Here’s where it all began… In my parents cold basement, a simple bench, concrete filled dumbbells, and a York 2000 home gym. At the age of 14, in this very spot, staring at posters of Arnold Schwazenegger and Jean-Claude Van Damme, listening to Public Enemy and Rage Against Machine, I declared to my friends that I would own a health club and become a fitness expert.

Oh, if these walls could talk This is where I developed the intense fascination with the ability of the human body to transform and continually improve.

…and today, I have a fun video interview with my dad, who at the age of 58 continues to transform his physique. In the past year my dad has released 22 pounds. Despite what others say, my dad says that it could actually be easier to transform your body in your 50’s and beyond. Watch this video to hear his reasoning behind this…

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This past week my long time personal training client Bill Willson turned 90 years young. It’s been an absolutely incredible experience for the both of us as we reflect on this special event in Bill’s life. His birthday has also brought up the opportunity for me to recall the priceless lessons that I have learned from Bill during the past 10 years that I have been training him.

Before I get to the lessons that I’ve learned from Bill, I would like to share a video with you, where Bill demonstrates a few variations of the squat while using a stability ball.

The variations of the Stability Ball Squat that Bill performed in this video are:

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