Guest Article on Food and Fitness Online

March 8, 2011

I’m always happy to meet and work with new people in the health and fitness field. Not too long ago I was ask by Tony Paradis of Food and Fitness Online to be a contributing writer for his monthly newsletter and blog. Well I’m happy to announce that an article that I wrote on Barbell […]

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Worthwhile Reading 26 Feb 2011

February 26, 2011

I realize that I’ve been slacking on the blog content lately. Unfortunately I’ve been occupied with a lot of other things and haven’t been left with much time to do a lot of writing here. In the meantime, I’d like to share some great reads that I’ve found recently: Jim Smith from over at Diesel […]

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Metabolic Flexibility from Mike T. Nelson Now Live

February 23, 2011

Hey guys if you’ve been following the Train Better Fitness blog for a while, you are probably familiar with Mike T. Nelson. A while back, Mike interviewed me for his site and he recently wrote up a post here on using the biofeedback system. Well, Mike released today his Metabolic Flexibility product. There is so […]

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Squat Set-up Tutorial

February 7, 2011

If I had to list the most common exercises I see performed incorrectly, the basic back squat would be at the very top of the list. But other than technique of the exercise itself, something people really tend to pay little attention to is the actual set up of the movement. How you position yourself […]

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Using the Biofeedback/Gym Movement Protocol Part 2.5: FAQ With Mike T. Nelson

January 23, 2011

Hey guys here is the next installment in my series about implementing the biofeedback/gym movement protocol. This is a quick FAQ style article provided by my friend Mike T. Nelson that should answer some questions about how to use it. Enjoy. Don’t forget to check out Part I and Part II of this series. Biofeedback […]

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Using the Biofeedback/Gym Movement Protocol Part II: Programming Workouts

December 23, 2010

In Part I of this short series I gave you guys a basic introduction to biofeedback/gym movement. I also gave a quick idea on how to use it. In this segment, I want to talk about a couple of the different ways I have used biofeedback myself. I started experimenting with the biofeedback protocol a […]

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AMD 2.0 Now Live!

December 7, 2010

I have purchased a LOT of health/fitness books, e-books and DVDs. There are a lot out there. For the most part, they are usually just different coaches’ methods, based on their own experience and opinion. Many of them are really nothing special; some even just look like remakes of someone else’s work. A while back […]

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Boy Meets Westside Barbell

November 30, 2010

I came across this video today on Facebook, and I thought it was worth sharing. My dislike of training methods as near fanatical ideology is fairly well known, so this really cracked me up.

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Learn To Bend Steel With Your Bare Hands

November 30, 2010

Hey everyone I have a quick announcement for you. My buddy Jedd Johnson from over at The Grip Authority and Diesel Crew has released a new DVD that teaches you how to bend nails, bolts and other pieces of steel. Steel bending is an awesome feat of strength that is lots of fun to do. […]

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Using the Biofeedback/Gym Movement Protocol Part I: The Basics

November 20, 2010

Not too long ago, sometime last year, I started playing around with something called biofeedback (or Gym Movement) in my strength training. Since then, this protocol has grown and become more popular. While I am certainly no expert in the protocol, I have used it in my training to varying degrees over the past year […]

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