Strong First SFG Certification Weekend in Utah First of all, I need to express my gratitude and say thank you to my friend Dan John for inviting me and my Heavyweights team to attend the Strong First SFG Certification event in Utah. Dan is an amazing...
To say I learned a few things from Dan John would be an understatement. I learned so much from him, and even more than learning, I "re-learned" a lot of what I already knew or had forgotten. Sometimes in life we get distracted by some crazy...
This weekend I was very happy to attend a one day seminar with Jon Chaimberg at his Adrenaline Performance Center in Montreal. Jon Chaimberg is one of the top strength & conditioning coaches in Canada, if not the world. He has coached some of the top...
I am not big into having letters and numbers after my name. Back in 1997 when I started out as a Personal Trainer at the YMCA. (My parents lived across the street, that was my dream job then...
I started reading Eric Cressey on T-Nation many years ago and ever since I don't think I have missed an article or blog post he has written. Not long after I started reading Tony Gentilcore stuff on T-Nation and then Tony's blog as well. In other words...
It has been a great weekend at Defranco’s Gym doing our CPPS Certification with Joe DeFranco & James Smity (aka Smitty). This has been a great experience and we have all learned a ton of great information and met some amazing people. On top of that...
Bill Phillips Transformation Camp Bill Phillips had a huge impact on me. It all started with Muscle Media 2000 magazine (if you remember that magazine, you're old like me, and you remember just how awesome that magazine was). Along with Muscle Media 2000, Bill Phillips also owned...
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of training with my friend, a fellow strength coach and a guy who has been a huge influence on me and my training, that guy is Jason Ferrugia. Jay is one of the top guys in the...
What do you get when you get a room full of 400 trainers & fitness enthusiasts, 4 of the worlds top Strength & Conditioning Coaches & a bunch of cool fitness equipment? You get a whole lotta Awesomeness that's what, and that is exactly what Perform...
I just spent the weekend in Shererville Indiana studying and training under one of the top coaches in the world, Martin Rooney. Martin Rooney is an internationally recognized pioneer of strength and conditioning for the martial arts. He holds a Master of Health Science and Bachelor...