Junior Training Camp - Hot Florida Style!

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 [...]

Exercise of the Week - Plank Leg Raise with Dr. Mark Frisk

The Plank exercise by itself is one of my favorites. It is very safe, and it works so many important muscles.
Mark does a great job of keeping his hips up as he raises and lowers his legs. His glutes are firing as he lifts the leg and his abdominal cavity is bracing [...]

Partner Abdominal Med Ball Crunch

Here are a couple juniors that I worked with over the summer, Spencer Simon and Campbell Johnson.
It took them a couple times to get this exercise down, but once they did, you will see they were able to work their core together and motivate each other to keep going.
The exercise is [...]

TRX Suspension Pushup with Weight Vest/Perfect Pushup

As you can see from my latest blogs, I’ve been using my TRX Suspension Trainer quite a bit. Bob Dykes, my client from last night, called me, “Q”, from the James Bond movie. “Q” was the person in charge of giving 007 all of his latest and greatest gadgets. I [...]

Swissball Crunch with Dumbell

The core includes the following muscles: Transverse Abdominis, Rectus Abdominis, Multifidus, External Obliques, Internal Obliques, Quadratus Lumborum and Erector Spinae. It provides a stable platform which launches all of our movement by stabilizing the spine.
The core generates the rotational forces needed for many athletic movements including throwing, swinging, striking and [...]

Training with the TRX Suspension Trainer - Inverted Row

I love new tools and gadgets that will help build my business and get my clients fitter and stronger the right way.
When I drove 40 mins to pick up my new TRX Suspension Trainer, I knew I was getting something that was going to enhance my gym and training [...]

Field Workout - 20 yard Sprints - with Resistance

I have never been a fan of squats. Whenever I did them I felt that there was significant risk of injury to the lower back and that the muscles being used were primarily the mid to lower back muscles. Athletes need to run, not jump from spot to spot. This [...]

The Lateral Step Up

The lateral step up is a safe exercise that targets your hips, core, lower back, and glutes. I like this exercise because it works on balance and single leg training. The more I do of the single leg training, the more I like it. I like this exercise also because [...]

Swiss Ball Elevated Split Squat

Here is Macy Van Alstyne, NASM CPT, demonstrating one of my favorite exercises for developing leg strength and endurance.
As you can see in the video, Macy really has to be balanced in order to execute the movement pattern and gets a nice range of motion because of the swiss ball.
This exercise targets your glutes, [...]

Exercise of the Week - Single Leg, Single Arm Deadlift

This video was shot in Santa Monica, along Ocean Drive. This is a very popular spot for personal trainers to train their clients year round. Although it can get quite chilly there, the view , air, and, ambiance, provide for a beautiful setting.
Rachel Cannon, from Hollywood, CA, is a personal trainer [...]