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Avoiding Surgery With Exercise and Adjustments

December 2021 I had a orthopedic surgeon recommend double hip replacement surgery. At the time I was getting pretty steady and significant jolts of pain each day with a fairly noticeable limp. At the time, I was still jumping, sprinting, squatting...

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When Training Gets Hard and You Want To Quit

I wrote the following for my existing clients and primiarly the online portion was who I had in mind. In person training I have a little more control over these outcomes. It's not uncommon to see people skip out on the last week of a training...

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"How much should I be working out?"

This is one of the most common questions I hear during my consultations over the past decade. It depends and there are many reasons why.  Rarely does a person walk in who has never participated in any form of exercise. It’s usually someone...

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FREE COV19 Workout Templates + Online Training

The Ballantyne personal training studio has temporarily been closed since the end of day March 25th due to COV19. The hope is I will be able to open April 30th or May 1st when the shelter in place order hsa been lifted.  In the meanwhile, I have...

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Should You Be Training for Strength or Hypertrophy?

  When people come to me, 99% of the time they’re running in circles. There may be a goal in sight but no efficient plan to get there. The training is often conflicting with the individuals’ end game.  I’m referring to...

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