For golfers, a stable core is paramount as it helps to increase the speed–and therefore power–of your swing. Having a stable core leads to better mobility in the hips and thoracic spine as well as offering greater control over maintaining the desired spine angle while rotating the torso. This results in the ability to better segment… Read More
I sat down to meditate the other morning and quickly realized the next 10 minutes would be an epic battle. My mind was distracted, jumping from what I had to accomplish that day, to wondering what Tom Brady and the rest of the New England Patriots were doing, to why my lower back hurt so… Read More
Those of us who earn a living working the night shift (or even the way-early shift) are severely disadvantaged as it is a modern day practice destroying our health. For those who work and socialize during daytime hours, fitting in school plays and friends may be challenging, but not as much so as for those… Read More
Did you know the second leading cause of missed workdays, after the common cold, is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? Neither did I! Through my professional experience, I know many people are embarrassed when it comes to talking about their digestion. Most people answer “fine” or “okay” when I ask about their “ins and outs,” but… Read More
I have a confession to make. For the past several weeks I have not made it to bed before 10pm. If you are familiar with what I preach in the blogosphere then you know I am particular about going to bed before ten. The result has been two weeks lost of training, one week for… Read More
April 22, 2012 Below is a photo showing how I spent most of my training day today! . . . . . . . WORKOUT Snatch, 8×2 Clean & Jerk, 8×2 Front Squats, 5×3, 401 tempo . Today was one of those days that tests your patience. I failed many of my Snatch attempts as… Read More
… aka AVOCADO Below are many of the benefits of eating avocados. Hippocrates was never more on the money when he said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” The question I often get is how to consume avocados other than chopping them up and adding them to a salad? I encourage you to come back to this… Read More
DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO? After 7 months of waking up every day with one goal in mind it all comes down to Sunday’s Super Bowl game. The Super Bowl is the biggest stage and even the unlikeliest of players have an opportunity to be the hero. That may seem obvious but many of us, within… Read More
WAKE UP THOSE SLEEPING GIANTS I just wanted to share with you an article I wrote and modeled for that is currently on shelves. Check out the Fall issue of Maximum Fitness Magazine and my article titled “Wake Up Those Sleeping Giants.” The article is about implementing glute activation drills in to ones warm… Read More
Hey folks, What a great day today was, so much going on. I have been thinking more and more about my goals I want to accomplish I am super excited to get after them. For the better part of ten years I trained for the stage and for pure aesthetics, more or less to stimulate… Read More