DOCTOR APPROVED (see below) My pal, Rick Kaselj is an egghead. I say this in the most endearing way. Rick knows his stuff and he’s always my ‘go to’ guy when ever I’m injured or if I have a client that I just can’t solve. He recently came out with ‘Fix My Shoulder Pain‘ and … Continued
My good friend, Rick Kaslej has some videos for us today on the 5 Worst Exercises for your shoulders. He’ll give you some pointers on how to do these exercises correctly if you do have them in your program. You’ll notice that I DO use these exercises myself and in programs to you, so make … Continued
We all experience pain from time to time. I have many clients that have shoulder pain, myself included. I’m here to say that shoulder pain is NO fun. My daughter was a wrestler who she had hyper-mobile shoulders (oops, I shouldn’t have passed that one down to her). This is NOT great for a wrestler … Continued
Question: What can I do to help my shoulder pain and still do pull ups? Answer: I went to my ‘go to’ exercise for injury guy, Rick Kaselj to answer this question for me. He made a video for starters: Basically, Rick suggests doing a vertical hanging exercise to create more space within the shoulder … Continued
I’m a virgin. A kettlebell virgin that is… But I’ve always wanted to learn about kettlebells and how to use them effectively and safely. I struggled at first with what to do with a kettle bell 😉 So, I went to my pal, Chris Lopez who knows all about kettlebells and how to use them. … Continued
I recently came across this study and I went to my friend and fellow awesome Canadian, Chris Lopez to provide us with his insights. Here’s the study and his take on it…. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Dec 28. MECHANICAL DEMANDS OF KETTLEBELL SWING EXERCISE. Lake JP, Lauder MA. Researchers compared the mechanical demands of … Continued
I have my home gym set up so when I’m a weather weeny I can train at home. I love this option, plus it’s easier to set up a camera and get you a workout on the fly. Aaand, I live in Calgary, AB, where weather can be pretty extreme at times. It was sort … Continued
So I got myself a kettle bell…now what? I’ve got to figure out something and will keep you posted…;) Head HERE for a cool workout and video demo…
How’s your heart? What are YOU doing to help it? Maybe I should put the fear of God in you first with some disturbing facts… 1) Heart disease kills more women than ALL cancers combined. 2) Four (4) percent of women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually, whereas Forty-Four (44) percent of women are diagnosed … Continued
I have a confession… I get many ladies that email me that they aren’t the pull up rock stars that they want to be. Now granted, there are those of you that rock the pull up bar like nobody’s business, but honestly, you’re in the minority. My goal is to get all the chicks up … Continued