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5 Essential Exercises for the Powerful Runner

5 Mistakes for New Trainers to Avoid
Let my pain be your gain as I’ve put together a few common mistakes trainers make at the beginning of their career.

5 Mistakes for New Trainers to Avoid

Emotional Intelligence as a Success Marker for Fitness Training
Training people for fitness, nutrition, health, and wellness requires emotional intelligence. Successful personal trainers have EI in abundance.

Emotional Intelligence as a Success Marker for Fitness Training

How to Redline for Results
If you’re uncertain what role conditioning plays in meeting your goals, or you’re confused about how to program it effectively, then this is a must-listen.

How to Redline for Results

No Legs, No Worries- Keep Your Upper Body Strong and Quick
The seated dumbbell clean and press for stability, strength, and a strong back.

No Legs, No Worries- Keep Your Upper Body Strong and Quick

Primer, Build, Solidify (P.B.S.): A System That Unlocks Long-Term Muscle Growth
If you have hit a plateau in your muscle-building journey and aren’t sure what changes to make to kick-start your progress, then I think the P.B.S. approach may be the solution for you.

Primer, Build, Solidify (P.B.S.): A System That Unlocks Long-Term Muscle Growth

The Four Cs of Metabolic Conditioning
How to bring a method to the metabolic conditioning madness with Opex coach, Georgia Smith, laying out four key principles and progressions to design a workout program.

The Four Cs of Metabolic Conditioning

Why Gyms Are Coming Back More Essential Than Ever
I've heard people rave about their home workout routine and predict the death of traditional gyms, so why would they go back?

Why Gyms Are Coming Back More Essential Than Ever

Enhance Muscle And Strength With These Sleep Extension Techniques
There is a growing body of research on sleep extension and the potential implications on athletic performance.

Enhance Muscle And Strength With These Sleep Extension Techniques

Nutrition for Building the Most Muscle Possible
By the end of this episode, you will have all the information you need to plan out your muscle-building diet plan.

Nutrition for Building the Most Muscle Possible

How To Optimize Your Training for Next Year's CrossFit Open With Former Champ James FitzGerald
Here’s some food for thought from James FitzGerald, the 2007 CrossFit games champion, about what to consider to maximize the next 320 days of training for next year's CrossFit Open.

How To Optimize Your Training for Next Year's CrossFit Open With Former Champ James FitzGerald

The Talk Test and the Lactate Threshold
You just might be able to talk yourself into being fitter and having more endurance.

The Talk Test and the Lactate Threshold

How to Train an Older Adult
How to be an athlete forever.

How to Train an Older Adult

Why Plantar Fasciitis is More Common Than You Think
Your feet are a major source of power and the only connection you have to the ground as you take off in a run, a jump, or a major lift. Treat them well.

Why Plantar Fasciitis is More Common Than You Think

Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Cuffs for Boundary Pushers
These blood flow restriction (BFR) cuffs may be the new addition you need for your training regimen if you are a serious about your training.

Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Cuffs for Boundary Pushers

10 Do Anywhere Exercises for Strong Arm Muscles
Sculpted, thick, wide biceps and arms never go out of style. Fire up those guns and do it without hitting the gym.

10 Do Anywhere Exercises for Strong Arm Muscles

Are Ripped Hands Still Cool in CrossFit?
It's CrossFit competition season and that means blisters and cuts. Is it a mark of your determination or just plain silly?

Are Ripped Hands Still Cool in CrossFit?

Does Fish Oil Supplementation Impact Recovery?
Fish oil supplements have many proven health benefits, so scientists are researching to ascertain if fish oil can aid in muscle soreness and recovery.

Does Fish Oil Supplementation Impact Recovery?

Effective Fitness Requires an Intuitive Mindset
If you focus on your training mindset, you will develop more than just physical strength.

Effective Fitness Requires an Intuitive Mindset

Flexibility 101 - A program to cultivate a strong base in basic beginner fitness and and flexibility.

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Too Much Rest Or Not Enough?
Instead of using arbitrary textbook standards or spending money on gadgets to gauge rest times, just breathe.

