Case of a Mean Person, Not a Bully
Even the most steadfast pacifist would agree there is a time and place for a righteous beat-down.
Don't Sweat the NEW Stuff
Change can manifest disaster for a child with autism. Here are three steps to follow when presenting something NEW in the training schedule.
Five Gray Areas You're Not Considering
These areas will significantly increase how a child is progressing in the gym.
12-Week Progress Report
Blaine needs this training to help address the stress and frustrations he will have all his life.
Four Exercises Your Child Wants To Do
Using some basic equipment from elitefts, here are four easy and inexpensive ways to make typical exercises child friendly.
Developmental Strength: Modifications & Some Choices
Every client has the right to an effective program. It’s all about applying accommodating, modifying, and offering support.
Whoopee Cushion Invasion
All fell victim to this except for Matt Goodwin, who has become so accustomed to such wet bugle blasts as to not notice.
Talking about Autism with Matt Wenning
“I like training athletes, but when you can help a child walk or save someone’s life, that’s a big deal.”
Creating the Schedule
Dave and I planned that Tuesdays would be a good day that Blaine and I could routinely work together.
I Train. You Train. We Train.
Dave wants the best for his son; he wants the world for his son; a world that also balances movement, strength, exertion, all with a self-motivating willingness to be active.
Autism Awareness: Resources
April is Autism awareness month. Reliable, accurate, and useful information should be accessible to those faced with the diagnosis of a loved one and the inevitable challenges that will arise.
Four Things My Decade of Autism Fitness Programming Has Taught Me
Whether you are training high school athletes, professional sports icons, or people with special needs, you’re working with human movement and behavior..and there will always be underlying correlations.
People Do What Works
It’s often a challenge to train an unmotivated client or a client with special needs. However, if you can apply some basic behavioral fundamentals, you can be empowered to take control of your training sessions and help your client reach his/her goals.
Specialized Training Programs for Children with Disabilities
It’s an area that is in dire need of attention; however, basic programming knowledge will not suffice. If you want to help children with disabilities, specialized knowledge and insight must first be gained.
Getting Children with Special Needs Excited to Exercise
Getting kids to exercise is never the easiest of tasks, especially when working with those who need a little more attention. However, it’s all about finding what brings them joy.
Under the Bar: Fathers and Children with Disabilities
Rather than just being the guy called in to school when mom is angry, dads have a valuable roles and responsibilities. Involving and encouraging fathers to be directly involved is critical.
IRON: How to Take Control of Life and Live It on Our Terms
It has been nearly a year since I last had a bad day and I feel like a completely different person now.
They Are NOT Angry Birds: Unleashing The Fury, ADHD Part 1
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a significant issue impacting countless children.
The Seven Components of Getting Stronger While Training by Yourself
If there’s one thing I learned over the course of the past five years, it’s how to train by myself and be successful.
Under The Bar: They Are NOT Angry Birds! The Fight for Funding
Each step you take towards getting your child the support he needs, is one more step towards your child having the most fulfilling life possible.
Under The Bar: They are NOT Angry Birds! The Holidays
I saw a chance to pull out and hide and took it. This is not something I’m afraid to admit.
They are NOT Angry Birds! (Part 3)
I already had my column for the week done (“Aggression”) when I received this email from my mother.
They are NOT Angry Birds (Part 2.2)
Many things have changed since I wrote the book Under the Bar. Looking back, it seems like forever since I sat down to write it.
They are NOT Angry Birds! (Part 2.1)
We are two different people and his experiences will not be the same as mine; they will be his own. I want SO badly for him to not to go through the things I did, that it’s taken me a long time to see that he won’t.
Exercise and Depression
It seems to be a generally accepted fact that exercise has a positive impact on depression and anxiety.
Don’t You Dare Quit: Advice from the Addict
Nobody quits “one day at a time.” Quitting doesn’t happen that way.
Confessions of an Addict
If you clicked on this article because you think you can relate, because you think I’m going to be talking about being ‘addicted to iron,’ addicted to the feel of a heavy barbell on my back, addicted to the way your throat tightens up from breathing in chalk dust or addicted to the whiff of a snapped ammonia cap, just
My Fight: Living With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
If you’re in the military, or you’re a police officer or fireman, or you work some other job where you’re under considerable amounts of stress on a regular basis, you’re going to want to read this article.
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