Below is a video about a Violinst who took his talents ($100 a ticket to see) to the subway for FREE…who stopped to appreciate his talents?
Archives for 2013
Vertical Jump Performance
It’s combine training time and many people are getting prepared for the vertical jump. When training for this specific movement there are many avenues to obtain your goals, how to narrow it down is the key. Does the athlete need strength or elasticity (power)?
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Dead Hang Plyo Pull Ups
The Dead Hang Pull Up is a great exercise to help develop upper back strength. But the Dead Hang PLYO Pull Up takes it to another level!
The Faker
We all know that the personal training field is EXTREMELY unregulated. This clearly attracts a lot of idiot personal trainers…but lately these trainers have been “disguising” themselves pretty well. Thanks to the internet, there is a ton of information out there and unfortunately this information is being misused.
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Machines Revisited
I believe machines get a bad reputation in the fitness field field. It’s to the point that if you step on a machine, you’ll get labeled the bitch lifter. While I used to be hard core against machines, figuring high rep squats can get your legs and heart pumping more than any leg press can…but blowing out my back again made me rethink this position.
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The BEST Damn Hip Flexor Stretch
Fascial stretching is a great tool in stretching developed by Anne and Chris Fredericks from “Stretch to Win“. The premise behind fascial stretching is to relax the muscles by traction, this usually means you’ll need a partner to execute these movements. Clearly this will be tough to do with a team or a even a group of 5-10 clients.