Yesterday Karl (our first intern at Endeavor Fitness) and I went through the Functional Movement Screen together. I’m proud to say, as the mentor, that I came out victorious with a score of 18 (over his measly 17!). He “lost” because his hamstring extensibility (or flexibility) was terrible. While most of our athletes have decent [...]

A few weeks ago I started working with a Division 1 bound high school baseball player. During his first session, he was able to do a set of Dumbbell Reverse Lunges with 40s for 6 reps/side. 2 weeks later he did a set of 4 reps/side with 75s, and he did 70s for 6/side the [...]

A couple weeks ago I did an audio interview with Joe Heiler for SportsRehabExpert.com, one of the most underrated membership sites on the web. I’m really humbled that he asked me to contribute. If you’ve never been there, check it out. Joe’s a really bright guy and has compiled a lot of great information from [...]

A couple months ago I wrote a quick article for the Endeavor Fitness website on the issue of whether kids should lift weights or not. It’s a question I get a lot, or more accurately, it’s a misconception I have to explain a lot. Today I read Eric Cressey’s newsletter on the same issue. Whether [...]

This isn’t going to be nearly as crude as you’re hoping for. …but it got you this far didn’t it? Performance nutrition expert Dr. John Berardi, along with the help of Dr. Bryan Walsh, put out these two posts that do an awesome job explaining the cause and results of hormone imbalances in both men [...]