There are SO many methods to lose weight that it can become confusing. In fact the other day I had a conversation with friend about losing weight and the person was fixated on juicing. As most of you know by now, it’s not the most effective long term method to lose weight. We talk more about juicing [Read more…]
One of my biggest gripes with the fitness field is that people are always looking for short cuts. This is expected, the so called fitness gurus and the media promise that we can look like an elite athlete, model, body builder, etc… without doing half the amount of work they do.
The ironic thing is, if the general population would put down the magazine, stop searching for quick fixes, and expend that same energy into working out, eating clean, and staying consistent then they would be much closer to [Read more…]
I really like the stages of coaching Mike Boyle had posted a few years back. Don’t take it literally though, every performance coach and personal trainer’s path will be slightly different and go through various principles but then HOPEFULLY they’ll come [Read more…]
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This video of Cristiano Ronaldo being tested on his performance is amazing. Seriously any athlete, personal trainer, sports performance coach should take the time out to watch the 4 part series.
I chose this video because I believe it’s important for all coaches and trainers to understand that every athlete, especially the highly skilled, have a very specific skill set for their given sport.
The coach must look at the sports demands and the athletes needs then make an assessment on [Read more…]
A few years back I herniated my disc while training for an Olympic weightlifting competition. However despite all my knowledge as a personal trainer and performance coach, I decided to push through it and try and compete. That was a TERRIBLE idea…
I believe success comes from focusing on the small steps leading to the goals instead of the end goal. This couldn’t be more true for the fitness field (personal training, sports performance training, weight-loss etc…). [Read more…]
