Client Results: Michelle

Well after a first mishap we will try again. As a trainer, the most difficult aspect of our job (especially in when you're a fit little spot in a big fat state) is letting people know that when you are looking to lose weight, it's all about calories. When a client comes to you already … Continue reading Client Results: Michelle →

Reader Q&A – Strength Without Size Plus More

Reader Jeff had a series of questions for me after viewing my 21 Convention talk. I thought it would be a good opportunity to share with you, my amazing readers, the answers as I think you'll find it helpful. My response will be normal text while Jeff's questions will be in italics: ... Hey Skyler, … Continue reading Reader Q&A – Strength Without Size Plus More →

My Presentation at the 21 Convention

Recently Anthony posted my speech from this summer's 21 Convention in Orlando, Florida. After my quasi-manifesto post, "The Six Year Itch," Anthony contacted me to do a live version, expanding what I had been through and adding some wisdom about potential, training, and the hype that so many marketers like to put on strength training … Continue reading My Presentation at the 21 Convention →

Exercise vs. Recreation Revisited

I found myself getting prepared for a client this morning, getting my points I wanted to make addressed, and I came across a post over at Steve's "Diabetic Mediterranean Diet" blog that actually back-linked to an article posted at our website. In this, Ken Hutchins talks about how exercise and recreation are not necessarily the … Continue reading Exercise vs. Recreation Revisited →

Exercise And Longevity: Dan Buettner (Almost) Throws The Baby Out With The Bathwater

I've had this post in my "to be finished" list for some time now, mostly because I had a knee-jerk reaction and never revisited the article. I'm glad I didn't shoot from the hip on this one. Dan Buettner is a "longevity expert" by osmosis. There's no degree in longevity or an industry requiring such … Continue reading Exercise And Longevity: Dan Buettner (Almost) Throws The Baby Out With The Bathwater →

Product Review: Tibia Dorsi Machine

It is often stated in strength training: get good at the big movements and you won't have to worry so much about the small movements. This is due to the indirect effect of strength training: doing a barbell squat takes strong abs, arms, back, stomach...oh, and strong legs too! This is also why you might … Continue reading Product Review: Tibia Dorsi Machine →

Motor Learning and Exercise Physiology

So this semester I'm taking 2 courses to fulfill my leveling requirements for entrance into my M.S. program. While I find motor learning and exercise physiology terribly fascinating, I'm even more fascinated by the the fact that so few trainers and fitness enthusiasts have anything beyond a mere clue when it comes to these subjects. … Continue reading Motor Learning and Exercise Physiology →

Review: Outer Limits Loops

So I recently was bit by my dog. Understand that she wasn't trying to bite me but rather kill my other dog. The bite ruptured my tendon sheath and made extension of any sort mind-numbingly painful, never mind the medial epicondylitis that appeared in response to constantly having a certain degree of flexion at the … Continue reading Review: Outer Limits Loops →

Locomotive Breath

First, give a listen: Now, this doesn't have to do with rock or flutes or being a ham for the camera. Rather this is about a device I recently picked up: the Expand-a-Lung. What this (rather simple) device allows me to do is increase the resistance against which I breath. Over time I increase the … Continue reading Locomotive Breath →

There Are No Shortcuts

I hate traffic. Not that I think anyone in the world actually *likes* being traffic (which is the case, as opposed to being stuck "in" traffic), but I think some people handle it better than others. Traffic used to irritate me to the point of intense rage. I would quickly find myself in a very … Continue reading There Are No Shortcuts →