Doing you mobility work will be the foundation of your success with my training. I know mobility work can be painful. It’s not that I am trying to be mean, I actually have your best interests at heart. Most programs give you a few standard warm-up exercises, then throw you into a workout. This is […]
Category: Mobility Work
It’s Not About Biceps and A Six-Pack!
Biceps and a six-pack…is that really want you want? This is way marketers sell fitness. Having biceps and a six pack means that you are in shape, undeniably sexy and attractive to the opposite sex and the world is yours for the taking. But is that really what you are looking for? My feeling is […]
Treating Injuries: Some Common Sense Advice
Treating injuries. Are you hurting right now? As a corrective exercise guy, I try to help my clients fix aches and pains before they turn into major injuries. Staying injury free is a major component in staying motivated and the biggest to getting in shape. As Woody Allen said, “80% of success is showing up.” […]
What is Corrective Exercise and Do You Need it?
“No No No, you are doing it all wrong. Do it this way!” That is not corrective exercise. Corrective exercise consists of 3 things. Joint mobilizations Stretches Specific targeted exercises Does Corrective Exercise Fix Joint Pain? That will be the topic of this post. Since I am a Corrective Exercise Specialist, hopefully I can explain […]
What Are The Dangers of Crossfit?
What are Some of the Dangers of Crossfit? I recently received this question and the person deserves a fair and honest answer on how dangerous Crossfit is. Before I do that, let me make this statement. I like any discipline that uses barbells, kettlebells and other weights. That includes Crossfit. Crossfit has done a huge […]
5 Things You Need to Know About Foam Rolling
Rehab 101: Rolling, Smashing and Stretching- An Introduction Why is everyone laying on a foam roller? Whatever happened to stretching? What about corrective exercise? Don’t even know what I am talking about? Let’s get all this cleared up for you because honestly, I think a lot of people who practice rolling and smashing don’t know […]
Questions To Ask A Personal Trainer
Looking for a Personal Trainer but Don’t Know What to Ask? Let me give you some ideas (along with my answers so you can learn a little bit more about me.) Personal trainers intimidate people. I think it is because of the nature of our business. When you meet a personal trainer, you are usually […]
Why Meal Plans Suck and What You Can Do About It.
I can’t help but cringe every time I see a diet or meal plan being advertised. I was wrong about this.Here I go on another rant but I can’t help it. We are heading into a season where marketers will do their best to plump you up only to turn around and sell you […]
Is Corrective Exercise The Missing Key To Your Fitness Goals?
What is This Corrective Exercise Stuff? Let’s be honest here. Most of the clients I work with are out of shape and want to lose 20-100 pounds. The extra weight is making their life miserable. It is literally sucking the energy out of them. Worse than that is living with constant back pain, neck, shoulder […]
A Way To Fix Chronic Hip Flexor Pain
Dealing With Chronic Hip Flexors I received an email from a dad asking me about his daughter’s hip flexor injury. She is a runner and she has been dealing with it for a couple months. Legal Stuff: I am not a doctor, licensed physical therapist or in anyway qualified to treat such things. Especially […]