CSCS Exam Prep (Part I)
By: Kevin Larrabee In less than a week I will be taking the exam to be a Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach. The National Strength and Conditioning Association provides the certification which is the gold standard in the fitness industry. I have planned out three days to study, yesterday was day 1. I first signed up to be a member of the NSCA ($120) and purchased an online practice test ($35). I proceeded to take the test without studying much to get a feel for what I... Read More
Bigger Stronger Faster, More Fass, and a New PWO Shake
By: Kevin Larrabee Sorry for not posting much new content lately. I have been very busy between the time I spend at Cressey Performance, studying for my CSCS exam, training, and sleeping. I won’t continue to post my training log as much unless I do something worth noting. For info on our workouts check out Tony’s T-Nation Log. For those that liked what Jonathan Fass had to say on this week’s show, you will be glad that he is now a member of The FitCast team as... Read More
Episode 102: Big Rocks (with Jonathan Fass)
Listen to Episode 102 here: TheFitCast102.mp3 (Or Right Click and Save-As to Download or Subscribe through iTunes Hosts: Kevin Larrabee and Jonathan Fass (Blog) Jonathan Fass comes on to discuss new fat-loss research, supplements, physical therapy and more! Sponsors TurbulenceTraining.com- Boost Muscle Growth and Blowtorch Bodyfat!!! BlackStarLabs.com (Save 10% with “FIT10″ code in comments section at checkout) RobertsonTrainingSystems.com - High Octane Corrective Exercise... Read More
Training Log (8/19/08)
By: Kevin Larrabee A1) Safety Bar Squats (4×3) 215 A2) Single arm cable row with rotation (3×10) 80 B1) Speed Deadlift (4×1) 225, 2 chains B2) Hip Mobility C1) Walking DB Lunges (3×8/side) 40, 45, 50×2 C2) Palloff Press with perturbation (3×20 seconds) D1) Tony’s Circuit (Rope Sled Pulls, farmers walk, Side and DL Med ball throws) Good workout, Spike kicked in on time. I did a pre/during workout shake with 1 scoop (1/2 serving) of Raspberry Surge and 4 scoops of Xtreme... Read More
Training Log (8/16/08, 8/18/08)
By: Kevin Larrabee Time to catch up on the log, here is Saturday’s and Monday’s workouts. Saturday: Pre-Work: Sprint Work 10 Yd Side Starts x 4 each side 35 Yd Carioca High Step to Sprint x 3 per side 45 Yd Build-Ups x Lifting A1) Trap Bar Deadlift 5×2,2,2,4,4 (375, 335) A2) Kneeling Hip Flexor Mobilization B1) Barbell Reverse Lunge 3×8/side (85lbs) I had a hell of a time balancing when my left foot was back B2) Recoiled Rotational Med Ball Throws... Read More
Episode 101: Leigh Peele
Listen to this week’s episode here: TheFitCast101.mp3 (or right click and save-as to download) Or Subscribe through iTunes!!! Hosts: Kevin Larrabee, Tony Gentilcore (Blog), and Leigh Peele Fat-Loss expert Leigh Peele joins us to talk about refeeds, calories in splenda, her favorite PB2 recipe, and much more! Sponsors TurbulenceTraining.com- Boost Muscle Growth and Blowtorch Bodyfat!!! BlackStarLabs.com (Save 10% with “FIT10″ code in comments section at checkout) RobertsonTrainingSystems.com... Read More
Training Log (8/14/08)
By: Kevin Larrabee Here was last nights workout, sorry for being a day late. Again check out Tony’s T-Nation Locker for some more info and discussion. A) Speed Bench 8×3 (185) B1) 3-Board Press 4 x [3, 3, 8, 8,] (285, 255) B2) Blast Strap Inverted Row 3×10 (15lb vest) C1) BB Row Supinated 3×6 (145) C2) NG Standing DB Shoulder Press 3×8 (45) D1) Hammer Curls 3×8 (35) Also, Jeff Dimeo sent me an e-mail today with a link to a store that sells a variety... Read More
Training Log (8/12/08)
By: Kevin Larrabee Today was day one at Cressey Performance. It was good to see the guys again and to get back into a gym that Wasn’t over crowded Didn’t have roided up freaks doing BB curls in the squat rack Had sleds and medicine balls I trained at the end of the day with Tony Gentilcore and Brian St Pierre. It was one of the most intense workouts that I have had in a while: A1) Safety Bar Squats (4×3) 205 A2) Single arm cable row with rotation (3×10) B1)... Read More
Episode 100: Dr. John Berardi and Tom Venuto
Listen to Episode 100 here: TheFitCast100.mp3 (Or Right Click and Save-As to Download) and Subscribe through iTunes!!! Hosts: Kevin Larrabee, Jimmy Smith, Dr. John Berardi, and Tom Venuto We celebrate our 100th episode with two amazing guests. First Dr. John Berardi talks nutrition, including some very interesting research that he is doing. Tom Venuto and Kevin discuss fat-loss, calorie deficits, and the evolution of fat-loss. This is truly the best episode of the FitCast ever.... Read More
