A few months ago, at football practice, one of the coaches was talking about the relationship between physical conditioning and the role it plays in the mind. Of course this was right after we had just finished up with sprints and most of us gasping for air.
The coach, who just happened to be on a [...]

How are your training sessions going these days? Are you making gains? Stuck in a rut? Bored with your current program?
Well one way you can fix your program if it’s not working or you just want a change is to include other types of training tools into your workouts.
You see our bodies don’t know what [...]

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 [...]

I just received a workout questions from an old friend of mine. Now I believe that this is a common workout question out there for those of you who are in a “rut”, or are struggling to see results no matter what you do.
So I am going to answer this question on the blog so [...]

To all my readers out there, past, present, and future. I need to ask for a favor.
I would like to know what you want me to talk about on the blog and in my newsletters. I want to better serve you and the best way i can do that is give you what you want [...]

Have you gotten out of your comfort zone lately? I know I have and have a video to prove it! Keep reading and you will see the video below.
I’ve traveled to Michigan from upstate NY (12 hour drive) twice in the last month for a photo shoot for some possible fitness modeling and acting.
You see [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In today’s post I want to discuss something that most of us don’t
think about, but is a very important part of achieving your strength and
fitness goals.
And that subject is SKILL.
What a lot of us fail to realize is that to achieve a high level of strength
and fitness it takes skill.
Skill is defined as:
1. a : [...]

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 [...]