As a professional NYC personal trainer, I know one of the key elements to getting in better mental and physical shape is a consistent sleep routine. Sleep deprivation is a health epidemic that is impacting more than 86.3 million American adults each and every night, and while the lack of sleep may seem harmless it […]
As I get older and my clients in my personal training business in NYC get younger, I am forced to look into their reality, mainly social media pressure. Consider this: during my teenage years, you compared yourself to your high school class ( which was bad enough) but you are talking only about 30 + […]
If you are thinking to go into the fitness industry 1. Be prepared not to make a lot of money at first or maybe never. Here is my story 2.Before you start working on your social media presence,please please please get actually good at your craft. Having abs does not mean you are capable of […]
Alec Baldwin voice: Oh, do I have your attention now? Here is todays topic which will A. save you from injuries and B. ensure great gains ( my paypal is attached, feel free to donate!) So what is this mystery topic du jour? Active range of motion! People often ask: What is the proper range […]
I took in a new client yesterday ( against my better judgement since we are REALLY booked) but he is just a really cool guy. As I sat down with him, I realized that despite (or because) of all the info out there people are still very much in the dark when it comes to […]
This is one of the most often asked questions: How much do genetics matter? The answer is..It depends. If you want to be a top level athlete of any sport, it matters a great deal how gifted you are. If you simply strive to look great at the beach, that is a different story. Above is Phil Heath BEFORE he ever […]
HI, Disclaimer: here is the video if that is your preferred form of delivery The question I got from another forum was: “Maik, how does it feel to look awesome?” Well, thanks, I guess. But it got me thinking: when I looked my best and trained the hardest I felt the worst. Why? For one, […]
How to grow a muscle There are two things all my NYC personal training clients want to achieve: 1. loose fat 2. Grow muscles. This newsletter will deal with number 2. When people fail to make progress, it is seldom for lack of effort. Instead, it is usually because said effort is wasted. In order […]
If a muscle is not developing, the usual answer is :work harder, work more. In my experience, anyone I have worked with that tried to get a certain muscle up to speed was working very hard as it is( exception calves) So what is amiss? A few things in my opinion. First off, most people […]
Training chest for most people is usually 3x 10 bench, bra! Racking up numbers, more reps, a few cheat reps.. done. But is that really the best way to go about it? The gentleman in the picture Q. Sparks from the transformation group has certainly figured something out… In the following video I lay out what actually […]