Working Out vs. Training

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Being in the fitness field since 2002- this means actually working as a coach not training myself and buddies- there has been a common constant. When people exercise they feel the need to CRUSH themselves, otherwise they believe there is no benefit to it. This is the difference between working out and training. For me working out is just getting in some type of exercise session without a goal in mind- basically burning calories. While training is a structured program to help you achieve your goal in the most efficient [Read more…]

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Developing the Young Athlete

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Developing the Young Athlete

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When I helped build a sports performance gym in Long Island, our focus was to work with athletes of all levels-we worked with 8 year old kids to professional athletes. This was the first time that I would be working with youth kids and non-collegiate athletes, my prior background was working as strength and conditioning coach at the collegiate level and in the NFL. As you can imagine there was [Read more…]

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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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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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