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A Call for Adventure
“I have a surprise for you, we’re going on a sunset snorkeling cruise!” My girlfriend Katie said this to me last year as we left the resort we were visiting in Costa Rica. At the time I think it was the best surprise she had ever pulled off, and she was thrilled. I, on the…
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In Defense Of The Burpee
Yesterday, my friend Kevin Dineen of Structure Personal Fitness wrote a great article about why he doesn’t program burpees for any clients at Structure. Before we continue, I’d love it if you could read his article: Why We Don’t Do Burpees (And You Probably Shouldn’t, Either) As I read Coach Kev’s article yesterday, I found myself…
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This Is The Goal Of Every Personal Training Session
“I’ll be back in the club house soon, and on Thursday, I have a training with you and it’s my Birthday! Be nice to me!” I received that message from comedic bad-ass J.W. Crump on Monday, and I was lucky enough to run into him last night while we waited for the A train. We chatted…
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Pair These Moves: Romanian Deadlift and Floor Press
Exercise programming is an ivory tower science. There are laws, rules, and traditions, and if I were to follow everything I learned in school, my programs would be stuck in the early 90’s. Good program designers don’t sit in their towers, but rather refine their practice while walking the path. Very few of us have…
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How To Be A Bad Ass Mountain Biker (Or Good At Any Activity, Really)
When I first joined the team at Mark Fisher Fitness over two and a half years ago, I didn’t think I’d be writing an article on sports specific training. At the time coaching competitive athletes seemed like a thing of the past, and very few of our Ninjas at MFF are competing in high stakes…
Harold Gibbons | MovementGPS 