by Bryan Krahn | Dec 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Here’s the scene. I’m on a FaceTime call with a long-term client. We’re supposed to be reviewing his progress — how training is going, can he squat a Brooklyn-bound L train yet, has he been able to establish a diet rhythm, etc. Instead we’re picking my program...
by Bryan Krahn | Nov 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Few things are as divorced from reality as your typical “over 40” fitness article. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, as their respective authors are typically 25 year-olds with social media profiles filled with self-serving selfies yet very few actual mid-life clients....
by Bryan Krahn | Nov 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
A popular analogy is to see your body’s ability to recover as a bank account. In other words, recovery is finite, so every stressor you’re subjected to (both exercise and lifestyle) is like writing a check — you only have so much cash before...
by Bryan Krahn | Nov 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Wanna know the secret to effective program design? It’s always fitting the program to the person, not the other way around. Sure there are best practices (and best arm training programs; disagree with that and I’ll fight you after school) but for the most part, a...
by Bryan Krahn | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve worn my share of hats in the fitness industry. But if I had to distill what I do down to a clean & succinct elevator pitch it would be “I help people reach their physique goals.” Yet that’s not entirely accurate. What I really do is help solve...
by Bryan Krahn | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Nobody wants to maintain. Everyone has a goal, and it’s always to “get somewhere” — get leaner, get bigger, drop a dress size, hit a new PR. If anything, periods of maintaining are seen as down time, even negative time, the empty gap between...
