Posts in "Random Thoughts"

The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance

The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance

Travis Pollen, a biomechanics grad student from my alma mater at the University of Delaware, stopped in last week to observe for a bit. In talking about something of the work he’s doing in their lab, he mentioned a guy name Hugh Herr, a biomechanist from MIT. The video below is a TED Talk from… Read more

Back On Track

Back On Track

The last few months have been busier than ever. We had an AWESOME off-season, which started with watching two of our former athletes in Nick Cruice and Charlie Vasaturo win the NCAA National Championship with Union, then Johnny Gaudreau won the Hobey Baker, then Emily and I went out to Pittsburgh for Eric Tangradi’s wedding,… Read more

Progressing in the Strength and Conditioning Field

Progressing in the Strength and Conditioning Field

I recently got the below email from a student inquiring about my path in the S&C field. I get questions like this fairly frequently, so I thought it would be helpful to pass this along to any current students or new S&C professionals that are reading this. “My name is Aaron and I have used… Read more

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

The last month has been one of the craziest, most event-packed months of my life. I have a lot to update you on, but before I get into all of that, I wanted to let the fitness business owners (current and aspiring) know that Alwyn & Rachel Cosgrove are releasing their new Results Fitness University… Read more

Stuff You Should Read: Training and Recovery

Stuff You Should Read: Training and Recovery

Today I wanted to share a few articles I’ve read over the last few weeks that I think you’ll enjoy. As a quick reminder, today is the last day to grab a copy of Mike Boyle’s new Functional Strength Coach 5 for $50 off and win a free copy of his newest book Functional Strength… Read more