Four-letter words are usually the ones people don’t like to be called. But in the case of lifters of a certain age, the most dreaded word is three letters long. “Old” isn’t exactly a curse word, but when it comes to lifting heavy things, the window of opportunity to make progress closes sooner rather than …
I’m going to say something that’s probably not a great marketing strategy: sometimes when people train with me, they get hurt. That doesn’t mean my clients get hurt often. In fact, it’s a rare occurrence. And I’m not talking devastating injuries like a Mortal Kombat fatality. More like a cranky shoulder here, an achy lower …
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Greg Nuckols of Stronger by Science once said, “If you need your warm-up routine to be more than 20 minutes, you need to be in physical therapy, not in the gym.” I’m paraphrasing, but people tend to get carried away with this whole warming up thing, especially if you’re healthy and injury-free. I’m speaking specifically …
I’ve sat down to write fitness-related content several times over the past few weeks. Every time it just didn’t feel right. The COVID-19 pandemic and racial inequality in our country have put things in perspective: there are more important things to talk about than lifting weights. The past four months (and especially the past four …
Some muscle groups are easier to train at home than others. Chest and quads? Easy, push-ups and squats all day. Abs? Even easier. Most great core exercises are bodyweight movements anyway. But what about hamstrings? At-home hamstring training can be a bit tricky, but with some creativity you can get the job done. Let’s assume …
I never thought in a million years I’d have to compile nearly every article I’d ever written about at-home workouts… but here we are. The Coronavirus has closed all our precious gyms and separated us from our fancy equipment, but that doesn’t mean we should stop training hard. In fact, if you play your cards …
I’ve noticed that around holidays (such as this 4th of July), my clients who partake in heavy barbell training tend to accumulate a lot more nagging injuries. Nothing major, but sore hip here, cranky shoulder there. And while I’m always striving to keep my lifters as healthy as possible, the truth is that if you …
“A rising tide lifts all boats.” – John F. Kennedy Fitness is a personal journey. Until it’s not. Somewhere along the line, your efforts will intermingle with the efforts of others. You’ll notice the progress (or lack thereof) of someone close to you. And others will notice YOUR progress (or lack thereof). And so begins …
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Last weekend, my wife and I undertook one of our biggest parenting challenges to date: bring a 4-and-a-half-month-old baby to an out-of-town wedding. My sister (you might remember her, she’s super strong) got married, and not only did we bring our daughter Clara, but Emily was in the bridal party and I was officiating the …
“Many of life’s failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison Strength House coach Nancy Newell likes to tell her young athletes to “be a buffalo.” She asks them, “What do buffalo do during a storm?” Then she tells the story …
