I am a personal trainer and as a personal trainer I like to train people. It’s good for their health. And it’s good for my mortgage. I love the fact that I am involved in a business with which I can affect a persons life for the better! It is my passion. I have issues that center…
I’m about to watch New Year’s explode all over every single gym in the world. Every year is pretty much the same thing and you have all seen it. The January rush leads to the March crash. Everyone and their dogs saying “I’m hitting the gym really hard this year”. But unless you are already…
What exactly is DOMS and what can you do about it? Delayed onset muscle soreness(DOMS) is something we’ll all probably have to deal with at one time or another. You work out, your muscles hurt; sometimes more than others. This pain can last up to a week and be a real pain in the butt.…
Two Great Protocols for the Prowler: Ultimate Conditioning and Body Composition. This crazy contraption behind a bearded me is called a Prowler. It’s a type of sled that you can weigh down and push, pull or drag across the room. It’s ultimately for strength, however, as we know if you use your strength training properly…
You know what’s awesome? Eating! You know it’s even more awesome? Getting together with family! Most of the health sites I read focus around managing intake of food at this time of year. But I say screw that. There’s pretty good evidence that if you adhere to a diet 80% of the time then you…
Discipline does not exist and you cannot motivate another human being. Might surprise you to hear a personal trainer say these things but it’s true. One is either motivated to perform a task or not motivated. I’ll even go another step further and introduce the idea that it might be your hormones that are in…
I get a lot of mail asking me about this from clients and friends. Let me be clear, I don’t use 5 x 5. It’s too much volume for me. Maybe in my 20s I could’ve done it, and I know a lot of you are in your 20s, so that’s why I’m writing this.…
I’m an actor and I’m a trainer. It probably is a good mix from a geographical standpoint: I can adjust my schedule so that I can go to auditions etc. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a little rough keeping both hemispheres of my brain this acute. Example: On Wednesday I…
What is fitness? Most people probably think fitness is the condition of being physically appealing and healthy. Perhaps they have images of fitness competitors and bikini models in their heads. But hold on. Is a bodybuilder or figure competitor who gets on the stage really fit and healthy? I know they are projecting health, but are…
A Commitee of Assassins I have a committee of assassins. They are my own personal jury of imaginary critics that exist in a constant state of opprobrium concerning my life around me. You probably know them yourself, they sit there and tell you how you’re not good enough. Tell you how you can’t do…