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About the Creator Chris Wilson, RKC, CPT Chris Wilson has worked in the fitness industry for over 15 years. He has seen and done it all from working the front desk at health clubs to personal training to managing entire fitness facilities. Chris became a Certified Personal Trainer in 1999 with NASM and has trained over 15,000 hours with clients from 10 to over 90 years old. In 2013, he participated in the Russian Kettlebell Certification (RKC) workshop and became an RKC Instructor and in the Spring of 2015 he became a Specialist in Sports Nutrition with the ISSA. He specializes in all kinds of strength modalities such as Functional exercise designed to restore balance and improve body movement patterns as well as Bodybuilding, Powerlifting, Olympic lifting, Strongman and more recently Kettlebell training. Chris is very passionate about exercise and regularly participates in Mud Runs like the Tough Mudder and Spartan Race as well as the occasional 5...

Vince Gironda – Legend & Myth Review I got an advance copy of Vince Gironda – Legend & Myth At first I turned down the offer to look at it but I have been hearing  a lot about it the last few day so I decided to give it a quick look. As I read, I became very intrigued. Let me share with you a few of the things I found in the book. #1 – Expanding Horizons The book highlighted the Golden Era from the 50s, 60s, and 70s of body building. I can say that I am not a body builder but of late I have been working hard to open my horizons to other disciplines and perspectives than the ones that I have been trained in. This has included being open to the effect of energy on injury recovery and how nutrition can affect injury recovery. Over the last few months I have realized, there is greater growth and understanding if I go and learn from other specialities and disciplines.  One of those areas is body building since it is another exercise and moveme...

the Savage Strength Training System by Mike Gillette SWAT teams are elite tactical units within the law enforcement community. They are called up on to defuse high risk, volatile and dangerous situations such as hostage rescues or terrorist incidents. Not just anybody can be a member of a SWAT team–it requires a high degree of skill and demands physical prowess. SWAT team members need to be strong, quick and agile with endurance too. Developing all of these skills calls for a specialized approach to training–just ‘going to the gym’ isn’t going to cut it. Building a body capable of fulfilling the tough physical requirements of the SWAT team requires an extreme level of knowledge, commitment and dedication. When it comes to knowledge of ‘SWAT-worthy’ workouts, Mike Gillete is among the best of the best. He overcame terrific odds, bouncing back from a broken back and severely damaged ankles to become a Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame inductee and among the most highl...

3 Leg Exercises You Need To Tweak To Avoid Blowing Out Your Knee Everyone that plays sports and works out hard suffers from sore knees from time to time…..it’s just part of the deal isn’t it? Having played outside linebacker in college I used to have running backs and full backs diving at my knees to cut block me every time I rushed the passer. After the games my knees would swell up and it would take a few days of icing before I was back to 100%. Practicing, playing games and strength training can all take it’s toll on the body over time. Westy3I learned this the hard way in 2001. After college I went to Sweden to play football and tore my Anterior Crucial Ligament (ACL). Throughout the season I kept trying to rehab and keep playing but obviously this wasn’t possible. Once I returned to the states it was time for surgery. To be perfectly blunt with you the rehab process was very painful and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy 🙂 In fact, I remember bribing my physic...

 Fix Your Shoulder Pain For weightlifters, any type of injury can mean trouble, but an injured shoulder is among the worst. Because they are involved in so many different types of movements, shoulder injuries can all but bring your workout routine to a screeching halt. At best, a shoulder injury can sap your upper body strength, which results in the loss of hard fought-for gains in muscle mass and strength.  And the fact of the matter is that shoulder injuries account for about 40% of all resistance training-related injuries, which gives them the dubious distinction of being the number one cause of pain in the gym. Left untreated or worse, treated improperly, a shoulder injury can last for weeks or even months. And given the complexity of the shoulder, proper treatment can be tricky. Fortunately, Mike Westerdal (CriticalBench.com) and Rick Kaselj, MS (ExerciseForInjuries.com) have teamed and developed a solution that unlocks the secret to fixing shoulder pai...

Cure Any Back Pain and Sciatica – in 7 Days or Less If you’ve spent time looking for possible sciatica and back pain treatment solutions, you’ve probably heard about Sciatica & Back Pain Self-Treatment System – a home program that guarantees to eliminate pain in just 7 days. But does it work? Is it really that effective that it removes your pain so fast? What is it based on? We spent enough time researching the system and here is what we’ve found. Origins of Sciatica & Back Pain Self-Treatment The method was created in the 90s by several Japanese health experts for Olympic athletes and sumo wrestlers who often suffered from various neuromuscular and skeletal pains due to their bodyweight, such as sciatica, lower back and thoracic back pain, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, neck pain, arthritis and diabetes induced spinal issues and fibromyalgia. The group of coaches and health experts spent several years gathering information from chiropractors, ph...