“When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing, things like rejection and setbacks will not hinder you in your pursuit. You believe that nothing can stop you!”
One of the biggest signs of a great coach is one that can get results despite the lack of equipment and space. Being a personal trainer in NYC, we’re constantly battling for space and figure out efficient ways to elicit results.
I’ve talked a lot of about weight loss and strength training, so I thought I’d switch gears and talk about weight gain for hard gainers. If you’re not sure what a “Hard Gainer” is, it’s those that are having trouble trying to pack on some mass and maintain it.
Most may think that you just need to pack on the calories by heading to McDonalds and “eating [Read more…]
Marketing is at it’s peak, especially within the fitness field. All we see are crazy before and after pics, super ripped motivational fitness models, or amazing feat of strength videos…. And you’ll eventually think,
“Why not me? I train hard and I eat clean. Soooo why am I not getting these types of results?”
Sports performance training is focused on developing the needs of an athlete. To improve your sports performance on the field, on the court, or in the water, you’ll need to build up your conditioning, power, strength, speed, sport skill, and mental fortitude, amongst others.
Let’s jump into a few aspects of sports performance training:
While I’d rather have whole foods, my hectic schedule as a personal trainer in NYC makes supplementation a necessary factor to sustain train at a high level and to recover quickly. Unfortunately, like most people, I really don’t like the taste of protein or amino acid powders. If I do find something I’m fond of, I usually get sick of it pretty quickly. This is probably why my cabinet is full of barely used protein and amino acid powders = wasted money.
Everyone wants 6 pack abs, so we naturally think to train abs every workout. With that said, your abs are muscles that need to rest to properly heal, just like any other body part. In my opinion, how you train your abs is more important then how often you train the abs, quality training!
We discussed the importance of building a practical coaching experience from a fitness internship HERE, all very important if you want to become a good strength coach or NYC personal trainer. To continue on the importance of a fitness internship I thought it’ll be beneficial to discuss: [Read more…]
Optimum recovery is key for any fitness enthusiast from an Olympic weightlifter, crossfit athlete, football player, general fitness, runner etc… Recovery from a previous workout not only gets you feeling refreshed quicker but allows you train harder sooner. Over the past 12 years through my experience as a NYC personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach, I’ve been exposed to various recovery methods such as:
Weight loss is a common theme within the fitness industry. Whether you’re an athlete, fitness client, or even a personal trainer. A good percentage of the fitness population are looking to lose body fat and gain lean muscle. I mean who doesn’t want to be ripped up, am I right?!
A majority of my coaching and personal training career has been mainly focused with various contact sports. This experience will quickly helps you realize the importance of recovery to sustain a rigorous season. Through Ann and Chris Fredericks I learned the importance of traction based [Read more…]
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