The slippery slope of “personal trainer shopping”.

November 8, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

A few weeks ago on the way down to Boston, a conversation arose about training and trainers. Pretty much everyone I know knows my stance on just what I think a trainer should be, and it’s shocking to me to discover that there are people out there who don’t hold to even half the standards […]

Just because you go to the gym…

October 10, 2013.Reading time 11 minutes.

It’s that time of year where my gym gets an influx of new members (majority is male) looking to either change their lifestyle or stick with the gym because they’ve just recently been assigned to our Coast Guard station here. These are the few weeks (aside from in January) where it takes me a little […]

Chicks don’t lift.

May 2, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

I hear a lot of things in the gym. A lot of it I expect. I live in a pretty small area. A county with 17 towns has a population of 35K people in it. Doesn’t get a heck of a lot smaller than that. Stereotypes are huge here, but the minds are small. A […]

Training and Music.

December 14, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

Training and music. In my world, they go hand in hand. Lately, I’ve had to readjust my gym schedule for the holidays because the gym I train at, closes early on the days before all of the major holidays (the joys of small town living). I’m usually taking time away from work to hit up […]