Dr. Jay Polish is an American Council on Exercise certified personal trainer, and holds an additional certification in Kettlebell Athletics. A competitive powerlifter, their personal training practice focuses on empowering both new and experienced lifters with body positive training methods of strength and circuit training.
They teach Theater and English in the CUNY system, where they received their PhD in English. They live in California with their wife and their fantasies of having multiple puppies. Their website is here. You can train with them through Trainerize.
When they're not in the gym, they moonlight as the author of two young adult books, LUNAV and LOST BOY, FOUND BOY (March 2018, NineStar Press).
Their debut novel, LUNAV, a lesbian enemies-to-lovers faerie tale, features dragons that grow on trees and friendship amongst rebellion. Their debut novella, LOST BOY, FOUND BOY, is a scifi re-telling of Peter Pan in which Neverland is a holomatrix, Hook is a bisexual cyborg, and Tink is an asexual lesbian computer interface.
They teach Theater and English in the CUNY system, where they received their PhD in English. They live in California with their wife and their fantasies of having multiple puppies. Their website is here. You can train with them through Trainerize.
When they're not in the gym, they moonlight as the author of two young adult books, LUNAV and LOST BOY, FOUND BOY (March 2018, NineStar Press).
Their debut novel, LUNAV, a lesbian enemies-to-lovers faerie tale, features dragons that grow on trees and friendship amongst rebellion. Their debut novella, LOST BOY, FOUND BOY, is a scifi re-telling of Peter Pan in which Neverland is a holomatrix, Hook is a bisexual cyborg, and Tink is an asexual lesbian computer interface.
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Latest Posts
Conditioning
- How to Break Through a Plateau By Switching to Kettlebells for a Week
- 4 Kettlebell Circuits That’ll Make You Stronger
- 7 Lessons for Powerlifters Taken From a Boxing Class
- 6 Serious Battle Rope Circuits to Build Your Core and Shoulders
- 5 Kettlebell Circuits That Will Maximize Your Endurance
- 3 Ways to Use Kettlebells for Active Recovery
- 10 Questions You’ve Always Had About Kettlebells, Answered
- So You’re a Powerlifter Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- 3 Types of Workouts That Help Powerlifters to Improve Work Capacity
- The Surprising Benefits of Doing Push-Ups In the Sand
- 6 Kettlebell Finishers to Improve Powerlifting Performance
- How to Work Out With a Tire and Sledgehammer
- 3 Ways to Build a Kettlebell Pyramid Workout
- Low Impact, HIIT 15-Minute Kettlebell Circuit
Featured
- 3 Tips to Help Coaches Be More Body Positive With Their Clients
- 3 Ways to Build a Kettlebell Pyramid Workout
- Low Impact, HIIT 15-Minute Kettlebell Circuit
Fitness
- Navigating Bodybuilding and Muscle Dysmorphia, What Researchers Suggest
- How to Break Through a Plateau By Switching to Kettlebells for a Week
- 4 Kettlebell Circuits That’ll Make You Stronger
- 6 Serious Battle Rope Circuits to Build Your Core and Shoulders
- 5 Kettlebell Circuits That Will Maximize Your Endurance
- Program to Your Own Cycle: Working Out And Menstruation
- Why Powerlifters Should Be Accessory Lifting With A Swiss Bar
- 3 Ways to Use Kettlebells for Active Recovery
- 10 Questions You’ve Always Had About Kettlebells, Answered
- 3 Ways to Improve Your Self Image and Why It Will Improve Your Performance
- So You’re a Runner Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- So You’re a Powerlifter Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- Squats Causing You Low Back Pain? Try This Unilateral Leg Workout
- 3 Types of Workouts That Help Powerlifters to Improve Work Capacity
- The Surprising Benefits of Doing Push-Ups In the Sand
- 5 Tips to Bust Through an Overhead Press Plateau
- 6 Kettlebell Finishers to Improve Powerlifting Performance
- A Transmasculine Person’s Guide to Building a Strong Upper Body
- 4 Tips for When You Love Lifting But You Live With Depression
- How to Work Out With a Tire and Sledgehammer
- 3 Tips to Help Coaches Be More Body Positive With Their Clients
- Coaches: Teach Your Female Clients to Take Up Space
- 3 Ways to Build a Kettlebell Pyramid Workout
- Low Impact, HIIT 15-Minute Kettlebell Circuit
Op-Ed
- 15 Kettlebell Moves To Improve Your Grip Strength And Stability
