While in Vegas, I got to hang out with some very cool people, including  John Romaniello.   We got to discuss workout finishers, intermittent fasting and even hormonal training to help with those trouble  spots (like the love handles). I had it filmed (before we were told NOT to film there… whatever). On top of that, I filmed some finishers for you with Liz Dialto, Shawna Kaminski and even Romanz  himself.  I actually dropped some weight just watching Roman and Shawna going back and forth between pushups and jump roping.  Good times. I’ll be posting the finishers soon, including the one where Shawna whoops my butt in pull-ups.  I felt defeated.  We did a countdown of goblet squats and pull-ups (well, she did – I did a countdown of goblet squats Continue reading…

I am on a flight from Charlotte to Phoenix.  Eventually, I’ll finally be in Vegas to absorb some cool stuff from other fitness pros.  I never paid attention to my departures and didn’t realize that I had 2 layovers. The good news is that it allows me a little more time to give you some awesome tips to help you finally win in 2012.  I guess you could say that you’ll be “winning”. It’s too late for that isn’t it? I’m always behind on that stuff. I just read some really good articles, including a couple that one of my clients gave me.  It was refreshing to see that the world of workout finishers is getting bigger after seeing an article in Oxygen magazine. Hooray for saying no to cardio. Continue reading…

I talk about Metabolic Resistance Training a lot. I even preach it.  But shamefully, I never really explained it all in full detail. My bad. The truth is that some people show up at the gym, hop on the treadmill, bike or elliptical, do a few crunches or some silly ab machine, crank out a few pec deck flies and claim, “I just did some metabolic resistance training”.  They hear about it on TV or heard about it on some blogs (including this one).  I’m here to explain a few things: What truly is metabolic resistance training The difference between metabolic resistance training and metabolic conditioning (you can actually do both with the same workout…. uuuummmmmm, hhhmmmmmmm I can’t think of a third bullet so I’ll make up something at Continue reading…

First of all, if you need to catch up, you can read part 1 of this series by clicking here.  It’s kind of like Tivo, only cooler. In part 1, I talked about the stability ball leg curl with a cheesy woman doing this cheesy thumbs up at the end of the demo.  Most leg programs unfortunately ignore the hamstrings.  I’m a “more bang for your buck” kind of guy, so you’ll never see me use the seated leg curl machine to work the hamstrings.  For one thing, I find it awkward.  My two favorite hamstring exercises are the stability ball leg curl (seen in part 1) and the Romanian deadlift.  Let’s curl on to it.  <<Tomatoes thrown>>  Insert “boo” here ====>  “Booooo”. Romanian Deadlift Now, here’s the deal on Continue reading…

I haven’t done a series post in a while. Another trainer on Facebook asked the question, “what’s your favorite leg exercise?” and there was a huge response.  I replied with, “Bulgarian squats” although I don’t know why.  It’s one of those love/hate things (Bulgarian squats, not facebook). The truth is that in my experience with clients, I’ve seen legs get more firm and get more definition from certain leg exercises compared to others.  There’s also the issue of females bulking up instead of “toning” the muscles. By the way – what the heck is “toning”?  I almost despise that word.  Every time a woman tells me she wants to “tone” her legs, I feel like grabbing a crayon and handing it to her.  But that’s just me. But guys, you Continue reading…