“BACK TO FORM” FITNESS

 What is H.I.I.T.??
Without getting deep into the exercise physiology of the thing, I will do a little back log into the WHAT, HOW and WHY of HIIT.
High Intensity Interval Training is just what it says it is, performing very high intensity, intervals for a short period of time. Why is it effective? To answer this […]

Unstable training came from the ‘rehab’ zone. Back in the 80’s rehab really took off. Physical therapy was becoming more popular, sports teams were hiring Certified athletic trainers, and sports medicine doctors were popping up on every corner. If you had a physical problem, you went to rehab. Therapy became first-rate and research was being […]

 There is a really bad attitude out there that has people just accepting that with age, comes pain, dysfunction and lack of real progress. I hear it all of the time…things like “At my age, I am just lucky if I maintain some of my strength.” Or “I am not looking to improve much at […]

 
Jason Ferruggia’s “MUSCLE GAINING SECRETS”
When it comes down to really understanding how to get bigger, how to get stronger, and how to get better, there is no one better-qualified in the business than Jason Ferruggia. In my 17 plus years in this field, I have never met anyone that has better practical experience in changing […]

 New Years has come and gone already. We are just about a month out and I would bet that most people have either strayed away from their resolutions, haven’t started them yet, or totally forgot that they made them. New Year’s has become a joke in the fitness world, because year in and year out […]

You are only as strong as your weakest link. Our body is connected in more ways than most know. When there is a long standing orthopedic problem somewhere in your body, chances are the problem is connected in some way to another area of your body. If your ankles or knees hurt just from walking, […]

Welcome to ‘Back to form’ fitness. Back to form fitness is a brand new web log that I created to give readers as much quality content as possible to help them reach all of their fitness goals. The major reason that I created BTFF was in response to numerous email and personal requests that I […]

 I like stories that make people think. I love stories that can change behaviors.
I sometimes tell this story to my athletes and clients who I think “need to hear it.”
This is not my story; this is a hand-me-down story from my high school wrestling coach which I never forgot.. He tells it better, but I will do my […]

 Check out Men’s Fitness for my article on “Rotator Cuff Exercises to help you push more weight.”
In this Men’s Fitness article, I write about The Bent Over Row. I explain how to achieve great form, a few different variations, and why it is such an effective exercise for upper back and full body development.