Does the body understand reps?

Does the body understand reps?

I believe that this question is one that is not asked enough.  We assign a number to how many times we are suppose to lift a weight a weight.  While I believe that it makes program design a little easier is it truly doing what it says?  For example the thought is that...
Plain Vs. Fancy Gyms

Plain Vs. Fancy Gyms

This is something I hear from people very frequently.  Dave your gym looks like something from Rocky IV.  Why don’t you have mirror or TV’s?  The answer I give everyone is you are hear to accomplish a goal.  A goal fo improving your health and performance.  If you...
FREE PLAY verse STRUCTURED PLAY

FREE PLAY verse STRUCTURED PLAY

 How many of us remember FREE play or non-adult supervised play?  I do.  This was one of my favorite childhood memories.  I am blessed to relive it since I have  2 young kids who do it all of the time.  They participate in FREE play.  It is so great to see them learn...
What makes a Great Athlete?

What makes a Great Athlete?

There are many things that great athletes do that others do not do.  There are also two types of great athletes, the ones who possess great athletic ability without doing anything for it and those who have worked their tail off to achieve greatness.  I am going to...
Reasons why you are not getting bigger?

Reasons why you are not getting bigger?

Reason #1 Your training is wrong. For too long so many people get mad when they do not make the gains they expect.  They get these workouts from magazines, off websites etc… expecting to make huge gains and when they make no gains they give up.  There could be a...

Are you Committed to being GREAT!

So many of us talk about being great. It is funny how our actions show something different. Maybe it is time to wake up to reality. “Greatness Never...