Over the last decade, mobility, flexibility and movement competency have become hot topics! While there’s endless information out there on mobility, flexibility and movement competency, you might be wondering just how much time you really need to spend on these things. The answer, like many things, is that it depends. For example, an elite grappler … Read More
Flexibility and mobility have become buzz words in the fitness industry over the last decade. Today, I’m going to share with you the 3 P system I use to help clients improve their movement quality. Before we dive into the countless methods available to improve range of motion, it’s important to distinguish the difference between … Read More
Like many things, it depends. What are you recovering from? It seems like every week there is a new recovery tool showing up in the Fitness industry. When I started as a personal trainer 15 years ago, the options were pretty limited. Recovery tools consisted of old, warped whiteish/yellowish foam rollers and a lacrosse balls. … Read More
I come from a blue-collar family. My father was a machinist by trade, but his skill set was pretty damn impressive. There was nothing that he couldn’t fix, fabricate or repair. To this day, I vividly remember details about my father‘s garage in the house I grew up in. It was basically his personal automotive … Read More
Act like an adult. We’ve all been told something along those lines. Or, maybe it’s just me who gets this constructive criticism? Either way, there’s some sage advice here. Let’s think about why someone *might* tell you to act like an adult. My guess is you are acting immature, irrational or impulsive. Perhaps you’re making decisions … Read More
If you’ve ever hit a PR, you know first hand how exhilarating this experience can be. It’s a rush. You are fired up, motivated as hell and ready to take on the world. Not to mention, it’s just fun. When you first start strength training, these PR’s happen a lot. It seems like you have … Read More
Sure, the evaluation may come first in our process when we start working with new clients. We feel pretty strongly about taking our new clients through a Functional Movement Screen and a few other orthopedic evaluations. However, the evaluation never ends…and here’s why. People Don’t Come with Manuals Everyone has a story. I bet some … Read More
In this video you’ll see a variation of the traditional get up. This version requires significantly more thoracic mobility than a traditional get up. If your goal is to perform a windmill or bent press, this is a fantastic variation of the get up to perform prior to doing those other drills. Things to note: If … Read More
Over the last few years, I started to notice I was sneaking some specific drills into just about every client’s program. I honestly think that, when programmed appropriately, these are 5 exercises you should be doing as they are a fantastic addition to just about all training programs. From my experience, these exercises are seriously absolute game changers … Read More
I’m always trying to find creative ways to improve my shoulder mobility. One of the positions I seem to have lost since Ive started BJJ is a solid overhead position. Don’t get me wrong, I can still get there, but it no longer comes as easy as it used to. A few days ago I … Read More