It has been a while since the last time I did an exercise of the week, but don’t worry I was saving you alls a good one, the Inverted Row. Do you ever find yourself daydreaming about being able to do Pull Ups? Don’t feel bad, lots of people struggle to…
One of the hardest things to deal with as a trainer is injuries. The biggest reason for this is that injuries are not planned events (of course, who wakes up and says “hey I think I’ll get injured today”) and they take away from your goals and the goals of…
Speed and quickness are attributes that are desired by all competitive athletes. If you are an athlete or a weekend warrior that is trying to gain a quicker first step, then you have most likely stumbled upon some crazy speed and agility drills on the Youtube. You know one like this…
Progressing, what a great sounding word. You are moving forward, not moving backwards, you are forging your way through the great-unchartered lands that are before you. Little by little, not big steps, you know we don’t want to get to ahead of ourselves here, but nice little steps that…
First off let me explain this picture. It seems almost impossible to find a good resistance band picture on the world wide web. So I settled for a picture of Terrell Owens doing band shoulder presses in a body of water. Why do band exercises in water? I will…
I felt inspired to write this not because I like running, on the contrary, I hate running, but because of the sheer number of runners I find myself working with everyday. Running has become a pass time for many people (Moms). It is a fun way (Not my words) to…
When you think of isolating a muscle, thoughts of bicep curls, triceps kickbacks, and shoulder shrugs come to mind. I have always disliked isolation work and would like to say its pointless and a waste of time, but I wont. My dislike does not stem from a tragic childhood memory.…
I know what you are all thinking, “Josh is that you in that picture?”. The answer is NO. For many reasons starting and ending with the fact he is wearing a hat (I have a strong dislike for baseball cap wearing the the weight room). But other then that I…