- Navigating Bodybuilding and Muscle Dysmorphia, What Researchers Suggest
- 7 Lessons for Powerlifters Taken From a Boxing Class
- Program to Your Own Cycle: Working Out And Menstruation
- Why Powerlifters Should Be Accessory Lifting With A Swiss Bar
- 10 Questions You’ve Always Had About Kettlebells, Answered
- 3 Ways to Improve Your Self Image and Why It Will Improve Your Performance
- So You’re a Runner Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- So You’re a Powerlifter Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- 3 Types of Workouts That Help Powerlifters to Improve Work Capacity
- The Surprising Benefits of Doing Push-Ups In the Sand
- 6 Kettlebell Finishers to Improve Powerlifting Performance
- A Transmasculine Person’s Guide to Building a Strong Upper Body
- 4 Tips for When You Love Lifting But You Live With Depression
- 3 Tips to Help Coaches Be More Body Positive With Their Clients
- Coaches: Teach Your Female Clients to Take Up Space
Powerlifting
- 7 Lessons for Powerlifters Taken From a Boxing Class
- Why Powerlifters Should Be Accessory Lifting With A Swiss Bar
- So You’re a Powerlifter Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- 3 Types of Workouts That Help Powerlifters to Improve Work Capacity
- 6 Kettlebell Finishers to Improve Powerlifting Performance
Pro Tips
- 15 Kettlebell Moves To Improve Your Grip Strength And Stability
- 9 Kettlebell Lifts That Will Improve Your Bench Press
- 3 Ways to Improve Your Self Image and Why It Will Improve Your Performance
Programs
- Program to Your Own Cycle: Working Out And Menstruation
- So You’re a Runner Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- So You’re a Powerlifter Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- Squats Causing You Low Back Pain? Try This Unilateral Leg Workout
- Low Impact, HIIT 15-Minute Kettlebell Circuit
Strength & Mass
- 4 Kettlebell Circuits That’ll Make You Stronger
- 7 Lessons for Powerlifters Taken From a Boxing Class
- Program to Your Own Cycle: Working Out And Menstruation
- Why Powerlifters Should Be Accessory Lifting With A Swiss Bar
- 10 Questions You’ve Always Had About Kettlebells, Answered
- So You’re a Runner Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- Squats Causing You Low Back Pain? Try This Unilateral Leg Workout
- 5 Tips to Bust Through an Overhead Press Plateau
- 6 Kettlebell Finishers to Improve Powerlifting Performance
- A Transmasculine Person’s Guide to Building a Strong Upper Body
Training
- 15 Kettlebell Moves To Improve Your Grip Strength And Stability
- Navigating Bodybuilding and Muscle Dysmorphia, What Researchers Suggest
- 9 Kettlebell Lifts That Will Improve Your Bench Press
- How to Break Through a Plateau By Switching to Kettlebells for a Week
- 4 Kettlebell Circuits That’ll Make You Stronger
- 3 Essential Cues for Bracing in Heavy Lifts
- 7 Lessons for Powerlifters Taken From a Boxing Class
- 6 Serious Battle Rope Circuits to Build Your Core and Shoulders
- 5 Kettlebell Circuits That Will Maximize Your Endurance
- Program to Your Own Cycle: Working Out And Menstruation
- Why Powerlifters Should Be Accessory Lifting With A Swiss Bar
- 3 Ways to Use Kettlebells for Active Recovery
- 10 Questions You’ve Always Had About Kettlebells, Answered
- 3 Ways to Improve Your Self Image and Why It Will Improve Your Performance
- So You’re a Runner Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- So You’re a Powerlifter Who Wants to Start CrossFit
- Squats Causing You Low Back Pain? Try This Unilateral Leg Workout
- 3 Types of Workouts That Help Powerlifters to Improve Work Capacity
- The Surprising Benefits of Doing Push-Ups In the Sand
- 5 Tips to Bust Through an Overhead Press Plateau
- 6 Kettlebell Finishers to Improve Powerlifting Performance
- A Transmasculine Person’s Guide to Building a Strong Upper Body
- 4 Tips for When You Love Lifting But You Live With Depression
- How to Work Out With a Tire and Sledgehammer
- 3 Tips to Help Coaches Be More Body Positive With Their Clients
- 3 Ways to Build a Kettlebell Pyramid Workout
- Low Impact, HIIT 15-Minute Kettlebell Circuit
Training Editor's Picks
- Navigating Bodybuilding and Muscle Dysmorphia, What Researchers Suggest
- 3 Ways to Use Kettlebells for Active Recovery
- 4 Tips for When You Love Lifting But You Live With Depression
- 3 Tips to Help Coaches Be More Body Positive With Their Clients
