“BACK TO FORM” FITNESS

 One of my biggest peeves…when people (mostly women) tell me that they only want to “tone” and they “don’t want to build muscle.” I have news for you…toning is a misnomer. Muscles grow or muscles get smaller. You get fat, or you lose fat. It is as simple as that. “Toning” refers to building enough […]

I was fortunate to travel to Los Angeles this past weekend to see a couple of Eddie Vedder concerts. (If you have never seen Eddie or Pearl Jam in concert, I highly recommend it.) I met up with my good friend Jason Ferruggia of Muscle Gaining Secrets fame. If you don’t know of Jay or […]

 How hard should you push when training? How much can the human body take before it gives out? Are you pushing too hard? Not pushing hard enough?
I am old school when it comes to training. Not all of the education in the world means a whole lot when dealing with the human spirit. As a […]

 If you want to put some real muscle on your upper back, you know the kind that looks good in a tank top, or for the women out there, in a dress or bathing suit, you need to work on “pulling” exercises more often.
One of my favorite exercises for building that ‘upper back’, effectively and […]

 As people get older and start to drift away from that active “athlete” they once were, many have no reason to workout. Some cannot get motivated to do what they must or need to do. Others will read a blog like this and tell me that I am out of my mind if I think […]

 This past weekend, I was interviewed by Mike Roussell on Naked Nutrition Radio. NNR is a pod cast where Mike interviews some of the best fitness professionals in the business. Mike packs each pod cast with tons of great fitness, and nutrition information.

 Emotions fuel everything you do. At least that is my belief. Learning to use your emotions in a constructive way can fuel your own fire and help you do things you never thought possible before. In my own life, recognizing that I am angry or sad, or even excited about something can help me covert […]

 
Who doesn’t want a six-pack? (Abs, not beer…) Maybe not all of you, some people like to just get a “flat stomach” and not six-pack, rock hard abs. Whatever you desire, we can probably agree that most people reading this want a firm, flat stomach of some sort, and if you can get some abs […]

 In this installment, I am going to list very simple, basic exercises that anyone can do to help keep the hips healthy. This article will briefly cover strength training for and around the hip complex. Plug these exercises into your routine to help keep strong, healthy hips. These exercises are meant to be simple and […]

Check out the March issue of Men’s Fitness (on newsstands now) for my latest feature article. In this edition, I expose the absolute best ways to build a rock solid “core.” Turn to page 94 entitled “The Ultimate Core Workout” to read all about how to build your core without having to do 100s of […]

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 […]

 
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 […]

 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 […]