Posts Tagged ‘Fitness’

My Personal Training Philosophy

Before I get into my personal training philosophy I have to make a clarification. To me, a philosophy is a Magnum Opus. The things I stand by day in and day out. The things that I’ll always believe in make up my philosophy. It’s kind of like morals and fundamentals. They’re always there for me to fall back on. Beyond my philosophy is my methodology. My methods are things that change when I learn something new. Some things change more frequently than others, but the bottom line is that my methodology is what I have when I put pen to paper.

The 23 to 1 Rule

I took this idea from Eric Cressey and liked it so much that I tell every client that I work with about it. In case you haven’t heard it, here is something that you should remember while you’re working toward your health and fitness goals.

Apply the 23:1 rule. Although you may do everything correctly when you’re in the gym for ONE hour, you have TWENTY-THREE hours left in your day to screw it all up.

Prehistoric Posture

There has been a lot of stuff floating around in the health and fitness world about how we as humans need to get back to our prehistoric ways. Everything from eating twigs, leaves and berries to running around barefoot. Now don’t get me wrong, barefoot training and eating meat and potatoes like a caveman can have its benefits, but one thing that needs to change is the way we look at and train our posture. Lets try and avoid the way our knuckle dragging ancestors looked.

7 Tips for Desk Jockeys

I have to preface this post by saying that it’s somewhat of a rant. You’ll be able to tell after reading this, but I’m getting pretty tired of seeing stupid stuff in the gym I work at. The majority of the clientele are upper-class males with desk jobs. I love working with my clients, and I love educating them on what will help them not only for their short-term goals but in the long term also. For those of you that are flying through the gym solo, I want to help you, I really do, I just need you to forget everything you thought you knew about fitness and exercise and take this journey with me. You’ll be glad you did! Here are my tips:

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