by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Oct 27, 2023 | Fitness
I’ve been thinking much about existential counseling theory and personal training. What, you might ask, could those two things have to do with each other? Existential Psychotherapy Existential counseling theory concerns itself with four major themes: How we feel about...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Aug 4, 2023 | Fitness
I have a client with advanced knee arthritis who has seen dramatic improvement in her symptoms after including body weight squats in her routine. She is even considering delaying the knee replacement that she has been planning. What she finds baffling about all of...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Dec 19, 2021 | Fitness
A common concern when weightlifting is whether or not you will grow bigger muscles. Some want this effect, and others do not. Does lifting weights definitely result in larger muscles? Muscles Get Bigger In Different Ways An important place to start is with the fact...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Sep 3, 2020 | Fitness
I’ve been, like all of us, stuck at home in quarantine during Covid-19. As far as strength training goes, that means that I have three kettlebells at my disposal and nothing more. At first I was worried about it, but I’ve relearned the value of simplicity and frankly,...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Jul 15, 2020 | Fitness
Foam rollers are a staple of the workout world. You will find them in every gym and in no small numbers of homes. But is foam rolling as useful as its ubiquitousness would suggest? Believe It Or Not, Foam Rolling Is Far From Proven Given how common foam rolling has...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | May 12, 2020 | Fitness
We’ve learned a lot about pain in the last few decades and the more we discover, the more surprises we uncover. Beyond the physiology, pain has a lot to say about human psychology and even culture. So much for simple boo-boos. The Telegraph Model Of Pain If you are...