Articles & Blog Posts
- 11 Ways to Save Money and Eat Healthy
- 5 of the Best Exercises for Improving Stability & Performance
- 5 of the Best Ways to Ditch the Scale in 2014
- A Complete Guide to the Pushup - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Are You Fit to Run?
- The “Big Rocks” of Fat Loss
- Build the Basics and Better Your Best
- Common Core Training Mistakes
- Easy Ways to Eat More Veggies
- Fat Loss Debunked: Why Crash Diets Can Make You Fatter
- How to Get the Abs You Want
- Improving Your Athleticism, At Any Age
- Mastering the Plank: Regressions and Progressions
- Minimalist Workouts & Metabolic Conditioning
- Progressive Overload: Why and How
- Rethinking Your Core Training
- Sick of Your Protein Shake? Try A Smoothie
- Struggling with Pushups and Squats? Fix Your Core!
- Write Up - 6/25/13
- Write Up - 7/30/2013
- Weekly Write Up - 4/4/14
- Weekly Write Up - Snow Storms, Get Ups, and Objectivity
- Weekly Write Up - Minimalist Workouts, Goal Setting, and Warm Ups
- What I Learned: ETW Boston 2013
- Writeup - Bodyweight Progressions, Nontraditional Core Stability, Habit Setting, and Better Bridges
Newspaper Articles - Published in the Franklin Town News
- A Tip for Getting Back In Shape Without Getting Hurt
- 4 Essential Pieces of a Fat Loss Program
- 4 Tips for Staying Healthy & Active Through the Summer
- 5 Components of a Great Workout Program
- 6 Strategies to Maximize Fat Loss Through Strength Training
- 6 Tips to Get In Shape for Summer
- 8 Tips for Choosing a Personal Trainer
- Fat Loss Debunked: Why Crash Diets Can Make You Fatter
- Protein Shakes: How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck
- Why You Should Be Lifting Weights
Nutrition
I whole-heartedly recommend Precision Nutrition as a resource for my friends, family, and clients. You can purchase their nutrition guidebook by clicking here: Precision Nutrition System
- Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course for Men: Click Here
- Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course for Women: Click Here
- Free 5-Day Course for Fitness Professionals: Click Here
For supplements, I recommend Prograde Nutrition. Specifically, I recommend their multivitamin, protein powder, and omega-3 supplements (krill oil) as a good baseline.
- Prograde Essential Fatty Acids - Krill Oil
- Prograde Multivitamin for Men
- Prograde Multivitamin for Women
- Prograde Protein Powder
Equipment
Equipment: Perform Better
I order the majority of my equipment from Perform Better, as well as attend several seminars and certifications through them each year. Excellent quality and customer service.
- Foam Roller: PB Elite 3′ by 6″ Round
- Superbands: 1/2″ (Perfect for warm ups or travel routines. Males may prefer the 3/4″ to travel with.)
- Minibands
- Kettlebells
- Training Ropes
For Coaches:
The goal of the articles on this website is to primarily educate my clients, family, and friends, not to necessarily delve into the nitty gritty of exercise science. That said, here are some of my preferred blogs & resources for continuing education. Books will always trump blogs, however. Many of the coaches below have published lists of their favorite texts.
- Alwyn Cosgrove
- Bret Contreras
- Dave Schmitz
- DieselSC (Jim ‘Smitty’ Smith)
- Eric Cressey
- Gray Cook (Functional Movement)
- John Berardi & Precision Nutrition
- Mike Robertson
- Pat Rigsby
- T-Nation
Note / FTC Disclosure: This page contains several affiliate links (Prograde, Precision Nutrition, Perform Better). I only recommend products of a high quality and that I personally use.