I love helping people. One of the hardest things to make people lighter, healthier and happier is nutrition. You don't eat healthy to just look good, it also makes you healthier and makes you FEEL good. Looking good and feeling good and you have an amazing combo. One of...
I always tell my students to "Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable" and this is something I learned from my friend and mentor Martin Rooney. This past weekend was a big step for me personally and professionally. With over 50 people in attendance from 7 countries at the first...
Before Heavyweights I was your typical athlete. Soccer player, track athlete, pretty much any offer to play a sport I was there ready to go! Then I found excuses. I stopped going to practice, stopped trying out for teams saying was "too busy". I gave up what...
What a crazy few days it has been. Friday I flew out from St. John's Newfoundland to Charlotte North Carolina. Now like any flights out out Newfoundland you always expect some hassles. However having the airport have no working systems at 5am I knew things were not off...
6 Tips to Better HamstringsToo many people only train the muscles they can see in the mirror.Not training the posterior chain, and especially not training the hamstrings is a big mistake.Even if you do train your hamstrings, I see too many people doing a few hamstring...
One of my biggest influences in my training life has been Jason Ferruggia. I started reading Jason Ferruggia's Blog many years ago when I got tired of reading fitness magazines featuring strength training articles from pros that do not work for non chemically enhanced individuals. Jay's articles...
Guest Blog Post By Wil Flemming Learning the clean “I didn’t say it was easy, I said it was simple” That proverb is one that sometimes needs some explaining. Easy means requiring little effort, while simple is more akin to not requiring a lot of steps. Simple does...
Onnit Labs Chimp Bell Review I have a recent training obsession with Kettelbells and the Onnit Labs Chimp bell is pretty damn cool I have to say. When I first saw the Chimp Bell I had two initial reactions. My first was "That Is Bad Ass" my...
What an incredible weekend we had having Julia Ladewski at Heavyweights Training Center for a two day seminar. Julia is an incredible athlete, coach, and just an amazing person. We have been discussing this for almost two years now and it was amazing to finally be able...
Check out this guest blog post from my friend and injury expert Rick Kasselj from FixMyBackPain.com. Tight hamstrings are literally a pain in the butt. If you sit down a lot or have back pain or anything that relates t back pain having tight hamstrings plays a...