Here is an audio interview I did about a year ago (yes, it took me a year to post this) with Dr. Perry Nickelston of Stop Chasing Pain. Dr. Perry interviews the top pro’s in the industry so be sure to check out his podcast and blog. You can listen to the full interview...

This is not easy and it’s actually the 3rd or 4th round of Jason performing it. I said it a few weeks ago and I’m sticking to it…. The racked sled walk (first exercise) is the hardest thing I have ever done. Put it in a metabolic circuit, preferably at the beginning, and you...

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe…. Then you’ll be...

The things I look for in a coach or employee (or anyone I want to be around for that matter): 1. They have to care – “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care”. I can remember Michael Boyle saying this and it resonated from the second I heard it. But...

Here is a clip of some group sessions at Impact Performance Training…...

This could be the hardest damn exercise I have ever done and I hate Dan John for inventing it. Well, I don’t really hate Dan because he is like a sweet teddy bear (but obviously he has a mean streak). I’m not kidding when I say that the contraction from your abdominals during this...

In the goal of body fat loss, there are two types of people: 1. Those who reduce their calories (and track them) 2. Those who don’t Not by coincidence, there is one of two outcomes: 1. Those who lose body fat 2. Those who don’t With 10+ years of training people and witnessing literally...

“I suck at chinups or I can’t do a chinup (or insert your exercise you can’t do)”. This is one of those exercises that people often say they CAN’T do but wish they could do. They want a specific exercise that will all of the sudden make them start banging out...

I haven’t played on a set of monkey bars since I was a child and I’ll be honest, when my friends at Fitness Anywhere sent me a TRX/Monkey Bar rack, I felt like the uncoordinated kid on the playground. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW HARD IT WAS! I looked nothing like my primate...

For an easy, low calorie, nutritionally rich spaghetti option…. Ingredients you will need: 1 spaghetti squash 1 green bell pepper 1 small yellow or white onion 1 cup...

Here are a few tough pushup variations for you to play with on the TRX. The first one requires two TRX’s and appears easier than it is. At the top position, where you can typically rest a bit, the TRX’s are pulling your arms into abduction so now the top position now becomes...

We all look for it. Coaches, athletes, clients, everyone. We all look for the perfect training program and the perfect diet. Of course, each of us has our own opinions as to what the perfect program and diet looks like, and those opinions can shift and sway over time. The better trainers and...

Are you lazy or do you just have poor time management skills?

Here is an anterior core exercise we like at IPT. Like most of the TRX exercises, this is great because its so easy to progress and regress the exercise. For those of you that train groups of people, this is extremely important. Rather than having to explain an completely different movement...

No mind blowing stuff here…. this is simply just the workout myself and some of my guys did this morning. Normally I would have some video for you but we just didn’t get around to it for some reason. I skipped out on plyo’s and Oly lifts due to an irritated achilles from...

Here is a great hip dominant selection that I picked up from my good friend Robert Dos Remedios. The nice thing about this exercise is how easy it is to regress or progress the difficulty (this is true with mostly all of the TRX exercises). Set the handles at about hip level, move away from...

This is an advanced progression off of a regular Valslide Pushup. You must have some impressive horizontal pushing strength along with core stability in order to do this….. Seriously, if you are weak you won’t be doing anyone any favors by butchering this great...

I have a Love/Hate relationship with the Bodysaw exercise…. it is now weighing a little heavier on the hate side. We have been having some fun in the gym with the sandbells and started throwing them into our bodysaw progression. Enjoy the...

Here is a clip of a little finisher after...

This is a highlight clip of Bryan winning Gold in the Men’s lightweight blue belt division at the U.S. Open last weekend. Bryan accomplished this at only 17 years old. As of this last week Bryan is now a purple belt and we all very excited to watch him compete at the next...

Single leg squat with a sandbell.....

Here is a great dairy-free alternative for a Caprese Salad

What do you do when Mike Boyle speaks? You shut up, listen and take notes. Coach Boyle has been my biggest influence in the industry as he always has a way of making complex subjects seem simple. That, in my mind, is the sign of a great coach. Here is what Mike has to say on some of the...

This is our final Sled/TRX exercise. Enjoy....

Here is the next exercise in our Sled/TRX series......

This is the first of a series of exercises I am going to show you with the combination of the sled and TRX.....

This is a guest blog entry from my good friend Mike Richeson. Mike is one of the more intelligent humans I know who possess talent in several areas of life…. let’s just say that Mike doesn’t suck at life! His blog isn’t necessarily a fitness blog but more of a life blog. ———————————————————————————————– The other day, a friend of mine said, “You’re so lucky you’re healthy.” Given some of the context of the conversation, she was correct. I haven’t been put down because of some terrible disease, and I haven’t been banged up in a car accident. I’m very lucky in that regard. Part of the conversation was just health and fitness in general, though, and I tend to use those terms interchangeably. Yes, there’s a difference between health and fitness level, but fit people are...

The facility is actually up and running now but this is what it looked like during the construction. I will have an updated video by the end of the month.

Coach Dos' 10 favorite exercises on the TRX suspension trainer....

Learn the top three areas a BJJ athlete should focus on, the biggest myths in BJJ conditioning, and much, much more.

Timed sets are an interesting thing. Take a :30/:30 protocol for example (30 seconds of work followed by 30 seconds of rest). At first glance it seems to be purely metabolic given the short rest periods. We have been implementing these more at IPT and the rules of strength training are being broken...

I want to hang out with this guy. I would buy him endless amounts of beer to perform tricks for me on...

Nothing fancy today… just hard work at the end of a training session. We did this for 3 continuous...

When I think sport, I think strength and power. I hate the term “sport specific” but when I sport specificity I think complexing. A complex is when you pair two exercises together, a strength exercise followed by a power exercise of the same movement pattern. It is a great way to...

This is another great anti-rotation exercise on the TRX. The key here is that your hip stay stable as if a glass of beer is sitting on your low back...

My good friend Robert Dos Remedios just released a new 2 DVD set and as always it is content rich. This 2 DVD set contains almost 3 1/3 hours of footage! Coach Dos’ highly acclaimed CST lecture and hands-on presentation that he gave at the 2010 Perform Better Summit in Long Beach, CA. Also...

Many of you may or may not know that I am a vegan. Yes…. I lift weights, I am a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and I am a vegan. Some of you are probably thinking that is a weird combination but to me it is a perfect combination. I receive a good amount of emails from coaches and...

Sauté the peppers onion and garlic in olive oil, top with cilantro, cherrie tomatoes, and salsa of choice. Guacamole- 2 large ripe avacados, one small-med tomato diced, diced onion as desired, juice from one...