Posts Tagged ‘Training’
The Most Important Quality to Have is INTENSITY
Webster’s Dictionary defines intensity as, “extreme degree of strength, force, energy or feeling”.
The Single most important quality to possess to get the results you desire is intensity. There is NOTHING that will amplify your results more or help you achieve them faster than having an insane amount of intensity. Perhaps you are thinking, what about steroids? I can pump you with all of the steroids you want, but if you don’t train, you won’t achieve results. Intensity is directly connected to mindset and while both can be worked on, having them from the start will help you achieve any goal you desire.
Arnold trained with INTENSITY!!!
I have 2 clients which are the epitome of the word Intensity. In their own words, client A was “at death’s door”. They had bone cancer Read the rest of this entry »
Single Leg Training – An Athlete’s Perspective
About a month ago, I wrote an article regarding Single Leg Training (CLICK HERE: “Single Leg Training with Mike Boyle”) and the Strength Coach who popularized it, Mike Boyle. It generated a lot of interest so, I decided to build off of it. I have the good fortune of knowing an athlete who trained under Coach Boyle while he was in college. That Athlete is Antonio Valverde and he trained with Coach Boyle while he played Football at Boston College. The following is my interview, enjoy!
Player Profile from Senior Year at Boston College in 2006.
1) At what age did you begin weight training and what type of regimen did you do?
AV: I guess I started using weights at 17 during my junior year in High Sschool. I went to a Private Boarding School in Massachusetts called Governor Dummer Academy. We had a decent gym and we also had Athletic Trainers, but no strength coaches. Read the rest of this entry »
Know When to Let Your Body Heal
A couple days ago, I had an AWESOME training session. It was the kind that literally makes your entire day great. You smile more, food tastes better and the air smells fresher. Okay, I am stretching things a bit, but I did a couple of my favorites: Deadlifts and Chins Ups. My main focus is Hypertrophy so, my Deadlifts weren’t heavy singles, I was doing sets of 10. On the Chin Ups, I did a bit slower eccentric descent than I normally do. Read the rest of this entry »
IMPACT! – The Methods of Todd Durkin
What do Drew Brees, Aaron Rogers and LaDanian Tomlinson have in common?
If you answered “A lot more money than me!”, you are correct, but the answer I am looking for is, “They are all trained by Todd Durkin.” Not a bad group of guys to have on your resume 
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Single Leg Training with Mike Boyle
“You do almost everything in sports in a split stance, or by pushing off one leg from a parallel stance, so it just makes sense to train your body that way” – Mike Boyle
I had the pleasure of meeting Mike Boyle at the Perform Better Seminar at the Parisi Speed School in Fair Lawn, NJ on 12/4. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to learn more about his hallmark single leg training protocol. Read the rest of this entry »
Sandbag Training with Josh Henkin’s Ultimate Sandbag™
A sandbag is just a sandbag, right? You may believe that until you meet up with Josh Henkin, creator of the Ultimate Sandbag ™. The Ultimate Sandbag ™ is a great tool to have in your arsenal, whether you train average Joes or Elite Athletes. I found this out for myself over 2 days when I took part in Josh’s LIFT 1 certification at Peak Performance Gym in NYC (LIFT stands for Loaded Integrated Functional Training). Read the rest of this entry »
