Warning: This is not one of my typical training-related blog posts. If you’re looking for information that will help your career as a fitness professional, personal trainer, or strength coach, don’t go any further. But if you’re interested in an experience that may help you as a human being, read on… It was the summer…

Many health and fitness misconceptions exist. For instance, we’re told to eat a high carbohydrate breakfast to fuel up and kickstart the day with plenty of energy. Unfortunately, for many this leads to a midmorning slump, extreme cravings and hunger throughout the day, and a layer of fat around their midsection that seems to persist…

Earlier this week a colleague sent me a very disturbing video. Here it is… One of his clients kept asking about this “new revolutionary training technique” that was apparently all the rage. The method was called Crossfit, and his client really wanted to try it. Now, this particular client had a history of falling for…