Archives for July 2014

Are You Overtraining?

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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…]

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Interview with Anna Hulda Ólafsdóttir

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interview with Anna Hulda Ólafsdóttir

We have a great interview here with Anna Hulda Ólafsdóttir. If you’re not familiar with Anna, she’s a competitive CrossFit athlete, international Olympic weightlifter, PHD candidate, loving mother and fiancé, 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…]

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Jim Kelly Class Act

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If you’re not familiar with who Jim Kelly is, he’s a NFL Hall of Fame quarterback who’s battling sinus cancer. While his NFL career was clearly amazing, I mean he’s a Hall of Famer, I believe his toughness, bravery, and [Read more…]

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Fallacies of Personal Training

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fallacies of nyc personal trainer
Lately I’ve been answering questions from potential personal training clients that some what surprised me. So I thought I’d go over some basic fallacies and misconception of personal training and personal [Read more…]

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The Case Against Maximal Lifting

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The case against maximal lifting

 

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…]

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Grip Strength

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The other day I watched a trainer doing wrist curls and wrist extensions with his client. While there’s nothing in particular wrong with these exercises, it just lacks training efficiency for a client. As a personal trainer in NYC, one of the biggest aspects when training your client is workout efficiency. This basically means that the personal trainer needs to maximize the session time with the biggest

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