I'm sure you're thinking "WHOA THERE PARDNER! What are you, nuts. Whoever heard of such a thing????? Taking squats out of a strength training program." Seems completely counter intuitive doesn't it? Goes against traditional endurance athlete strength training methods doesn't it? Yep, and that's exactly why you should do it. Ask a rider what they feel more as they ride, their quads or their glutes, and I'd bet dollars to donuts (mmmmmmmm, donuts) "quads" would be the primary r

Coming up with the first sentence of a blog post is the absolute hardest thing about writing one. Find the right set of syllables and vowells, and IT'S BAM!! Word smithery galore. Wow, look at that. First sentence done, it appears to be mildly entertaining and this post is off and running. A little bit of coffee, throw in an episode of "Batman The Animated Series" (BTAS) in the background and it is go time with the prose. I love it when a a plan comes together! Much like dri

This week I'm easing back into the real world after the holidays, but fear not, I've got you calorically covered. Daniella Dayoub, from DFitlife, nutrition know-how master and partner in PE at the studio is going to help you eat like an adult after the age of 40. Other than sleep, this is probably one of the most critical components to losing weight, feeling good and moving your best. Sit back, pour yourself your favorite cup of caffeine, and enjoy! So I was at Farmer's Marke

For the love of Jack Lalane, STOP sitting all day. Please. Just stop. Now! What's that you say? Something about gainful employment and paying bills? Well, there is that. Thanks for reading, that's all we've got time for today, we'll pick it up here next week. My guess is that's not the answer you came here looking for, so fret not, I shall convert! Sitting all day is just plain horrible for you. I won't bore you as to why, you can search the almighty interwebs on your own to

If you sit down all day, (much like I'm doing right now, and no, the irony is not lost upon me), you need to get some exercise work into the back half of the body to manage this. Once your posture starts to go, the whole ship can get off course. Since everything we physically do is powered by how well our muscles move our bones, you might want to give this some attention on a regular basis. One of the better ways is to train the mid and upper back muscles. In a perfect world,

The most important component on your bike is your posterior chain. Its not something you can buy at your LBS (that's bike speak for Local Bike Shop), but if you don't have one, you won't ride as well and you just may end up with some aches pains that get in the way of having fun in the saddle. Since riding a bike takes places in the front half of the body, the muscles in the back half of the body can be taken offline. Meaning, the repetitive stress of the seated position as

This time of year, it is not a bad idea to be in a strength endurance phase for cyclists. Think of 3-5 minute big gear slow grind hill repeats to get an idea of what your gym workouts should look like. For convenient big bang for your buck movements, dumbbells and kettlebells held in the Dan John "Goblet" position can provide a lot of work in a short amount of time. Pick the right exercises and you can move every muscle in the body at once, drive your heart rate through the r

If you sit all day, you are setting yourself up for your body to make "adjustments" to the way you move, which may even keep you from moving. One of the bigger reasons the seated desk plank will get you is you're typically in a flexed position at the hips, and realistically slumping over a bit more as the day goes on and fatigue sets it. You don't want your body to get used to these positions, and you should do whatever you can do counteract them. Once you lose the glutes, a

If you're like most people, your weeks are short on time and long on commitments. Trying to juggle a career, family and finding the time to fit in fitness can be very challengin. They key to that is realizing that and more importantly that there is a way around that. All you need is an interval timer, something to pull on, bodyweight and a dumbbell or kettle bell. Set the timer to the following sequence of a work to rest ratio: 3:00 minutes of work, 2:00 minutes of rest x 3 s

How about that title? See what I did there? How's that for holiday awesome? Yes, my wife is a very lucky woman. This time of year, while our wallets are getting lighter, its very easy for our waistlines to go in the other direction. Office parties, get togethers with family and friends and refueling on shopping trips can easily make the number your scale skyrocket like a gas pump when you step on it. Throw in 870 things to do during the holiday season cutting into fitness tim