For the record

My back is jacked and has been since Sat. the 4th of February!

Apologize and other stuff

I'm sorry for misleading you, I had every intention of holding my "pain free sports" clinic back when I posted last (September) however some personal things arose and I was delayed. I do hope to hold this clinic soon but as of this posting I have no date set. Some other musing I want to share with you. As a personal trainer I am still surprised when people don't know the difference between carbs/fats/proteins. But that is not what THIS is about. It is about the poor advice I see athletes, young and old getting from trainers who should know better. The main problem I see is fear. Improving the application of force is not an easy thing but once it's taught is effects will be immediate. Once your movement patterns, joint mobility & stability are up to necessary standards, the ONLY true, safe and efficient way of increasing strength, power and rate of force production is through barbell squats, pulls, cleans, snatches and upper body jerks and push presses. Plyometics and medicine balls come AFTER one develops a strength base.

Pain Free Volleyball Clinic

In the coming weeks I will conduct a clinic to discuss what easy exercises to use in order to play volleyball pain free. Some of my friends (and myself) are getting a little older and I'm noticing a few aches and pains my friends are having. If you have any questions email me and I hope to address them at the clinic. Until then keep foam rolling!

My way to encourage!

Don't forget I had back surgery in 2007 and tore my quad tendon in 2009. I'm 50 years old and my reason for writing is to show you that you too can come back from injuries and surgeries with the right approach. Two weeks ago I cleaned 66kgs (145lbs) and snatched 50kgs (110lbs) plus front squated 70kgs (155lbs) for 3reps. Today I cleaned 68kgs (150lbs) after taking last week off entirely. Remember "Embrace the process"!

Embrace the process!

This is what I've been saying lately regarding coming back from surgery of any kind. Embrace the process means to enjoy the little daily goals you set to get back to doing the things you love. To come back from back or knee or any surgery you must tackle what you have to do head on. Set daily goals and rejoice in meeting them. Discuss what your doing with friends and loved ones! Compare yourself to yourself a day, a week or one month ago. These tactics will give you peace in knowing that you are doing everything you CAN do to get better.

Been awhile (had a bad April)

Got sick, got weak, got bummed but I got better! Gone Bulgarian ie: I only snatch, power snatch, clean, power clean, front squat, push press and jerk. Snatch and power snatch are going up every workout and that's means I will be jumping higher!

iRenew is a joke!

I watch these commercials and it's very obvious to me that the "pre" test is a sham because they pull the person backwards or to the side which as they do it nobody can stay still. Watch for yourself!