I never understood what the obsession was with the question, “how much do you bench?” Bench pressing is a great exercise and all but when it comes to evaluating the full strength capacity of the body, there are few exercises superior to the Squat. Whether your goals are purely aesthetic,[…]
After almost 30 years in the field of rehabilitation and exercise I have become a bit of an exercise snob. I really appreciate the finer things now. I can tell the difference between a well made kettlebell, weight lifting bar, and sandbag. The design of the Ultimate Sandbag (USB) makes[…]
The function of a joint in the human body is dictated by its anatomical design. Bones come together to form joints and muscles actively pull on these bones in a direction allowed by a joint and the tendons/ligaments within, thus forming a joint “degrees of freedom”. Stable hinge joints, such[…]
THE CONCEPT OF “NO PAIN, NO GAIN” IS BULLSHIT A sorry excuse of how to run a fitness facility because pain can be a potential warning sign of other serious medical issues. We need to move past the dogmatic “suck it up” mentality as this has only caused furthering a[…]
No matter how heavily-armed you are with certifications, you are going to need clients in front of you in order to train. It’s a major misconception in the industry that the more certifications education you have is obviously going to attract more clients. My hope is by the end of[…]
Unlocking a true pain-free hinge that empowers you to live a stronger, more resilient and exciting life should be on everyone’s goals. Why? Because it’s one of the daily movements we do the most, but often do it poorly, which is causing the greater population to live with lower back[…]
OH NO, NOT ANOTHER STRETCHING ARTICLE. Stretching. I know you cringed when you saw that in the title. However, this is still such a high debated, hot button topic in both the rehabilitation and strength and conditioning world. On the spectrum of stretching you will hear everything from “well, a[…]
Let’s face it, most exercise programming has become an agonizing, drool inducing set up of routines anyone can write and no one wants to do. Somewhere along the lines, we forgot to make exercise FUN. We lost our ability to create more engaging workouts and routines at the fear of[…]
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