Bench Press Challenge

Here’s challenge number two. It started with the deadlift challenge: bodyweight on the bar for two sets, one set for max reps without rest, one set for max reps in three minutes. Good times all around. A day after this challenge I tackled the bench. Now I love to bench press. Here’s a secret: I’ve … Continued

Success Story – Sonia

95 Pounds is a lot! Once I picked 95 lbs up, I put it down right away because I couldn’t hold it long. Imagine carrying that weight on your body, and then literally just ‘putting that weight down’. That’s what my client, Sonia did. Meet Sonia.

Grocery Store Game Plan

Love it or hate it, it’s a chore that we all need to do: grocery shopping. If fat loss is one of your goals, this can be a make or break time. You can sabotage your weekly goals or support them within the course of an hour. Whether you need to drop a pound or … Continued

The Most Overlooked Boot Camp Marketing Tactic

With the new year just around the corner, I thought it would be cool to give you the actual FORMULA for quickly and easily getting clients into your fitness business. Mind you, these are not marketing strategies or tactics… I’ve given you plenty of those in past articles and you can find many more of … Continued

Deadlift Challenge

Challenge workouts: I’m not sure where I dream these ideas up. They seem like a good idea at the time, but then I get these butterflies in my gut at the thought of actually hitting the gym and doing the workout. I figure this is a good thing…my way of living on the edge since … Continued

Fashion Flash

Check out waht my favorite bloggers have for you this week. CLICK HERE.   * Kari of  Fab Over Forty insists that beauty does not have to be complicaed, giving us  a few quick beauty fixes to  make the day a little easier.   * Deb of Fabulous After 40 answers the question– what is … Continued

Shoulder Pain Trick

Back by popular demand is my pal Rick Kaselj.   Do you have shoulder pain when you try to do push ups or planking? Rick Kaselj has a few tips for you here:   You can check out Rick’s shoulder program here. He’s got a ton of practical things you can do to dramatically improve … Continued

Beating Menopause

Desperate times call for desperate measures.   If you’re in or approaching your 40’s, you may well feel this way. More often than not, I’ll get an SOS call from a woman turning the big ‘4-0’ or the bigger ‘5-0’. They’re not feeling great in their own skin; they feel out of control and desperate … Continued

The Gauntlet

Recently I was at a meeting with some of the top fitness pro’s in the biz. We planned on getting together on the first night after our meetings for a killer workout. As it turned out, San Diego and the surrounding area had a power outage for over 12 hours. So instead of training, since … Continued

Save Your Knee Stretches

Here’s my pal Rick Kaselj who has shared some insights on how to avoid knee pain on the blog before. You can check those posts out here and here.   Today Rick shares a few thoughts on stretching and knee pain:   You can check Rick’s program for those of you with knee pain out … Continued