Too Much Rest Or Not Enough?

Longevity in Fitness
Inspired by conversation with John Du Cane of Dragon Door and Qigong, kettlebells, and fitness.

Longevity in Fitness

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10 No Equipment Needed Exercises for Strong Legs

Physical Readiness for Firefighters: 12 Week Training Plan

A 3-Week Workout Plan to Crush Murph

How to Self-Diagnose Your Shoulder Pain

Are Women's Only Gyms Discriminatory?

The Ultimate 90-Day Bodyweight Training Plan

Hips Don’t Lie: 4 Drills to Unlock Your Stiff Hips

The 8-Minute Mile Standard

Top 10 Foods to Gain Muscle Mass

Does Protein Distribution Effect Muscle Mass?
Is protein intake or protein distribution a more significant determining factor in developing new muscle mass?

Does Protein Distribution Effect Muscle Mass?

The Yin and Yang in Strength Training to Optimize Balance
Understanding energy, yin and yang, and how we are all continually chasing balance.

The Yin and Yang in Strength Training to Optimize Balance

Avoid Burnout On The Way To Your BJJ Black Belt
Many chronically overtrained BJJ athletes come my way with burnout, and to top it all off, they are frustrated because they can’t lose weight even with all the training.

Avoid Burnout On The Way To Your BJJ Black Belt

Embrace A Long-term, 3 Step Approach To Pain-free Fitness
Here are three steps you may not have considered to change your clients' mindset and get them out of pain long-term.

Embrace A Long-term, 3 Step Approach To Pain-free Fitness

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A Guide to Not Just Survive, But Thrive During Menopause
This book is an essential, informative, and entertaining step-by-step guide on how to thrive through menopause.

A Guide to Not Just Survive, But Thrive During Menopause

The Ultimate Isometric Exercise Guide
Paul Wade, the author of Convict Conditioning, has a lot to say about isometric training and exercises.

The Ultimate Isometric Exercise Guide

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Hydrow Review - Total Body Home Happiness

A Weighted Vest for Beginners

The Practice of Natural Movement

Everyone's Bike: The NordicTrack S22i

Protein To Go: Au Bon Bone Broth

A Comprehensive Guide to Gym Flooring

Keep Track of Your Nutrition On the Go

Can Colostrum Make A Difference In Your Life?

Sandbags to Help You Get It Together

Pull It Tight, Lift It Right

Choose Lift Straps and Wrist Wraps Based on Function
The wrist wraps and lifting straps you need depend on what workout you're doing.

Choose Lift Straps and Wrist Wraps Based on Function

The Njoie Nforce Percussion Massage Gun
Percussive massage guns can cost upwards of $500 but there are more affordable variants that may suit casual users better.

The Njoie Nforce Percussion Massage Gun

How to Snack Fat
If you're into a keto diet, this might be the snacking hack you were looking for.

How to Snack Fat

A Crispy Seaweed Treat for Vegan Athletes
Seaweed may be a vegan, gluten-free superfood, but it also tastes great.

A Crispy Seaweed Treat for Vegan Athletes

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Recipes

The Keto Diet: Basted Egg with Lemon Ricotta

A Free Keto Diet Recipe Book: Lox Stuffed Avocados and More

Eating Well As We Age: Parmesan Crusted Walleye

20 Ways to Prepare Poultry: Chicken Potstickers

Jackfruit: Protein for Athletic Summers

Summer Barbecue: How About Clean Eating and a Vegetables Only Dish

Subscription Eating - Not Your Mother's Take Out

Prebiotic Food: Broccoli and White Bean Soup

No Powder Protein Bars

Food Intolerances: Should I Get Tested?
The companies that continue to promote the IgG blood tests either do not fully understand the function of the IgG antibody or worse, they do and are continuing to sell their product anyway.

Food Intolerances: Should I Get Tested?

The Athlete's Friend, Eggs: Best Buying Practices
Fun fact in case you missed it—the only difference between brown and white eggs are that brown eggs come from chickens with brown feathers and white eggs come from chickens with white feathers.

