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EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #36 Spread Foot 3 Position Arm Raises We are just 2 exercises away from completing your Running Warm-up. Following them we will do one more video in this series that will go over the proper sequence and reps to make it complete. The 3 Position Arm Raises are a great example [...]

This topic has been a common one among trainers and clients for many years. There is the common thoughts of various heart rate zones targeting different fuel sources. I have not used these in a long time but when I used to use heart rate as a major training tool I used 65-75% of your [...]

I was interested to see that the bulk of you voted for swimming as the exercise that burned the most calories. I have been interested in this for as long as I have been a trainer simply because the question was constantly being asked by the clients I was working with. Calories is such a [...]

Inside the training center at the school I work at we have several sets of ankle weights. We utilize them for doing various hip strengthening exercises. Commonly however the athletes ask about why we do not train in them more frequently for things like running or agility drills. The basketball team even tells me that [...]

We did a post awhile back about the situation with Caster Semenya. I wanted to keep you up to date on this topic and in a recent article I found from Telegraph.co.uk that gives more information on how this situation is unfolding. This has proven to be a hot topic and many people have an [...]

EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #34 The Standing Quad Stretch is a move that typically is not performed correctly enough to get the maximum benefit from it. In the video we describe the importance of contracting the antagonistic muscle groups to help provide extension of the hip. This is what allows for you to actually lengthen [...]

I thought it would be good to close out the regular Monday posts that Josh Platt has been doing for the last few months by letting you know how life after the Portland Marathon went. At the end of the race he was extremely tired in his muscular system. The last few miles his muscles [...]

EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #33 Standing Cats and Dogs Standing Cats and Dogs is a great move that can be done at anytime when your back starts to feel tight. It is a great option for anyone who spends a lot of time at a desk or if you are doing prolonged periods of standing. [...]

Wow what an experience! There is so much I could say about this amazing experience.  I was hoping the Portland Marathon would be something I would never forget and I was definitely not disappointed.  I can remember the incredible rush of the start and the intense mental battle of the last eight miles.  I felt [...]