Blog - Scott Klasen

Chicken with Tomato, Basil and Arugula Salad

August 27, 2020

Here in Illinois it’s tomato time! And with that, fresh delicious tomatoes are everywhere – especially if you know someone with a garden. Vicky, words can’t describe how your garden fresh tomatoes spruce up everything I make! When the tomatoes start to pile up on my counter, it’s an almost certainty I’ll be putting them to use in the following recipe. This particular recipe also happens to be one of my main go-to’s when we’re having guests for dinner. So far I’m shooting 100% with this one. Ingredients: 1-2 pounds organic free-range boneless, skinless chicken breast 1 pint cherry or

Fitness Coach or Frappuccinos?

August 20, 2020

Back in the day I was the king of writing long articles. To be honest, I still enjoy writing long articles but have gotten much better about keeping them to 1,000 words or less. This was one of those from back in 2013. If you don’t mind a little reading, I do think you’ll get something out of it. Yes, I chose to keep those dated references in there to keep it real:) Here are two questions that I would like you to think about and answer honestly: Do I feel good? Do I look good? If you answered

Tequila Lime Shrimp

August 12, 2020

I get a lot of requests for “healthy” recipes. Healthy can actually mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, so it’s not always cut and dry. The majority of the meals I tend to make for my wife and myself are aimed to maximize lean muscle mass, and at the same time, encourage body fat loss. This appears to be what most of you are interested in too. So, for the most part, that’s what you’re going to get here. I just wanted you to know the method behind my madness before I began to

Recent Changes

August 4, 2020

After more than 13 years, I have made the decision to step out of Peak Performance Training (PPT) and go in a slightly different, yet similar, direction. Most of you probably already know this, but PPT was the company I ran with with my long-time business partner, Don Schlenbecker. Not only have we run PPT together since 2007, we began working together back in 2003 when Don was my boss at the Lincolnshire Tennis & Fitness Club. Don was my first mentor in this business and the one who gave me my first chance when I was fresh out of

Blown Tire Syndrome

May 9, 2020

I originally wrote this article back in 2012. It was one of the most popular articles I have ever written. I Hope it still resonates. Have you ever said to yourself, “Since I just ate that giant piece of cake and have already blown my diet, I might as well just blow the rest of the weekend”? Or perhaps, “I already missed one of my workouts this week, I might as well skip my second one too.” Truth be told, we have all probably had these types of thoughts and then taken action on them at some point in our

The Most Frequently Asked Question in the Life of a Fitness Professional

May 9, 2020

With the beginning of my new website and business, I have decided to go back and re-post some of my favorite articles I wrote when at Peak Performance Training. I wrote the following article all the way back in 2011. Even today, I feel it stands the test of time. For over 8 years, I have been helping people look, feel, and perform better. Through the years there is one question that I’ve been asked more than any other and it is this very question that I would like to address today. Have you guessed it yet? I’m sure many

My Thoughts on “The Game Changers”

May 8, 2020

Without a doubt, the topic I have been asked about the most over the last several months has had to do with the Netflix documentary The Game Changers. And specifically, what do I think about it? Admittedly, it took me a while to watch this film. But after I was asked about it for the umpteenth time, I felt it was my duty to get fully informed so I can offer my professional opinion. So my opinion is what you’re about to receive. My initial impression was that this film was done incredibly well. So well in fact, that if