Since becoming a certified personal trainer, I’ve trained around and rehabbed through several injuries (some which are my own fault) including: Torn quadriceps Strained hamstrings Knee and ankle tendonitis Strained triceps tendon Tennis and golfer’s elbow Right A/C joint inflammation … Read More
Fitness
4 Ways To Stay Cool In A Crisis
Trying to stay cool in a crisis when things are out of control is paramount Life has changed as we know it, for at least for the time being. COVID-19 has put a spanner in Western World works and the … Read More
Why Do You (Or Don’t You) Exercise?
Ponder this exercise question for a moment. Around 25 years ago, I was hanging out with a longtime friend, shooting the breeze and talking smack to each other when out of the clear blue sky he had an unusual request. … Read More
The Forgotten Factor For Fitness Success
Failing (at fitness) sucks. There’s no two ways about it. When you try and you seem to get nowhere or even go backwards, it’s extremely discouraging. And then all the negative thoughts swirling around in your head are never-ending. Like the never-ending story. … Read More
Do This Before Setting Goals
Goals. We all have them. Whether it’s to become the President Of The United States or to pull a rabbit out of your hat, it’s good to have goals. Without goals, it’s easy to stumble through life and not do … Read More
Peloton Commercial. What’s The Fuss About?
If you hate opinion articles or don’t care about my opinion, please stop reading now. I might make you mad and I don’t want that. 😊 Anyhow, unless you’ve had your head stuck in the sand or you don’t watch … Read More
Stress Free Holiday Exercise Plan
So easy even my mum can do it. 😊 Ah, it’s the time of year where all the media outlets are trotting out their experts on how to prevent holiday weight gain and stress. This advice doesn’t change from year … Read More
Train Like An Adult
Like most guys starting out in the gym, I did plenty of mirror muscle work. It was a steady diet of biceps curls, triceps extensions, bench presses and shoulder raises. Any muscle I didn’t see or didn’t care about, didn’t … Read More
Joining A Gym Vs Training At Home
Confession time. I haven’t been training in a commercial gym for well over 18 months now. Because since I moved to Louisiana, I’ve be training in my garage gym Outback Performance. After training in gyms on and off for almost 30 … Read More
6 Ways To Make Fitness Stick
People need to reach rock bottom to realize something has to change. And rock bottom could look something like A heart attack Being extremely overweight and not being able to get up off the floor Drug addiction Chronic pain … Read More