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• March 5, 2012

  2012 Nassau Zone

  This past Friday I had the opportunity to present at the NYS AHPERD Nassau Zone Conference at Adelphi University.  The event was hosted at Adelphi’s Center for Recreation and Sport, and while I’m in the building on a regular basis, it was nice to be on home turf for the event.  I presented last year…

• March 5, 2012

  Don’t Call It A Comeback

  In the ten seconds that it takes you to read these opening lines, know that it’s taken me at least 20 minutes to write them.  I’ve only written two posts in the past two weeks, so I feel a little out of place with my writing.  To help brush the dust off the gears, I…

• February 25, 2012

  Slow And Steady, Before You Race

  Nike Frees, Reebox RealFlex, New Balance Minimus, Inov8s, Vibram Five Fingers; the list of minimalist training shoes is very long.  The fitness industry has been seeing a ‘back-to-basics’ trend as of late, and footwear is along for the ride.  It seems that every week or so another company is creating a shoe designed to enhance…

• February 21, 2012

  Landmine Press, Sans Landmine

  About a month ago, strength coach extraordinaire Eric Cressey published a blog post, which detailed the Half-Kneeling 1-Arm Landmine  Press.  As Cressey wrote: First, with the trailing leg positioned appropriately, it’s a static hip flexor stretch that is even more effective because the athlete is cued to activate the same-side glutes and brace the core, so…

• February 20, 2012

  Wise Words from Wooden and Wolf

  I have two videos to quickly share with you today; one about success and the other about clean eating.  The videos are rather long, but I demand strongly encourage that you watch them, and consider what you can do differently to increase your quality of life. The first video is from revered UCLA Men’s Basketball…