Joe 55, Peforming The Deadlift. Did you know it was once called the Health Lift? As a young man, I spent my early 20s first going through and then working for a residential treatment program for addicts. This was my first introduction to working out which was a cornerstone of the program along with vocational...Read More
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One of the hardest pills I have ever had to swallow was that maybe my best wasn’t truly my best or good enough to get the outcome I wanted. I want to be clear in saying that this is not the same as saying “I am not good enough” or “not worthy” This has nothing...Read More
As always I am neck deep in another coaching course. This one comes with some required reading and I am reading Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. It’s an amazing book and definitely worth the read if you’re looking for a paradigm shifting book. Dweck has dedicated most of her life to researching why...Read More
I find the idea of a coach providing accountability for someone to be fundamentally flawed. The only person that can be accountable for your health and fitness is you. Yes, in the 12+ years I have trained individuals and groups I understand that some people will only workout with a trainer, in a group, or...Read More
Fitness is simple, life is hard. Lift weights consistently two to three times a week, progress in load and complexity when earned as dictated by your ability to demonstrate superb form. Develop your cardiovascular ability to meet the demands of your daily life by varying the lengths, modalities, and intensities as dictated by your current...Read More
Last week we talked about a couple of principles, individuality (the principle that each person is affected by the same dose/type of exercise in a different way due to individual differences) and specificity (the principle that in order to achieve a specific physiological adaptation you need to do exercise that is specific to that adaptation). This week we...Read More
This morning I find myself inspired to talk to you about a couple of principles that are a part of our CFN culture/ethos and how we think of both programming and coaching you. The Principal of Individuality states that each individual will respond to exercise differently based on their unique history/experience, genetics, stress/lifestyle (and recovery ability),...Read More
Our mission is to coach people to personal empowerment through health and fitness. We care more about how the work inside the gym allows you to live the kind of life you want to live outside of the gym. Personal empowerment means that you awaken to your ability to choose how you respond to life. ...Read More
