I’ve been asked, “What do you look for (physically) in a good athlete?” If you look at many good athletes, they all have one thing in common. They have a big strong posterior chain. Simply, they have a big butt! When you come across a person with muscular posterior chain there’s a good chance they [...]
One of the main questions I receive on a daily basis is, “What can I do to lose weight?” The purpose of this article is to get you off of the treadmill and change up your usual routine. I’m not saying that treadmills or other cardio machines are bad, but there is a much more [...]
In my experience being a strength coach and personal trainer, I’ve come across quite a bit of questions when I first meet clients. One of the main things that comes up is that when they come to the gym they just do this exercise, maybe that one, and that other thingy where you sit down [...]
We all know or know of someone who had to take on the challenges of fighting against cancer and go through Chemotherapy. For the pass 5 weeks I’ve been training a chemotherapy patient. Just a quick overview of what chemotherapy can do; it can cause nausea and kills healthy red blood cells which send oxygen [...]
You ever see someone hoisting a ton of weight over head? I’m sure we’ve all seen some pretty impressive numbers on the bench press, but have you ever been impressed by someone doing a standing overhead press? It’s probably something that you don’t see that often in most gyms, because the majority of the people [...]
There are thousands of workout programs, self-proclaimed gurus, training information, etc. out there. Everyday people find themselves with their nose in books or eyes glued to the internet looking for the best program, or diet plan to achieve there strength and fitness goal. Then, there are those who find a program but then start analyzing [...]
It’s chest day. You and your training partner want to change things up a little bit from your normal chest workout. You know, the normal bench press, move on to several sets at incline, then maybe some dumbbell flyes, and finish them off with cable crossovers supersetted with push-ups for that deep burn. During my [...]
1. Get Excited -Setting out on achieving a goal should be exciting. You made the decision, now go and get it. After a workout you should feel motivated and alive because each workout your complete you are closer to attaining that goal. If you look at your workouts and diet as a chore, it will [...]
I like to observe my surroundings. It’s something my grandpa taught me. No matter where I go, I scan the area and get a feel for what’s going on and the dynamics of the people. One of the places I frequently visit is the gym. I’m usually there at the same time and see the [...]
After 6 months of dieting, training, discipline, and sacrifice I stood on the stage for my first natural bodybuilding show. Read more about my transformation at Muscle and Strength
