The deadlift must be one of the most important exercises in your toolbox. The benefits of knowing how to move and generate force through the hips are not only going to make you look good and strong. It is going to help you outside the gym whether you are an athlete on the field or helping a friend move furniture. It is critical for your safety to know how to…
I have been diving into cardiovascular training again and wanted to go deeper in this blog compared to my last cardio blog, CARDIO FOR HEART HEALTH, NOT FAT LOSS. There are many forms of cardio with LISS and HIIT being one of the most popular. LISS stands for Low-Intensity Steady State cardio and HIIT stands for High-Intensity Interval Training. There is a big difference between these two modalities, the biggest…
Family Fitness should be about fun and hard work.
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Instead of wishing that our kids grow up healthy and strong, I suggest that you show them. Show them what it means to be healthy with your lifestyle. Get them involved with your own fitness journey. The key word is fun, especially with younger kids. If you have an older kid, do not force them, but incentivize it and make it fun. You are your kids’ biggest role model.
Did you know that you can get amazing results with a full body routine with less time.
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What is the first thing that comes to your mind about strength training?
Strength training to me, means life. Strength training is for longevity, health, play, and more.
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What is strength? First thing that comes to my mind is how heavy you can lift? Being strong looks a little different for each person. One person might feel strong to finally get that push up, the other might be chasing a pull up goal, and another person might feel strong when they finally can get out of the chair without assistance. Everyone has a different meaning of what strength…
I want to help you build your home gym and help you avoid the mistakes I made. Your home gym should be personalized based on your needs and with the space that you have. When I first started my home gym, it was grabbing whatever piece of equipment that I could find at the cheapest price. The problem was that I couldn’t do all the exercises I needed with this…
Why unilateral exercise to build strength and size? I go into detail on the benefits of unilateral training in an earlier blog post, which you can read here, What is Unilateral Training and Why it’s Important. You can expect to get more than what you are looking for. Better stability, better mobility, and overall move and feel better. It is a win-win situation. Even better, the carryover of unilateral strength…