Program Design #5: Compound Before Isolation
This design principle relates fairly closed with #3: Heavy before Light. Compound movements are best done earlier in the workout when you a
Don’t Make This Sacrifice!
In your training, it is important to be employing some type of progressive overload. But do not sacrifice Range of Motion just to add weigh
Program Design #4: Heavy Before Light
Do you eat your dinner first or your dessert? Hopefully, you get in the important stuff, you should have the same mentality in the weight ro
Program Design #3: Exercise Choice, Part 2
Do you know there are 20 possible opening chess moves? Choice, it can be overwhelming! And it is just as daunting in the gym. Let me try t
Common Fitness Mistake #5: No Progression
As a trainer, a big mistake I see is client’s doing what appears to be a well thought out training program on the outside. But they never pu
Program Design #3: Exercise Choice, Part 1
Watching TV, grocery shopping at the market, or trying to work out, there is no shortage of choice. Without the right tools it's hard to
To Rest or Not To Rest
Looks like the lion made his choice. What is your choice? If you’ve been training hard and eating right can you and should you spend some ti
Excuse Me? #4: I can’t eat healthy, Part 2
Let’s pick apart more excuses.This is continued from Parts 1-3 of the “Excuse Me?” series. I want to give you every reason I can to eat rig
Excuse Me? #3: I can’t eat healthy, Part 1
Having dealt with the excuses to not workout, now we will address common excuses to avoid healthy eating. Excuses do not burn calories, too
Program Design #2: Rep Ranges
How do you know the rep range to work in for your exercise? Well, it depends on several variables. Let's dive in and help you construc