Running around the Manhattan to various personal training gyms and in-home gyms, I get to see some great training and some not so great. This made me think about some common exercises I see in the gym that probably
should be replaced with an alternative exercise selection. [Read more…]
Archives for 2014
Do This, NOT THAT- Fitness Edition
Lessons from a Navy Seals Officer
My job as a performance coach and NYC personal trainer is to prepare my clients for their goals. This not only means the physical aspect but also the mental preparation for overcoming certain negative behaviors – i.e. learning to stop eating fast food, push for that extra rep, and so on. What better way to learn about overcoming obstacles than learning from one of the toughest people in the world, [Read more…]
5 Squat Warm Up Exercises
You know those people that can jump right to the squat rack with no warm up and breeze through a tough squat workout? Well let’s face it, I hate them! Ok, ok, I’m just jealous… 🙂 Since my disc herniations, it takes a few different exercises prior to squatting for the squat to feel to good and to find the squat groove, this is of course after a thorough and proper warm up.
3 Sunburn Itch Relief Remedies
This past weekend, I was able to hit up central park between my personal training clients and get some sun. The great lawn is an incredibly peaceful with it’s bright green thick grass and is surprisingly quiet [Read more…]
Best Fitness Headphones
Being an personal trainer in New York City, I travel all around Manhattan training in-home, private training gyms and so on. This means I’m constantly taking off and on my headphones. While this may not seem like [Read more…]
Working Out vs. Training
Being in the fitness field since 2002- this means actually working as a coach not training myself and buddies- there has been a common constant. When people exercise they feel the need to CRUSH themselves, otherwise they believe there is no benefit to it. This is the difference between working out and training. For me working out is just getting in some type of exercise session without a goal in mind- basically burning calories. While training is a structured program to help you achieve your goal in the most efficient [Read more…]