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Numb to the Voices
Many people are addicted to their training routine. If they don’t get the feeling that they’re used to from lifting heavy, sweating hard, or gasping for breath, they think they haven’t gotten a good workout. Similar feelings and behavior to drug addiction follow a...
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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...
How do you Define Success?
We all love the days where we have big PR’s. Lifting a heavy weight, going faster than ever and learning new skills are the major boosts that show your hard work is paying off. The trouble is these days are few and far between. Unless you’re a true beginner, there are...