Ah, the Bi and Tri day.  A staple in the programming of countless male lifters focused around sculpting gun boats that would make a Navy admiral envious.  Let’s level about Bi and Tri training.  I can honestly say that for the majority of my lifting career, and career as a strength and conditioning coach, that I have viewed...Read More

If you’re like me- currently working out in a more commercialized health club- performing things like sled work, true olympic lifts (they have a sign that says “please do not drop the weights” on our platform), medicine ball throws, etc… can be a challenge. What follows are a few basic ideas to hold you over...Read More

Have you ever had one of those ah-ha moments?  You know, the moment where something hits you and you either consider yourself a genius for realizing something awesome, or consider yourself and idiot for not figuring it out sooner.  Maybe an instant comparable to the one Hillary Clinton had when she figured out why a blue...Read More

 Last week my good friend and frequent writing partner, Joe Giandonato, sent me an email that got me thinking.  Joe had gone back through his training logs, the logs of his clients and even examined the numbers of NFL combine participants in the years past and he found something very interesting.  He found that a...Read More

Every program needs direction; and in the majority of instances that direction comes in the form of a goal or a set of goals.  A lot of guys want to bench 300 or ladies might want to lose an inch off of their waist lines.  Having goals like these make programming much easier and a lot...Read More

I hope everyone is having a great week!  Since it’s beautiful here in New York, I decided it’s a great day to do some sled dragging in the back yard.  Luckily, Annie (my girlfriend) was on a break between classes and we could film this sled drag variation for you. I call it the 1 arm post...Read More

Anyone that has ever trained with me will tell you that I am pretty good deadlifter, but as a squatter I leave a lot to be desired.  Being well aware of this fact, there have been large periods in time that avoided squatting altogether.  But, last summer into fall I decided that I needed to...Read More

Chris and I don’t have the luxury of owning our own facility, YET!  That’s in the works.  So, in the mean time I have to train out of the gym at my graduate school, other local facilities, high schools and occasionally in a treaturous mountain pass while battling disgruntled moutain goats (it’s happened twice and...Read More

Over the past few years I have been lucky.  I have got to work with a lot of high school athletes in several different settings.  During 2009, I had the privilege of coaching the linebackers and helping design the strength and conditioning program for my alma mater Penns Valley Area High School in Spring Mills,...Read More