Mobility for truckers and road trips
A friend of mine saw my post A Quick Tip For Those Who Sit and inquired about what he could do as a truck driver. I’m sure he sits for many hours per trip, so I can understand why he … Continue reading →
View ArticleA case for minimizing polyunsaturated fatty acids
I came across a study recently titled “Consumption of sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup does not increase liver fat or ectopic fat deposition in muscles.“ When I saw that the increased consumption...
View ArticleSMRT Reads – Pi Day
Happy Pi Day, everyone! It’s also another “holiday,” but I’ll just let you click on the link to find out. Class ended early tonight because it was mostly review for finals next week. Second quarter is...
View ArticleSMRT Reads – April Fool’s Day
The nice thing about being a UWS student is that I have 2 weeks off for spring break. This is the beginning of my 2nd week, and I have plans to spend this weekend at the beach with my lady. … Continue...
View Article3 Fixes for the Hip Hinge
Today’s post was offered as a guest post for Everyday Paleo. I know it was posted in October, but I hope you’ve been working on a proper hip hinge. As a trainer, I wanted to address three common things...
View ArticleThe Calorie Conundrum
I got the inspiration for this post and the link to the calculator from Go Kaleo’s original post on this topic here. Most of what I have to say is a rewording of her information as I’ve pondered on...
View ArticleSMRT Reads – The Video Edition
Class was cancelled tonight, so I decided to throw up a quick post of videos I’ve come across over the last few months. And in exciting news, I got engaged over the weekend. Let’s hope she doesn’t get...
View Article5/3/1 and my own assessment
For those of you who’ve followed my stuff for a long time, you know that I struggle with being consistent. I’ve tried various programs with little luck of sticking to it long enough to see progress. My...
View ArticleCreating torque for pelvic floor activation
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you know that I am passionate about movement quality and using movement to help reduce aches and pains. A big influence in my decision to go to massage school...
View ArticleSMRT Reads – Peeing and Pressing
I’m nearing the middle of my two week break from school, and as life finally calmed down for me, I ended up catching a cold, so I thought I’d throw together a post with my free time considering it’s...
View ArticleStrengthen your core with a straw (and a barbell).
Neutral spine is a common term in the fitness community, with everyone paying attention to anterior or posterior pelvic tilts. This is important. But one area that might be overlooked is ribcage...
View ArticleTake Supplements? You Should Own This.
If you pay attention to the social networks of popular fitness and nutrition outlets, you have probably already seen Examine‘s new supplement reference guide. It’s a fabulous resource and it’s filled...
View ArticleSports Massage: Another School of Thought
Taken from my class notes, here’s how sports massage is defined: In the book Sports and Exercise Massage by Sandy Fritz, she describes sports massage in the following way: “Sports massage is targeted...
View ArticleSMRT Reads – Improper Movement
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I’ve been busy with a lot of little happenings in my life. I graduated from school. I went deer hunting for the first time, but wasn’t successful. I took my...
View Article2013 in Review
Thought I’d jump on the bandwagon since… This has been a year of ups and downs in my life. I started my 29th year of life in January, yet I felt as though I hadn’t accomplished as much as my peers who...
View ArticleAm I doing this exercise right?
On May 12th, 2012, Jason (my boss for both the gym and EPLifeFit) wrote an article for Everyday Paleo called “Learning Proper Form at EPLifeFit.” This is what we (which has evolved to mostly I) do just...
View ArticleFAP/FR® Lower Limb Review – Being Humbled
I’ve been a trainer for 4 years and a massage therapist for 6 months. In the pursuit of being great at what I do, I know that continuing my education and applying those principles to my practice to the...
View ArticleHamstring Stretch Modification
As many of you know by my previous post, I went to a pretty phenomenal seminar the other weekend. During the portion of the seminar discussing the hamstrings, Dr. Spina mentioned how he didn’t like...
View ArticlePain Quotes from Research
As you all may know by now, I am a little fascinated by the way pain works. The way I currently understand it (I say that with the assumption our understanding will evolve with time), pain is the...
View ArticleMemento Mori
Scrolling through social media the other day, I came across a blog post titled: Memento Mori: Art to Help You Meditate on Death and Become a Better Man. From the post: “Memento mori. Remember that you...
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