The Athlete's Friend, Eggs: Best Buying Practices

Turkey Piri Piri Burgers
As your summer heats up, spice up your burger game with these turkey piri piri burgers.

Turkey Piri Piri Burgers

Greek Pimiento Burgers
Take a summer food vacation to Greece by combining all of the signature flavors in a tasty, grilled burger!

Greek Pimiento Burgers

Caprese Chickpea Burgers
Lighten up your summer eating with this chickpea based vegetarian burger.

Caprese Chickpea Burgers

Ginger Scallion Pork Burgers
Change up your barbequed burger routine with a little something unexpected.

Ginger Scallion Pork Burgers

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Gym Owners: How Do You Measure Your Success?
Unfortunately, many gym owners don't even count the money they don't pay themselves and lose sight of what truly matters in a successful gym business.

Gym Owners: How Do You Measure Your Success?

The 6-Week Challenge: Playing a Losers Game
6-week challenge versus professional coach for life: Which business are you in? You can’t be in both.

The 6-Week Challenge: Playing a Losers Game

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Leave No Client Behind

A Practical Experiment in Muscle Fiber Activation

Training the Overspecialized Athlete

Rational Periodization in Strength Training

The Approach of the Coach: Evidence Versus Intuition

Productive Programming: How to Develop a Sound Training Philosophy

Crunching Numbers: How to Grow a Fitness Business

Are You Programming Recovery for Your Athletes?

If You're Not Training Champions, You're Only Creating Elitism

The Invaluable Experience of Working for Free

Client’s First Day: Find the Pain
Without a deeper, personal connection, the business of coaching isn't going to work. Learn the process of building relationships in your coaching business.

Client’s First Day: Find the Pain

Coach Compensation: Beyond Dollars Per Hour
Coaches should be paid based on gross revenue, and on clients sticking around.

Coach Compensation: Beyond Dollars Per Hour

Develop an Online Presence: The Importance of Your Website
It’s okay if your website isn’t perfect, but if you build it, people will begin to find you.

Develop an Online Presence: The Importance of Your Website

Developing and Leading Successful Workshops
Teaching others keeps the spark alive behind why you got into the industry in the first place.

Developing and Leading Successful Workshops

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Dynamic Variable Resistance Training is The Best Tool Not In Use
Sandbags are a versatile tool, and why training modalities that challenge stability and develop sound movement mechanics are essential.

Dynamic Variable Resistance Training is The Best Tool Not In Use

How to Develop a Coaching Career Doing What You Love
Joe doesn’t offer short-cuts or hacks, but his advice is full of genuine advice that could help you develop the business and lifestyle you want

How to Develop a Coaching Career Doing What You Love

Building a CrossFit Body
Coach Mike Tromello talks about how to look and perform like an elite athlete.

Building a CrossFit Body

The Dan John Guide To A Lifting Career
A master of coaching for coaches helps you discover how your training should change at each point in your life.

The Dan John Guide To A Lifting Career

The Hemp Plant's Untapped Potential
Despite initially being skeptical of CBD oil, he took the plunge and began using it, and had such positive results he began researching it extensively.

The Hemp Plant's Untapped Potential

The World’s Strongest 70-Year Old
A lifetime of lessons from a lifting legend, Odd Haugen, on what it takes to get to the top and how to stay there.

The World’s Strongest 70-Year Old

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Jesse Irizarry

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Coach Ninja

Coach Ninja

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Gianni Handoko

Gianni Handoko

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Calisthenics, CrossFit

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Chris Holder

Kettlebells, Strength and Conditioning, Martial Arts

Shane Trotter

Shane Trotter

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Daniel DeBrocke

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Emily Beers

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Solly Muwaniri

Solly Muwaniri

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Sophia McDermott Drysdale

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bodybuilding, Nutrition, Women's Fitness

Douglas Perry

Douglas Perry

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Enrico Fioranelli

Enrico Fioranelli

Exercise Physiology, Strength and Conditioning

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Mackennon Klink

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