I just got back from a small vacation in my small home town of  Ticonderoga, NY. While I was there I did what we are supposed to do on vacations, relax, rejuvinate, attended barbecues, and drank a few cool beverages.
With that said I also got in a strength training session. There are a couple ways [...]

How is your foundation? And no I’m not talking about the one under your house!
I’m talking about your body’s foundation. You see building our body is very similar to building a house. You must have a solid foundation in order for it to stand tall and be able to withstand all that life will throw [...]

In this post I would like to discuss BALANCE, and
more specifically a balanced training program. What I mean by
that is, are you working your body equally in the front, back, sides,
and in all planes of movement?
If not, then you may be on your way to an injury or already have
had one. Plus imbalanced training programs [...]

It’s been a long journey since I picked up my first barbell at 14 years old in 1988. Since then I have gained almost 100 pounds of lean muscle, played college football, semi pro football in Europe, got certified as a strength/ fitness coach and am now a competitive amateur bodybuilder.
During these last 21 years [...]

What kind of warm-up do you do before your training sessions?
Do you warm-up at all?
The warm-up is a very important part of a good training program. Without warming up properly you are increasing your risk of injury and it also will take away from your performance.
There are many different ways to warm-up and prepare the [...]