Chris Morrison takes pride in saying he has been the first Black athletic director at two area high schools — St. Anthony in Long Beach, where he is now, and St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey. He says he’s accomplished this because he was able to rise above the... Read more

Trainer’s Appearance On American Ninja Warrior TV Show Is A Rewarding, Illuminating Experience On June 12, American Ninja Warrior season 9 will air on NBC. I had the huge honor of being selected, one of 600 out of 75,000 applicants, to compete on the show. Something that was an incredible experience for... Read more

   The waiting period between your workouts of certain muscle groups may be longer, or shorter, than yout though.     Have you ever wondered how long you need to give yourself in between workouts? We all have. I always wondered when it would be ok to train a muscle group... Read more

Almost two years ago I did something I thought would never happen to me in my life. I tore my Achilles. Luckily there was no loud pop or sharp pain. I just couldn’t walk. It was pretty scary.  It was the catalyst to me delving deep into the research of... Read more

   If you happen to be, or have been, an athlete in any sport then you know how important it is for you to have the best season of your life every season. For me, the sport of choice was football.     I was blessed to be able to spend... Read more

   Performing a lift to the point of failure can be a good thing — if you know when you’re failing.   Powered By Trucks : Anthony Trucks    There are so many ways to train, and one of the most underused forms is failure sets.     Failure sets are just... Read more

   Pushing through discomfort isn’t always a sign of strength; it’s often an avenue to injury  POWERED BY TRUCKS: Anthony Trucks    “It’s nothing, I can handle it. I’ll just push through the pain”    Worse words have never been uttered when in my presence at the gym. I was... Read more

   If you are a fan of this column then you know that I usually write about weight lifting, power training, and all that is involved with training the body for strength.     I am not going to stray from that topic too much with this article, but I want... Read more

It’s finally the holidays, and if you’re anything like me, you’re bundled up to avoid the cold weather, and you just can’t help but want to eat everything in sight. So you’re gaining a little weight? Who cares?  Unless you have a figure competition coming up or you’re going to... Read more

The bench press is one of the most widely performed lifts in the world.  If you walk into any gym in America you will most likely find that there is a line just to use the bench press. It’s all about who can press the most weight. Now if you... Read more

Have you ever gotten into a car to go somewhere, realized you have no idea whatsoever how to get there, then started the car and drove off hoping to get there? I would think not.  I ask this only because people start training every day expecting to get results, but... Read more

When it comes to athletic lower body power development, the most important aspect is to increase the rate of force development of the extension of the three lower body joints. We call this “Triple Extension” of the ankle, knee, and hip.  Whenever someone tries to jump or sprint they coil... Read more