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Strength Is Over Inflated
Strength is to the human performance field, what ticket sales are to the entertainment industry. Muscular Strength is a variable that most physical therapists, athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, and human performance trainers all measure and account...
Truth & Tradition
First, let me start off by saying that in the context of this article Tradition isn't bad, it's just an original way of how we were taught to perform something. A lot of people have heard me say over the years, "Don't forget the basics."; and, I still believe that to...
What Being Fit Truly Means
I believe that there's a false sense in the human fitness and performance space of what being "Fit" truly means. When most of us hear the word "Fit" we just think of an individual that has aesthetic attributes, such as well defined pecs and abdominals. Well I'm here...
Always Be An Athlete
I want all of you can better understand where I'm coming from, so I'm going to make my message more clear and concise. If you've read any of my past blogs (if you haven't that's fine) you know that at Odyssey Performance I believe in training for performance above all...
Words That Should Be Eradicated From the Performance World and Why?
As I've gotten more years under my belt as a trainer, I've become a lot more patient, compassionate, and understanding. I remember when I first started in the field over 8 years ago I was very opinionated, dogmatic, and loud about my beliefs. Although, I still have...
Focus on Performance First and Foremost
Whatever fitness and performance goals that you may have, it can seem overwhelming at times what exactly you should focus on. I've said it many times before that there's a lot of information in the fitness and performance fields, and a good majority of it is...
Priming Before Your Training Session
Over the last 8 years of being a professional trainer, I've changed a lot of my practices. I've changed how I communicate, program design, choose exercises, and just think in general. This has led to me becoming a better trainer, but more importantly it has led to an...
Control the Controllables
None of us can ever predict the chaos that we're going to encounter in life. It's full of bumps, pot holes, detours, and many other obstacles that are often times put there by circumstances out of our control. No one, especially myself, could've predicted the chaos...
Shiny Object Syndrome
I'm not 100% sure why, but it seems like fads, or "shiny new objects" are coming at us more frequently. Maybe it's social media and how easy it is to share information. Whatever the case may be this is happening each and everyday at a tremendous rate. Although, it's...
Decide What You Want First
Throughout my years of being a personal trainer I've witnessed a lot of common themes. I'm grateful for all of them, the good, the bad, the ugly, and the indifferent. However, regardless of the circumstance I learned a very valuable lesson. The fitness world is full...