by marc P | Jan 24, 2023 | Blog
A question someone asked me recently was: “Marc, what do you value?” I thought of the big ones – my wife, kids, faith, health, longevity, being a good friend, being a supportive boss, provide leadership, encouraging….the list seemed to keep...
by marc P | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog
On January 10, 2008 I stood in a delivery room at 5am after my rockstar wife was pushing for two hours, holding our firstborn. I was overwhelmed on many levels: we created a new human being, we would be a part of shaping this young man’s life…I had no idea...
by marc P | Feb 3, 2022 | Blog
Banded Pull Ups………….We have been talking a lot in the coaches meetings about bodyweight movements (ie pull ups, push ups) and proper development of the movements. The pull up (strict) is a brutally hard movement (that’s not rocket science...
by marc P | Oct 5, 2021 | Blog
Mistakes. I have made a lot with programming. I usually thought more was better. How many people are lying on the floor dictates a good workout. Doing a max effort back squat on Monday followed by 150 wall balls for time on Tuesday followed by tempo front squats with...
by marc P | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog
I was talking to someone today and asked them what they would love to be able to do in 3 months that right now was challenging. “Carry my paddle board by myself.” I have been coaching at the gym for 10 years and the more I ask that particular question the...
by marc P | Jul 28, 2021 | Blog
How sore you are doesn’t indicate how hard of a workout you had. There. I said it. It’s actually pretty easy to make someone sore. I could program Monday with 200 air squats. Tuesday with 5×15/leg Rear Elevated Split Squats. Wednesday with 1 rep max...
