What’s our obsession with making things hard or complex? The Lost Art of Simple I remember when I was a kid all I needed to entertain myself was my bike. I’d ride around pretending I was Knight Rider talking to my bike as if it were KITT. “Turbo boost KITT.” And then I’d pedal […]
A few weeks I stole a blog idea from Dean Somerset and highlighted my list of 8 Non-Fitness Books Every Fitness Professional Should Read. In the same vein (I.e., I’m “stealing” another idea), my good friend and former business partner, Eric Cressey, wrote a fantastic post titled The Most Important Three Words in Strength and […]
NOTE: I was perusing some of my old blog posts recently and came across this one. I re-read it and remember how embarrassed I felt when what I describe in the post below actually happened. I felt it resharing it would be a nice reminder to all fitness professionals to remember…you’re always being watched. Act […]
Full Disclosure: I am not a fantastic presser. I’m not going to sit here and attempt to regal you with stories from high-school where I used to drive a Camaro, hookup with the Prom Queen, and bench 405 for reps (you know, before that nasty football injury in the State Championship ruined everything). Nope, this […]
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a guest post on this site and I figured it was long overdue. Today’s post comes courtesy of Austin, TX based trainer and gym owner, Nathan Stowe. Nathan is a long-time friend and colleague of mine who has owned and operated his own jam – HERE – for a […]
Come to Boston and hang out with us for the inaugural Core Collective 2025 Fall Seminar weekend. This seminar will include a special “pre-seminar lecture” featuring the co-owners of Core Collective, Tony Gentilcore and Dr. Lisa Lewis on Saturday, October 25th. This is completely optional of course. Except, is it? Followed by the full-day seminar […]
I am happy to announce I have partnered with the popular training app TrainHeroic to offer a new program to the masses titled Beginner to Badass. To no one’s surprise (I hope given the title), the objective of this program is to serve as an introduction to strength training for those who have limited experience doing so. I.e., […]
Anyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s is likely very familiar with the video game Super Mario Bros. I had my introduction to the game the morning of December 25, 1987 after spending half an hour going mental once I realized Santa had dropped off a Nintendo Entertainment System underneath our Christmas tree. […]
Back pain can be tricky. First off, anyone who’s ever dealt with it (pretty much everyone) knows it’s no fun. Second, there’s no overwhelming agreement as to what actually causes it. One person says weak glutes, another says tight hip flexors or hamstrings, and yet another may point to a bad hair day (NOTE: read this […]
There are few questions that illicit my inner Jaws theme music than the title of this blog post. Other nominations include Hey, do you do CrossFit? – DA NUM So I saw something on Instagram about this detox tea that supposedly makes you shit out your spleen, but whatever. I heard it’s totally healthy and […]