There are a lot of people who I admire in the fitness profession for various reasons. While most of us gravitate toward like-minded individuals or those who train in a similar manner (or share a similar philosophy), I can still appreciate people for their differences. Here are some people I admire and the reasons why [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Le Passion! What I Admire
Posted in Training Philosophy on July 31, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Blogging Secrets – I’m Not a Player I Just Blog a Lot
Posted in Money on July 31, 2010 | 7 Comments »
My Blog is Blowing Up Before I get started on this blog, let me say a few things. First, I sure am glad I listened to my fans and colleagues about shortening the blogposts. To quote a great philosopher, “My shit is blowin’ up fools!” I think it was Aristotle who said that. Seriously, my [...]
Good Reads for the Week
Posted in Good Reads for the Week on July 30, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Here you go fitness friends!!! 50 Good reads, listens, and views for the week. 1. In this audio interview from Dr. Perry Nickelston, Trainer of the Gods Bret Contreras discusses glute training, dynamic transfer, evidence-based learning, coaching the lifts, and making training fun. 2. In this article, Mike Scott compiles advice from a bunch of [...]
Are We All Too Stupid to Realize How Stupid We Are?
Posted in Training Philosophy on July 30, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Here are three quotes that are variations of the a common theme. The less you know, the more you think you know, because you don’t know you don’t know – Ray Stevens The more you know, the more you know you don’t know – Aristotle Onassis The more you know, the more you know you [...]
Interview With Jeff Cubos
Posted in Interviews on July 29, 2010 | 8 Comments »
1. For those of you who haven’t yet heard of Jeff Cubos, he’s an extremely intelligent and knowledgeable guy! I follow him on Twitter and read his blog. Jeff, please introduce yourself to the readers! Include qualifications, certifications, education, etc. Thanks for the interview Bret. I’m truly honored to be able to share some thoughts [...]
Squats Before Deadlifts
Posted in Low Back Reconditioning, Strength Training on July 29, 2010 | 15 Comments »
When I conducted my EMG research, I was surprised to find that squats elicited more lumbar erector activity than deadlifts. Not surprising was that deadlifts elicit more thoracic erector activity than squats. In powerlifting competitions, you squat, then bench, then deadlift. Most recreational lifters always squat before they deadlift as they feel that squats “warm [...]
Switching It Up
Posted in Announcements on July 28, 2010 | 21 Comments »
Hello blog readers! My blog has steadily continued to grow in readership since I first started blogging in November and has reached an all-time high. On a side note, my first blogpost might be the best I ever wrote for trainers in this industry. In case you never read it, check it out. Moving on, [...]
