Exercise of the Week - Lateral “Spiderman” Pushup

Posted February 27, 2011 – 4:53 pm in: Amelia Island Personal Training, Pegasus Internet Training Program, Tennis Instruction

Here is one exercise that I have really liked doing with my clients lately. After listening to Juan Carlos Santana in an interview, I was convinced that upper body pushing strength could great be improved by doing various forms of pushups.
Here is one of them. Notice how Mark keeps a wide [...]

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Rotational Core Power with The Big Bozz

Posted January 26, 2011 – 11:21 am in: Amelia Island Personal Training, Golf Instruction

This right here is one of my favorite exercises of all time! When I first got my 12 pound dyna ball, I slept with it for a week straight. Of course my wife wasn’t nearly excited as I was when it arrived, but I was and this is one [...]

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7 Foundational Factors of Optimal Health

Posted December 28, 2010 – 9:53 am in: Amelia Island Personal Training, Nutrition

By Vin Miller owner of www.naturalbias.com
With the prevalence of poor health and disease in today’s society, it’s evident that many people are not properly caring for themselves. They often blame their poor health on genetics and circumstance, but in most cases, this is an excuse that will prevent them from ever achieving better [...]

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Holiday Metabolism Special

Posted December 9, 2010 – 9:54 am in: Amelia Island Personal Training, The 60+ Club, The Biggest Winner!

Metabolism, Body Fat, and Weight are all related to each other. The slower your metabolism, the more likely you will be to carry excess weight and body fat.
Your Metabolic Rate is how many calories you are burning at rest. Endurance athletes have higher Metabolic Rates than sedentary people. [...]

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The Big Bozz Returns

Posted September 25, 2010 – 10:06 am in: Amelia Island Personal Training

After what seemed like an eternity, Amer Delic, aka The Big Bozz returned to action over the weekend in Portugal. This time, he was on a new team. A team that I am sure holds dearly to his heart, Bosnia.
Some people may think that this is an “Uncool” move [...]

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Lateral Step Up with Dr. Mark Frisk

Posted June 27, 2010 – 1:23 pm in: Amelia Island Personal Training

The lateral step up will increase your strength in your quads, hips, and hamstrings. By holding the dumbbell in the opposite hand of the working leg, you engage your core across your body, while working on one legged balance.
Here is top 10 in the nation, Dr. Mark Frisk of Ponte [...]

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The Pauly P Lateral Shuffle with Jr. White Shadow

Posted June 19, 2010 – 5:14 pm in: Amelia Island Personal Training

For the past few days I have had the opportunity to train Greg Labanowski from Houston, TX.
Here is a clip from the end of practice. The repetitive change of direction, and the bending of the knees to touch each target, will strengthen the legs and build endurance.
We did [...]

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Junior Training Camp - Hot Florida Style!

Posted June 11, 2010 – 4:53 pm in: Amelia Island Personal Training, Cycling

I just completed an 8 day training camp with junior John Woodard. John is heading to LSU this upcoming fall and will be competing on the Men’s Tennis team. John needed to train all facets of his conditioning in order to compete in the upcoming Summer tournament’s.
Here is a [...]

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On Court Tennis Movement Training

Posted June 9, 2010 – 10:30 am in: Amelia Island Personal Training, Tennis Instruction

Here is a clip taken a couple years back when Amer was up in Amelia Island training.
I love doing this drill for tennis movement purposes. It really does cover all the bases when it comes to moving on the tennis court. You have to shuffle, move up and back linearly, and cover [...]

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Exercise of the Week - The Swiss Ball Rollout

Posted March 28, 2010 – 10:15 am in: Amelia Island Personal Training

Well, I haven’t been blogging too much, but I decided to show you a great exercise today.
The Swiss Ball Rollout is a safe and very effective exercise that trains core stability. The object is to try and sustain a stable plank position on a swiss ball or an ab [...]

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