2023-11-18
I’ve heard it probably now for the past 10-15 years…”If you want strong glutes, hamstrings, and low back, then you gotta deadlift!” or something like “if you want real functional strength that you gotta do your deadlifts.” The reality is […]
read more2023-11-13
Sometimes when I feel stuck what to write about, social media gives me a gift. After all, I’ve been writing articles online since 2001, so you can imagine the ideas start to feel sometimes too repetitive. However, after engaging with […]
read more2023-11-6
I remember it was one of the most challenging things we use to do for conditioning in high school. Off-season basketball was far worse than in-season, which is why we dreaded getting ready for the season. While the pre-season was […]
read more2023-11-2
I can say most people don’t know squat about squats because for some time I didn’t either! For many years I bought into the idea, that if you wanted to build muscle and great strength, you had to do some […]
read more2023-10-6
One of the best pieces of fitness advice I ever received was “not to speak in absolutes.” I know, there are things right now you believe really strongly in and you feel so sure they are right. However, I can […]
read more2023-10-1
I love being in front of people and talking about what we do at my gym, Fitness Lying Down (FLD), using the DVRT system! And recently I had the opportunity to present in front of an Exercise & Sport Science […]
read more2023-09-28
Chronic pain of ANY sort is not just a bad thing, but something that can really ruin one’s life! In fact, the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department has some staggering stats about chronic pain. -Approximately 15% to 35% of patients with […]
read more2023-09-24
Since I was 14, I’ve battled low back pain. It was during a high school basketball game and I got shoved in the back and dropped with horrendous pain. Taken to the ER, doctors told me I had herniated discs […]
read more2023-09-16
One of the most interesting things to watch as I spend more time in the industry is how things can change so drastically. When I entered the industry 30 years ago, the deadlift was definitely and outlaw lift. The deadlift […]
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