I'm an electrical engineer (and now personal trainer) with big dreams of owning my own warehouse/athletic performance gym in Minneapolis, MN. I believe that anyone with any genetics can be transformed into an athlete. I love to make you laugh, but I hate hearing excuses. Work your ass off, get the results, have fun afterwards.
I’m not one to f*ck with nature. Nature naturally runs off cycles. There’s high’s and then there’s lows. You need examples? Weather, the stock market, the climate, your bank account…everything! Whether you want to accept it or not, everything runs in cycles. The best you can do is love life when you’re “high” and ride it out when you’re “low”.
So what does that bit of philosophy have to do with drinking? Idk (I don’t know). I just wanted to sound smart in my drunken stupor as I write this…
Aye-yo!!!
I will be home (again) over the 4th of July weekend and would love to help the wonderful people of the Ladysmith/Holcombe/Cornell area (and beyond). My thoughts are 3 days of training opportunities. This is what I’d like to do…
If you want to read about the background story, click here. I’m tired of typing tonight (lots of updates) so just take a look at what Derrick has to say…
Reader beware: If you have, or are a relative to, a special needs/mentally disabled child/family member or in general are offended by the word “retard” please stop reading now. I understand it’s a sensitive word, and I would never wish any of those conditions on anyone’s loved ones. That being said, I’m not going to not use it. When have I EVER been politically correct?? You’ve been warned…
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know that I say a lot of “ridiculous” sh*t, especially when it comes to nutrition. Things like, “if my fatloss stalls for a week, I increase my calories, not decrease them.” Or, “I ate a family size package of brats over the weekend and lost a pound.” When it comes to training, people don’t understand why I would EVER do 13 sets of 8 reps on just 1 lift. Why is it that I do the “crazy” sh*t I do?
Is it possible to correct your running form without a coach? Without knowing anything about running mechanics? YES!!! This is not going to be a heel-strike vs. forefoot strike argument because there have been waaaay too numerous successful heel-strike runners out there. However, every sprinter out there and a lot of the recent marathon winners have been forefoot strikers, and I personally happen to think it is superior. Since we’re all about athletic performance around this bizzy, we’re gonna talk aboot forefoot striking. I received this question from a reader and thought I’d share it with the rest of you.
A lot of people aren’t going to read this today. Just so you have a frame of reference, it’s the day before Memorial Day and yesterday was the day I officially celebrated my certification. When I woke up this morning, needless to say, my brain was not fully functional. There were many many beers drank and way too much sun for this albino. Oh yeah, I was telling you about something. So, I woke up and had a random email from one of my supersweet readers. She just wanted to let me know that my nonsensical ramblings have helped her lose 40lb in 2 months!
I typed this up for Chris Smith over at Train Better Fitness who is also studying for his CSCS exam, but I thought I had better wait to post this until I knew for sure if I passed since I wrote this 4 days ago. But since I’m posting this, it should give you a little hint….
I PASSED!!!
Hi there, boys ‘n girls. I don’t do this often, but I am literally BEGGING you to help me out! Of course, I couldn’t possibly do this with a clear conscious without giving you the opportunity for some free stuff.
I’ve typed this many times, but I feel like it should be its own post so that I can just link to it any time I may need it again in the future (and right now). So, if you’re confused, or just don’t take the time to read the instructions carefully when you sign-up, here they are again. (Also, don’t tell me to sign-up for Aweber. I will when I can. You know who you are. :-p )