Barbell Squats – The Treatment for Lower Back Pain

Here’s me (Macedonio) squatting 374 lbs (170 kilos) x 7 Repetitions WITHOUT A LIFTING BELT. This is not only an…

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Squat Technique: Setting Correct Joint Angles

Here’s a video of my trainee Neha squatting 110 lbs (50 kgs) x 5 Repetition Maximum with optimum technique. Neha didn’t…

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Strength Training: The Process

Here’s my trainee Ebrahim squatting 220 lbs (100 kilograms) x 5 Repetition Maximum. At our first meeting Ebrahim and I discussed…

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International Women’s Day 2019

On this International Women’s Day I’m thrilled to share a video compilation of my women trainees who lifted (single lift)…

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81-Year-Old Trainee – Seniors Biomechanics Classes for Painful Joints with Macedonio

Watch how my 81-year-old trainee Huzorie went from having difficulty standing up because of joint pain to saying “Oh Gosh! This…

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Sharing Cancer

With this article I’m attempting to address the growing trend of sharing cancer treatments via social media. Yes, we all know that social media platforms are a great medium to share health related information. However, investigations are paramount since the treatment can be a sham and may directly (or indirectly) result in a patient’s death.

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Women’s Health & Fitness: The Overweight Confusion

There are “overweight” women out there who have the same body fat percentage as that of normal weight or underweight…

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Children’s Health: Effects of Fitness Events/Activities on Physical Growth and Development – Part I

Time and again I have spoken about stopping “excessive” aerobic (cardiovascular) exertion because it will never benefit you from a health stand-point.…

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Women’s Health: Osteoporosis and the Optimal Resistance Training Method to Strengthen the Bones

There is always a pattern to our physiological functions. Nothing is random. Non-stop functions occur throughout our body during the…

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Exercise Recovery Capacity

An aging individual’s response to anabolic stimuli i.e exercise, protein, insulin etc is different from younger individuals. A similar response…

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