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What Should you Expect from your Fitness Program?
There is no shortage of exercise regimens to choose from today. Weight training, cardio and yoga have all been divided up into branded fitness organizations who provide their own spin on what fitness should be. By and large these programs all have in common that they...
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Training Plans, Athlete Intuition, and the Open Space
We make a big distinction between training and testing. We map out generalized plans for our athletes for the long term when they come on board and we stick with these plans because we understand that this is the most effective method for producing both high level...
Improve Thoracic Extension through Rotation
Thoracic extension is one of the most limited ranges of motion I see when working with new members. It mainly stems from poor posture relating to sitting at a desk for years on end in the same slumped position for hours everyday. Depending what your goals are in...
5 Reasons Why Weightlifting Isn’t Making You Bulky
There’s lots of reasons why people may want to lift weights. One of them is to gain size and to look “jacked.” It turns out the very reason why most of these people won’t ever gain any size are the same reasons the rest of you who are concerned with getting too big...
10 Reasons to Fall in Love with Pacing
Going HAM, beastmode, grinding, for time, etc. has become very popular both inside gyms and in the media recently. There is good reason for this, working hard is the only tried and true method for achieving results that no one can really argue with. However, going...
The Warm Up – 3 Ways to Get a Better Workout Today
Have you ever noticed you don’t feel good in your workout until you’re halfway through it? This could be a sign of an incomplete warm up. With our busy schedules navigating work, family and a social life we will often throw out the warm up in an effort to save our...
How to Read your Workout
Every coach has their own method for writing workouts and prescribing intensities. The better you understand what your coach is telling you, the more likely you'll be able to get the results the two of you are aiming for. While there are some accepted strength and...