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...

The Health Hut has featured the Impact Performance Training Blog as one (see # 5)of the Top 50 Exercise Science Blogs. DN

I have had numerous people ask me about P90X and I have to be honest……. I didn’t know what the hell it was. I thought it was a new type of motorcycle or 4 wheeler. I just finally got around to checking it out and I cringed the whole time I was watching! They use the science...

I am back from Canada and I had an amazing time!! I have been too busy to write since I got back but I am starting back up this week…… so the nagging emails can stop Here are some of the highlights from my visit to Montreal: 1. Training the pulse. This made a HUGE light bulb go...

Well, I won’t be blogging at all this next week. I am heading to Montreal to visit my friend Jonathan Chaimberg of Adrenaline Performance Center. Jon is most known as the strength coach of some of MMA’s most elite fighters including Georges st. Pierre, Denis Kang, David Loiseua,...

I had a new article come out this week at strengthcoach.com. It is called “The Deadlift: teaching it and fixing it”. It is written more for trainers and coaches but can definatley serve some purpose for others. If you don’t have a membership to strengthcoach.com (why...

I did an audio interview this week at strengthcoach.com. It was on my recent article “Common mistakes of a mixed martial artist, from a strength and conditioning perspective” Have a listen...

1. It seems a lot of folks in the fitness industry like gimmicks. Fancy speed ladder drills, stability ball exercises, bosu ball stuff, balance boards, tire flipping, and so on. What ever happened to the basics? Most everything has its place but people seem to jump on the bandwagon of the...

Q: I travel fairly often. When I am on the road I rarely have time to seek out a gym. The hotels I stay at have nothing more than a junkie universal gym machine and dumbbells that could hardly challenge a 4th grade school girl. Is there a way to increase/maintain strength and power while...

Stupidity at an all time high!! Does any one have a big enough scale that we could weigh the risk to benefit ratio on this one?? I hope the coach has a good lawyer. And hopefully he has good health insurance because the first smart soul that catches him doing this is gonna smack him in the...

1. Its amazing that so many trainers and coaches don’t asses their clients and athletes. Assuming, is a HUGE mistake!! Get educated at the Function Movement Screen so that your clients get what they deserve. 2. Get off machines….better yet get your clients off machines. This is red handed...

Videos like this remind me that myself and others have not made much of an impact on the world of fitness…….Enjoy the...

I got this story from Mike Boyle. Mike is a Strength and Conditioning coach I look up to and respect very much. Visit his site at strengthcoach.com “When things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar…and the...

WARNING: The following post is hostile. (I have been out with an injury for 6 weeks….no jiu-jitsu for me) Sorry, I need to let off some steam!!! If you are a trainer offended by the title, its because you suck!! Personal Trainers are coaches. Coaches are meant to coach, right? When...