A Philosophy of Strength and Health

I'm still recovering from the five-day loss of power at home. You would think we had a hurricane. I've been wanted to say this for years: I am not a personal trainer. Please do not refer to me as such. I hold no "personal trainer" credentials. I don't count reps or hand people dumbbells. I am a physical therapist, licensed in Missouri and Illinois. I hold an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and graduate degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Washington University. I've acquired the NSCA CSCS (certified strength and conditioning specialist) credential and the USA Weightlifting Club Coach certification, but those are nothing compared to the time and effort spent to get my degrees and licenses. I can rehab your newly-scoped knee and then teach you how to squat properly or do a power jerk. Now, I have many friends who are personal trainers. Some are very good at what they do and know their scope of practice. The publi...

Finally testing the blog waters. I think this is going to be fun. Does anyone know why people are so intimidated by free weights? Or why most of the people in this country think they are exercising by sitting down on some contraption and doing non-functional, single-joint movements? Now if more people could get in this position, we'd have less back and knee pain. Really.