Fast tracking is a buzz word that I’m sure you’re familiar with. “Change your life/your body/your path to success/ etc. with our Fast Track results package.” Really if you think about it, lives can and do change in a moment. Not only in the case of a car wreck or some tragic accident; rather, lives change the moment a decision is made and the follow through begins. [Read more…]
Beware of the Trap When Improving Form & Range of Motion During Deloads
As some of you know I am feverishly working very close with the team at 3DMJ on a “Deload and Tapers Guide.” Good news is that we are coming close to finishing. This month I made a discovery via coaching one of my athletes that is so good, it is worth adding to our book. [Read more…]
Living and Training with Spondylolisthesis: Three things I habitually do to keep me in the game.
It’s hard to believe it’s been exactly 4 years since I created my 5-part series on “Weight training with spine disorders.” Believe it or not, much of the information I covered in that series I still do to this day. [Read more…]
Coaching Tip: Those Who Struggle With Comparison
“You vs. You.” “Beating the athlete in the mirror.” These sayings have become popularized in our world today. Likely, because we as humans are so hard on ourselves. I’m hardly an authority when it comes to human psychology, but I have found that comparing ourselves to others can be a very powerful source of motivation. [Read more…]
My Top Three Rules For Coaching The Female Athlete
In our world of gender equality being so present we do have to remember male and females are similar, but still very different. To quote Lyle McDonald, “if you think of your female athletes as ‘little men’ you are probably setting yourself up to be fired as a coach.”
My Top Three Reasons For Training At Home
For years now 70 – 80% of my training occurs in my home gym. I’ve had gym memberships. Heck I owned the only gym in town for more than a decade. However, since 2013 when I sold my gym Healthy Bodies Fitness, I’ve gone out of my way to keep up a well-equipped home gym and do most my training at home, on my deck. I’ve even gone through the effort of building a cover over it so I can train during the harsh winters that we have here in the Sierra Nevadas. [Read more…]
What Can Deloads and Tapers Do For Me?
If you are like me, you need to actually experience something first hand, or see it in order to understand it. With that in mind, I’m going to outline in a contextual way what de-loads and tapers can do.
The Ebb and Flow of Training
Going through times of low passion? Mind wandering and losing focus? Perhaps you are traveling and want to train, but not sure what to do or how to do it, or struggling to find time? [Read more…]
3DMJ Strategies for Gaining Strength WHILE Cutting
Throughout this 5-video series, I’ll reveal the strategies I used for gaining 100lbs on my powerlifting total in 3 years. The final gain of 25lbs onto that total happened during the last 5 months while dropping 5lbs of body fat for my USAPL debut.