Nick Tumminello

Are you looking for a proven way to accelerate your metabolism for fat loss, increase your endurance level, and relieve a little stress in the process? Then incorporating this Metabolic Finisher into your workout is the way to go.

After my article Stick Your Neck Out was published; I surprisingly caught some flack from the “hardcore” types just because I showed a stability ball being used in a few of the exercise applications. Since I’m not emotionally attached to any one piece of equipment or style of training, I was not upset in the least about this. However, it did make me realize how misunderstood the Swiss ball is within the “hardcore strength” community. So, in light of this realization, I’m stepping up to set the

Article Learning Objectives 1. How specific neck training can help prevent injury and improve posture. 2. Why specific neck strengthening protocols are more effectively than generalized neck training. 3. How to use specific neck training exercises to improve posture and performance.

This article will show personal trainers, sports coaches and fitness enthusiasts about a common shoulder flaw and discuss creative exercise to improve the it using new push up variations. Common Shoulder Flaw – Scapular Winging Scapular winging can be much more complicated than other common shoulder faults. Therefore it may be beyond the scope of even the most experienced trainer or coach to deal with. However, there are some cases in which a few simple, well-designed corrective exercises are

Over my years as a performance coach I have performed and overseen 1000’s of postural / movement assessments. In doing so, I have successfully used push-ups as both an assessment tool and as a corrective exercise. Here is one of the most common movement flaws I’ve seen during the push up and a simple way to correct it. “Simplicity is the key to brilliance” Bruce Lee Common Push Up Flaw - Faulty Spinal Alignment This type of flaw is seen in just about gym and is normally caused by a lack of gene

Ive been a strength and coniditioning coach for over 10 years now working with athletes and fitness enthusiasts of all levels. Over those ten years Ive used just about every new type of training and exercise under the sun. With this type of expirience you really start to understand what works and what doesn’t. Ufornutantley, many of the exercises that really don’t work are the very same ones that the health and fitness magazines are promoting and making popular. This ends up sending many eager

Lets face it, when it comes to discussing periodization and program design concepts, things can get downright confusing. There are so many different methods, opinions and terminologies that it can be difficult for even the most knowledgeable of coaches to sort through it all and actually end up with something that they can use. Those coaches that do end up applying these concepts often find that they are difficult to mange in the long term. Other coaches discover that these methods are simply

In this article I wanted to talk briefly on a concept that I feel has helped me with both my financial and physical health. This will be a good bit different from my normal subject matter of smarter and more effective ways of training for muscle and sports performance. Instead, I’m going to explore a topic that is more lifestyle oriented. As you will read, this concept can be applied to enhance and improve just about any aspect of modern day living from your eating habits to your finances to ev

In this article I am going to show you many new push up exercise variations that will drastically improve your upper body power but actually improve your overall conditioning. The creative exercise listed below can and should be used by high level athletes such as MMA fighters and Football players to become more explosive, as well as be used by fitness enthusiasts to build muscle in the chest shoulders and arms.

I like to think of myself as the thinking man's coach. I'm always evaluating my own programs and what's currently being taught by other professionals in the hopes of finding better, more efficient ways of doing things. When it comes to my evaluation process, I use a very simple philosophy: "If it doesn't make scientific sense, and it defies common sense, then it must be nonsense." As I've evaluated some of the exercises commonly used as dynamic warm ups by coaches and stretches by Yoga and