Conditioning Research

It is no secret that I am a big fan of Doug McGuff.  I interviewed him here a couple of years ago and he was kind enough to give me a very good review for Hillfit . There is an excellent interview with Doug at the Bulletproof Executive site that is very well worth listening to. Podcast #26: Body By Science with Dr. Doug McGuff, MD

A few months ago I had an interview here with Drew Baye . There is a great new interview / podcast up now with Drew over on Jimmy Moore's blog.   Drew makes some great points about the nature of real exercise as opposed to activity or recreation.  Definitely worth listening to (although as with any Jimmy Moore interview I tend to fast forward through the first few minutes of commercials and folksy DJ stuff) Check it out here

I first came across Patrick Diver via the Body By Science Blog where he was commenting regularly and posting some videos of his training.  I was intrigued at a high level endurance athlete training with  short HIT style sessions.  That led to this interview.  I hope you enjoy it and get as much from it as I have.  There is some great material in here! Patrick , normally in these interviews I start off by asking a little about your background: how you got into training and how you developed your particular approach.  Who are you? Pushing Hard on the bike Hi Chris, my name is Patrick Diver and I’ve had a personal training business, Greyhound Fitness , for nearly 9 years now in Orlando, Florida. I also have a couple other websites including patrickdiver.com a nd fitnessgod.com.  The latter, funny URL and all, has a new weblog I just started (also to be found at patrickdiver.blogspot.com ).   As far as philosophy is concerned, first ...

Fred Fornicola was interviewed on this blog recently. He and Matt Brzycki recently finished creating an in-depth Youth Fitness Certification Course that covers all aspects of working with the young population of today. The 175 question exam is based on their book, "Youth Fitness: An Action Plan for Shaping America's Kids" and covers nutrition, cardiovascular, strength and flexibility training along with anatomy, program design and much, much more. Fred says "Even if you don't exclusively work with young people, this exam will challenge your working knowledge as a trainer and trainee."  Sounds like it is worth checking out. ===> Premiere Personal Fitness YouthFIT Certification <=== Tom Kelso had this to say about the exam: "This test is challenging, yet necessary for establishing the proper goals and direction for today's youth.  In a time when we are inflicted with child obesity, an abundance of poor food options, technology that...

A couple of weeks ago I put up an interview that I had done with Fred Fornicola . He is a good guy. After I did the interview I found out that he is a friend of my pal here in Edinburgh Colin who runs Edinburgh Deep Tissue Massage . Colin spoke very highly of him. Small world. Anyway, Fred has started a new service, offering On-Line Training. If you are looking to improve your training it might be worth your while getting in touch with Fred . WHAT TO EXPECT • In-Depth Consultation • Health History Evaluation • Goal Setting • Exercise Selection and Equipment Recommendations • Personalized Exercise Program ADDITIONAL SERVICES • Review of Training Video Performance • Email Inquiries • And much, much more. If you are interested, Fred Fornicola can be contacted at 908.433.4542 or via email at fredfornicola@gmail.com . For more information about Fred and Premiere Personal Fitness , visit www.PremierePersonalFitness.com . PRICING Initial Consultation (by appointment) - $40.00 Hour Phone S...

Here is another interview, this time with Fred Fornicola , owner of Premiere Personal Fitness and co-author of Dumbbell Training for Strength And Fitness an excellent little book. Fred, I first came across you due to your book on dumbbell training and then seeing you as a regular commenter on the Body by Science blog , but can you give my readers a short introduction to yourself? Who are you and what is your background in exercise? Well Chris, my name is Fred Fornicola and I’ ve been involved in training and fitness since I was about 15. I own and operate Premiere Personal Fitness in Asbury Park, New Jersey ( Chris - there is a video of the gym here ) . I’m a fitness professional, personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, fitness consultant, lifestyle fitness coach, as well as a published author. I’ ve been involved in the field of strength and fitness for over 34 years. I was one of the contributing authors of the book Get Fit New Jersey! and co-authored the bes...

On Keith Thomas' EvFit site he has a page devoted to tracing the history of the current interest in the Paleo Lifestyle movement . It is interesting to track the growth of the movement and the current explosion of interest - the last few months things seem to have crept out of the shadows and the special interest and it is almost the latest fashion, the latest fad. Anyway, early on in Keith's analysis is the note: 1999 - Ray Audette's Neanderthin published Back before Mark Sisson , before Art DeVany , before Loren Cordain , before EvFit , before MovNat , before Free the Animal , before mainstream newspapers were talking about the "Caveman Diet".....Ray Audette wrote a book about the paleo diet - Neanderthin . I bought it 5 or 6 years ago when I was I was just starting to investigate low carb diets and enjoyed the simplicity of the concept and the quality of the approach. (Keith has a good overview of the book). It was at the time a unique book, bre...