Are The 5 people In Your Life Helping you Succeed Or Fail?
The past few months of my life have been mind blowing! From working 2 jobs and finishing up massage therapy school to expecting a baby, life has been pushing me to the max. One thing that I am very...
View ArticleHow To Master The Lunge
When performed correctly, the lunge is one of the best exercises you can do in the gym. While the lunge itself may not be cool looking or get you great legs like the squat or deadlift, it is a great...
View Article5 Ways to Improve Your Squat
Over the past few months, I have been squatting a lot! Let’s just say that squatting is not my best lift out of all of The Big 3. In order to give me something to work towards, I entered my first...
View ArticleStrength Training Basics for Youth Athletes
At a younger age, variety is key to developing fundamental skills that will allow the athlete to succeed later on down in life. It is important to note that goals can be very diverse, and, and coaches...
View Article5 Reasons I am Thankful !
As I sit here and write this post I can not help think back to the past decade of my life and all of the things I have accomplished. I have fought in not one, but two wars, had a chance to guard...
View ArticleQuick and Easy Ways to Assess Clients in a Group Setting
In this day and age of fitness, if you are not assessing you are guessing. While one-on one training may be the best scenario for assessments, it does not mean that trainers should overlook the...
View Article5 Ways to Live a Happier Lifestyle
We are already in the second month of 2016, and if you are like most people, you’ve probably set a list of goals you want to accomplish this year. Over the past few years, I have learned that it is not...
View ArticleSelf Care and New Moms, You ARE NOT SELFISH!
Let me set the stage by saying: as I write this my baby is one week old , curled up on my chest, passed out, milk drunk, and breathing with her mouth open just like my husband. I look at her face and...
View Article3 Ways to Individualize Group Training
Programming for groups can be exhausting. Finding safe and effective ways to keep clients motivated week after week can be challenging. One thing that has allowed me to succeed is the ability to...
View ArticleExpectations, Should You Have Them?
“What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how it’s supposed to be”- Socrates In our mind we expect things to go how we imagine that they should. So, when things do not meet our...
View ArticleDad Bod 2 Point 0 : Because Beer Bellies and Laziness are Lame
Just a few years ago we were relaxing in Spain enjoying the finer things in life. Fast forward a few years and now this….. After 10 years as a Marine I thought that fatherhood would be a breeze....
View ArticleViPR Deadbug With Lateral Shift
As a coach at Cressey Sports Performance and a personal trainer at Equinox , I can not tell you how much I love dead bugs. I use them in my warmup and during my strength training programs. Sometimes...
View Article4 Deadlift Versions Every Endurance Athlete Needs to Try
It’s that time of year again up here in New Hampshire where people start to train outside. Endurance races have become quite popular in the past few years, and while practicing for a particular sport...
View ArticleResiliency : A Marine’s Point of View on What It Takes to Be a Good Fitness...
My name is George Kalantzis, and I coach at Cressey Sports Performance. Email CSPmass@gmail.com for additional information on our 4th annual Fall Seminar. #CEUs! A photo posted by Cressey Sports...
View Article9 Money Saving Tips for the Grocery Store
During a recent trip to the grocery store I was asked by the cashier if I had any coupons. I laughed aloud and said nope, they never have coupons for the real food, just the processed stuff. We...
View Article3 Reasons Why You May Not Be Losing Weight
Over the past three years as a personal trainer, I have seen many different cases of weight loss. From clients that were 200 lbs overweight to those that just wanted to loose that last bit of stubborn...
View ArticleCrush Your Week With Workout Wednesday!
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means…. Hopefully by now, you all know that full body density based training circuits work.They are fun, challenging, and produce quick results. By getting more...
View ArticleHow to Design Your Own Killer Circuit
Circuit training is one of the most popular ways to workout. I’ve been using circuit training for years since my time in the Marines and just about every program I write includes some variation of a...
View Article4 Questions To Ask Yourself To Crush 2017
It’s the end of the year and that means people are starting to think about what they accomplished in 2016 and where they would like their life to be in the coming year. As a fitness professional this...
View Article10 Leadership Principles That Great Coaches Possess
When I stepped inside Cressey Sports Performance, in the summer of 2013 for my internship, I remember the chills that ran down my spine. The quotes of inspiration on the wall brought me back to the...
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