A few months ago I took on an interesting consult call that was very enlightening. The person, let’s call him “John” wanted help in regards to increasing his bench. Here’s his background:
John was a former collegiate athlete and was still in good shape- Bench Max: 315, Squat Max: 400, Deadlift Max: 415. His goal was to [Read more…]
With social media exploding in the fitness industry, it’s all too common to see ripped up- gorgeous people, amazingly complicated movements being accomplished, or ridiculous before and after pictures (some are real, some are fake). Speaking as a personal trainer in New York City, where everyone wants results NOW, one of the biggest goal crushing mistakes we see is comparing yourself to these models, photoshopped images, or genetically gifted athletes. While it’s great to view posts as a short term [Read more…]
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.
In the fitness field personal trainers and strength coaches give a general statement that you should back off your training every x3-4 weeks. During this time, the trainee is asked to do a de-load week where they back off of total volume and intensity and focus on mobility and flexibility [Read more…]
We have a great interview here with Anna Hulda Ă“lafsdĂłttir. If you’re not familiar with Anna, she’s a competitive CrossFit athlete, international Olympic weightlifter, PHD candidate, loving mother and fiancĂ©, coaches at CrossFit Reykjavik, and so much more….she’s basically Superwoman. So I thought it would be great to get a little insight [Read more…]
As a NYC personal trainer and sports performance coach for 12+ years, I’ve learned a great deal working with top coaches in the field. One of the biggest lessons I learned early in my [Read more…]
"In 7 weeks, my over all strength and power has increased significantly! My broad jump increased 5", bench press 15lbs, squat 40lbs, power clean 15kilos, but most of all my times on my conditioning and speed tests DRAMATICALLY dropped! Fusion's programs were very well thought out and adjusted depending on how the guys were doing. If you want results, go to Fusion!"
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NCAA Football
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Client Development
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