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Here’s a video of me running through an Advanced MMA workout with my newest piece of equipment: The ARC. A man by the name of Chris Severs, who invented this awesome piece of equipment, was kind enough to stop by and put it in my gym. I am most pleased with it’s versatility of being [...]

Here is a video of me working an MMA training session with Delvon Garrett. We are about 4 months out from LCL and PCL surgery and his body seems to be on the mend. We have been in a constant building phase to get his foundations straight with corrective exercises and Myofascial Release. Now it’s [...]

Here’s my latest MMA Training video with Dean Lister. Week after week the guy keeps getting sharper with his movements. The guy continues to evolve and has been a monster in sparring as of late. It’s looking like we should have a good showing coming up later this month. Great work Dean!

Here’s a Video of me working on my Golf swing with Gabriel Writer. Gabriel Writer is one of those guys who has a genuine obsession mastering technique in his sport. It’s guys like these that you can always learn the most from when it comes to many things in life. Enjoy!!! Check out Gabriel’s Youtube [...]

As a personal trainer, applying the aspects of efficient biomechanics onto another person is one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish. A common problem I have found in watching people’s wired dysfunctional movement patterns is the inability to produce force and movement horizontally and transversely. With Jeremy Stephens it was easily one of the [...]

As I have progressed as Holistic Movement Practitioner and Personal Trainer, it has become increasingly more important to keep my focal point on the basics. The same rules apply with all levels of personal training clients, professional and collegiate athletes included. In fact, the athlete is more inclined to have dysfunction if they learned improper [...]

Here is a full length feature on how I apply my method towards bringing functionality back to the human body, specifically in the lumbo-pelvic region. Since everything I do in my method has an intention, it is important to know that intentional to really be able to get the results you desire. Lumbo-Pelvic imbalance is [...]

The Medicine Ball has been a tool I have used since the very beginning of my personal training career, and it has still managed to be a relevant piece of equipment in my functional training regimens. In terms of functional ballistic core development, it’s very difficult to replicate the versatility of the Medicine Ball. This [...]

Today’s topic is going to be healing. It’s all too often that people will get into a gym and not only forget warming up, but also forget to set the body back into a relaxed state, where it can begin the recovery process. As a personal trainer, I have witnessed so many people get into [...]

Here’s a personal training video in san diego of me helping Mike Gentile in his MMA training regimen. We have been primarily doing work in the structural alignment phase for the last 3 months, and now its time to put the pedal to the metal once again. We have had to battle a severely rounded [...]

Here is a video of a personal training session focused on correcting and Anterior Pelvic Tilt and an Asymmetrical weight shift. As I have mentioned in the past, tight hip flexors (caused by sitting for extended periords) have been a commonality I have found often as a personal trainer. Another problem I have been focusing [...]

Here is a TRX suspension personal training session I did with Julie at my gym in San Diego, CA. Although suspension training is not always my go to when it comes to my functional training regimens, I will say it’s nice to throw this bad boy in from time to time. Enjoy

Here are a few exercises I regularly use in my personal training and MMA training regimens. I use my Keiser Functional Trainer in this video for this circuit training workout, but these exercises can also be used with other types of pulley systems and resistance bands. Enjoy

Here’s another video of me taking “the boogey many” Dean Lister through an MMA training session. Once again, the main them out of our personal training is the implementation of the transverse plane. Enjoy

This is part 2 of how to improve your running Biomechanics. Last week, we covered the Anterior Oblique System, this week we are covering the Posterior Oblique System. In terms of explosiveness and efficiency while running, the Posterior Oblique System might be the most important muscle system to properly engage in gait, as it contains [...]

Here’s a video of me covering some Functional Training and Boxing focus mitt work with Dean Lister. This is all still a work in progress, but I can see that Dean is starting to understand the inefficient from the efficient, in regards to his striking.

Here is a video of a personal training session focused on trunk rotation, for the improvement of running biomechanics. The primary focus with Chris in our personal training regimen has been to develop core strength and stability, along with proper thoracic spine function. This video shows, in part, how I improve these elements by integrating [...]

Here is the latest Functional MMA Training workout I had with Jeremy Stephens. Although his movements still need some work, I am beginning to see his body adapt to the biomechanical adjustments we are making. I can see that he is consciously able to mechanically understanding the difference between efficiency and inefficiency with his body. [...]

Acrobats and gymnasts are, by far, some of the most impressive athletes I have ever witnessed. Their grace, stability, technique and explosiveness are unparalleled. Not that I didn’t already have an appreciation for what they do, but after trying some of the basics in Chinese Pole Acrobatics, my appreciation increased immensely. I was fortunate enough [...]

One of the elements of movement I am yet to see in any functional training regimen, since I have been a personal trainer, is the proper use of the transverse plane. In all honesty, I can’t say I have ever seen anyone apply the transverse plane correctly. It has been one of the most perplexing [...]

“It’s not the practice, it’s the practitioner” I haven’t always been the biggest fan of Chiropractic care, but the quote just mentioned is one I always keep in mind before making a definitive judgement on any health practitioner. Like Chiropractic, Personal Training has taken its share of lashings because of the many who don’t take [...]