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There Are No Solutions, Only Trade Offs - Tucson Personal Trainer Blog

By: Jerry Trubman, Owner and Founder The title of today’s post is a quote from Thomas Sowell, an African-American author, economist, and social theorist. I first heard this quote last year, and it has messed with my head ever since. I’ve been trying to put some thoughts to pen and paper, but just couldn’t seem to find the right way to do it… until a certain Reddit thread made its way to my feed. Here is an excerpt… <<<“I go to a gym that I like a lot. I have a great coach, have lost a lot of weight, and I’m in the best shape of my life. The gym costs $250 per month. It’s expensive. A ....
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The Biggest Secret... There Is No Secret - Tucson Personal Training Blog

The Biggest Secret… There Is No Secret This post was written in early February of 2023. We have just gotten through dealing with the New Year’s rush at our facility. And by ‘rush’, I mean the two weeks I spend at the beginning of every year trying to convince people (who are looking for the fitness ‘quick fix’) that our place isn’t right for them. This year was the first time I started seeing criticism online of fitness facilities who choose to not participate in the New Year’s stampede. On the surface, these criticisms seem valid… they accuse facilities of shaming innocent people who are just trying to make some healthy changes in ....
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The Three Levers Of Training - Tucson Personal Training Blog

By: Jerry Trubman, Owner and Founder If you’re a homeowner (or business owner), at some point you’ve needed to hire a contractor. There’s a saying in the world of contracting that there are three levers you can pull when selecting a skilled trade: Good, fast, and cheap. The problem is, you only get to pick two. * If he’s cheap and good, he’s not going to be fast. * If he’s cheap and fast, he’s not going to be good. * If he’s good and fast, he’s not going to be cheap. The Three Levers Of Training In the world of training, the same idea exists. There are three levers: Intensity, load, and frequency. And, you guessed ....
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Lesson From A Master Part 5 - Tucson Personal Trainer Blog

Today’s post is the grand finale of a 5-part series ( click here to read the previous posts). Here’s a quick recap: Master instructor Mark Reifkind recently retired from StrongFirst and was asked to summarize his decades of coaching experience. Instead of writing an entire novel, he boiled it down to just 5 bullet points. Here they are… We stand on the shoulders of giants. Study the greats that came before you. N=1. What works for you? We don’t need to discover the training “theory of everything.” Just what makes you progress. Consistency trumps intensity, and intensity is born from consistency. Control the breath, control the body. ....
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Lesson From A Master: Part 4 - Tucson Personal Trainer Blog

Today’s post is part 4 of a 5-part series ( click here if you missed part 1, here for part 2, and here for part 3). Here’s a quick recap: Master instructor Mark Reifkind recently retired from StrongFirst and was asked to summarize his decades of coaching experience. Instead of writing an entire novel, he boiled it down to just 5 bullet points. Here they are… We stand on the shoulders of giants. Study the greats that came before you. N=1. What works for you? We don’t need to discover the training “theory of everything.” Just what makes you progress. Consistency trumps intensity, and intensity is born from consistency. Control the breath, ....
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Lesson From A Master... Part 3 - Tucson Personal Trainer Blog

Today’s post is part 3 of a 5-part series ( click here if you missed part 1, and here if you missed part 2). Here’s a quick recap: Master instructor Mark Reifkind recently retired from StrongFirst and was asked to summarize his decades of coaching experience. Instead of writing an entire novel, he boiled it down to just 5 bullet points. Here they are… We stand on the shoulders of giants. Study the greats that came before you. N=1. What works for you? We don’t need to discover the training “theory of everything.” Just what makes you progress. Consistency trumps intensity, and intensity is born from consistency. Control the breath, control ....
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Lessons From A Master... Part 2 Tucson Personal Trainer Blog

Today’s post is part 2 of a 5-part series ( click here if you missed part 1). Here’s a quick recap: Master instructor Mark Reifkind recently retired from StrongFirst and was asked to summarize his decades of coaching experience. Instead of writing an entire novel, he boiled it down to just 5 bullet points. Here they are… 1.We stand on the shoulders of giants. Study the greats that came before you. 2.N=1. What works for you? We don’t need to discover the training “theory of everything.” Just what makes you progress. 3.Consistency trumps intensity, and intensity is born from consistency. 4.Control the breath, control the body. ....
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Lessons From A Master... Part 1

By: Jerry Trubman, Owner and Founder Today’s post is part one of a 5-part series. It was recently announced that one of my longtime friends and mentors, Mark Reifkind, was retiring from his position of Master Instructor for StrongFirst. He was asked to write a blog post summarizing his 50+ years in the iron game. My first thought when I found out about this was, “How long is this post going to be? This sounds more like a Lord of The Rings Trilogy than a blog post… However, in true Mark Reifkind fashion, instead of a blog post (or a muti-volume encyclopedia), he summarized it into 5 bullet points. WHAT?!?! 5 Bullet points?!? Yes, 5 bullet points. Here they ....
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Do You Go To Train? Or Just Go To The Gym? - Tucson Personal Trainer Blog

By: Jerry Trubman, Owner and Founder A long-time mentor of mine, Sergio Giardini used to always say, “I know a lot of people who go to the gym. I don’t know a lot of people who train.” Of course the larger problem is that most Americans simply don’t exercise at all (for reasons that were discussed in this article ), but I figure if you’re one of those people, you’re probably not reading this. However, if you did stumble across this post, the only thing to say is this: Showing up is more than half of the battle. We’ve coached people, whose interest in exercise was lukewarm at best, to accomplish big fitness goals just by showing up ....
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The Protocol Turns 12! - Tucson Personal Trainer Blog

The Protocol Turns 12! Coach Jerry shares his thoughts on hiring coaches, snarky gym shirts, and why he doesn’t give a crap about training elite athletes. ----------------- Today’s post may sound like it’s written for my colleagues, but please stay with me… there’s plenty of stuff for non-trainers as well. This post is being published on the 12-year anniversary of our gym. It’s also my 18 th year working as a fitness professional. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I tend to get a little sentimental during this time of year. Like most professionals, I question lots of things… including my own successes and ....
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