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I remember a conversation I had with Michael Boyle last Summer about grip strength. To paraphrase, he was joking about how ridiculous it is for hockey players to spend so much time doing wrist curls when they’re legs are so weak they’ll never get to a puck anyway. The take home message is that you’re […]

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been trying to post more videos recently. I love videos. If pictures are worth a thousand words, videos are worth one hundred BILLION words. I’ve read entire articles with detailed exercise descriptions that made no sense to me. Then I’ll watch the 30s of accompanying video and it all becomes […]

Building off the exercise I posted the other day, this is another dynamic movement that trains core control. The idea is that you minimize the rotation of your trunk while catching the ball. You can progress this exercise by having your partner throw the ball slightly further away from your shoulder. You could also make […]

After over 18 consecutive years of schooling, I’m happy to say that I recently finished my Master’s degree in Kinesiology at UMass Amherst. I’ve been fortunate over the last several years to learn from some of the smartest students and faculty members in the country, and to have the opportunity to teach myself. Students with […]

This week I’ve shared with you two blog posts in which Dr John Berardi talks about losing body weight (and body fat). The first one talks about how important incentives are for changing your body.  And it goes on to incentivize you with a whopping $10,000. Could The Chance To Win $10,000 Help You Get In Shape? […]

The other day I sent out an email link to a video of Dr John Berardi talking about his two latest programs – Lean Eating For Men and Lean Eating For Women.   Far and away, the most frequent questions had to do with his $20,000 prize – $10,000 to the top female winner and $10,000 to the top […]

When Dr. John Berardi dropped me a line the other day, telling me all about his new program, I thought for a second the guy had lost his mind. http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=721284&u=20k Now, don’t get me wrong. I respect Dr Berardi. He’s recognized as one of the top nutrition coaches in the world. And his programs get […]

Over the Summer I was fortunate to spend some time at Cressey Performance. They had a lot of their baseball guys doing dynamic variations of medicine ball exercises I had seen previously. By dynamic I mean adding some movement (such as a skip or reverse lunge) ahead of the throw. I was thinking of how […]

An argument can be made that Vasily Alexeev is the greatest athlete of all time, yet few people have ever heard of him. His strength, dedication, and humbleness are inspiring. Take the time to watch this. We could all benefit from adopting his mentality. Please enter your first name and email below to sign up […]

Claude Lemieux was always one of my least favorite players growing up. Don’t get me wrong, I respect him, but he was ALWAYS one of the most dominant players come play-off time, which was never good for the Flyers. It seemed like he’d have 30 points all season, then 25 in the playoffs. Lemieux joined […]