Maybe it’s because summer is starting and people realize they’re going to be showing more skin for the next couple months, but I’ve received more requests for workout programs than usual.  These requests come from people of all shapes, sizes, and workout experience.  For today, I want to focus on a beginner workout routine for the person who has some workout history but has been relatively inactive for awhile.  They...

Whether you love him or hate him, it seems like everyone has an opinion on LeBron James these days.  Well, I’m not here to question his shot selection or his propensity to defer to Wade at the end of big games; I’m here to take a look at the LeBron James workout and assess how he’s preparing himself to take the floor against the best athletes in the world.  First of all, understand that this guy is 6’8″,...

In an effort to help you look and feel better I wanted to address one of the biggest issues facing our country today . . . the ol’ flat butt syndrome.  You know what I’m talking about.  The type of physique where if I rolled a quarter down the back of this person’s neck, it would take a direct path to the ankles without any interference at the midway point.  Chances are this person is suffering from both pain in his...

When it comes to training the shoulder, I’m all ears.  I have to be.  Considering that a great deal of my business consists of training baseball players, I have to be very conscious of the health of an already very unstable joint.  How unstable?  Picture a golf ball sitting on a tee.  The shallow socket of the shoulder (glenohumeral joint) does allow for more range of motion than any other joint, but it also relies on the...

Pitching is a chess match.  It involves changing speeds, working both sides of the plate, adjusting the batter’s eye level, and keeping him off balance.  That being said, it sure is a luxary for those who can reach back and pump a mid-90s fastball by the batter instead of worrying about being crafty.  There’s much more margin for error when you throw hard and, let’s face it, you often get the benefit of the doubt and...

In the past when I’ve written articles on core strength training or abdominal specific training, people have been both appreciative of the information and new perspective but, at the same time, also frustrated because they didn’t know what exercises to do after learning that their conventional approach was counterproductive. Remember, the objective for core strength training should be to PREVENT flexion, extension, and...