Posture Police.” Have you ever been inside a chiropractic or “functional” PT echo chamber? It’s loud, full of confirmation bias and anecdotes, and allergic to evidence. Since you will try to… Read more »
That’s a wrap! My first book is complete and it is available on Amazon, iBooks, and other major book retailers. Amazon – Feast.Fast.Fit. On Amazon iBooks – Feast.Fast.Fit. iBooks How is Feast.Fast.Fit. different? – I provide simple numbers and tables for you to build a flexible, customizable diet for Men and Women. –… Read more »
Here’s a look inside of a group training session from this past weekend. Stay tuned for details on a big project I’ve been working on! Happy Holidays!!
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