Mad Dawg School of Fitness is CLOSED
After twelve awesome years, Susan and I have moved to Reno, NV. If you would like to set up an appointment in either Reno or San Carlos please see Saul’s new website FitnessInReno.com.
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Programming Q4 – C2
I have uploaded the programming for the second 4 week cycle of the final quarter. Here is the
In Search of Personal Trainers
Summary: Mad Dawg School of Fitness is looking for a knowledgeable, possibly to the point of geekiness, Personal Trainer. MDSoF has provided high level strength and conditioning coaching to all levels of athletes since 2006. In one day, you could be teaching a 70 year old athlete to squat, working […]
Q4 Programming
I have uploaded the programming for the 12 weeks cycle we started last week and the remainder of this 4 week cycle. There are a few things you should be aware of on this 4 week cycle: We have changed the position of the Mad Dawg Total from the first […]
Gluteus Max and the Knee – What To Do About It
I recently posted this great article on the MDSoF FB page by Dr. Kathy Dooley regarding gluteus maximus and the knee. As you read in the article, there is a great description about the mechanics of a very common movement issue, “corkscrewing” of the knee, but not what you can […]
Q2 Programming – Cycle 2
Here is the Q2 overview for programming and the cycle 2 details. The second cycle is Kettlebell-centric. Here is a demonstration of the standards we will be teaching towards created by Strong First (this is better and more thorough than anything I could have created). We will be performing the […]
Prior Pain and Its Effects on Training
I would say about half, or more, of our athletes have had some sort of major accident or operation in their life. I often learn about these issues during our initial Get Started session. However, sometimes I don’t learn about them until after they have been training for a while. […]
Changes to Programming for Q2
Here are is the Q2 Programming Overview and the details of the Q2 – Cycle 1. We are changing the rep scheme for the second quarter. Almost every day, you will be working up to 5 sets of 5 reps.* Yep, it is the old classic 5 x 5. Most […]
Programming 2015 – Cycle 1
Here is the overview of our program for the next 12 weeks. Here is the detailed program for the first four weeks and here is the detailed program for the second four weeks. We’ve made a few changes to the programming. We now have three 4 week cycles, instead of […]
The Watch and the Compass 1
A few weeks ago, Susan and I went to the California Revels in Oakland. Susan has been going for almost 30 years! The Revels are, at the core, a musical play that has participatory elements celebrating winter solstice. While there are some elements that continue from year to year, each […]