Many people exercise so they can burn calories and lose fat. Unfortunately, this mindset is setting you up for failure. How often have you heard others say, “I ate a ton of food yesterday and need to burn it off with today’s workout”? I will be honest I used to say this all the time or something similar. Hard truth. Exercise doesn’t burn a lot of calories. This mindset of…
Sprinting is a fundamental component of being human, a locomotive movement. It’s a natural movement that we all do, especially as kids. As adults, sprinting is not as standard unless you are in sports this should not be the case sprinting is a natural movement you learn as a kid. At first, it was awkward, but the more you ran, the better it felt. Movement is a skill. Sprinting is…
The barbell bench press is one of those exercises that every boy in high school wants to do. In the gym, it’s all about increasing your bench press. I am not certain why every teen boy obsesses with the bench press; I believe ego is part of it. I am sure most teen boys who continue bench pressing have run into the same issue, shoulder pain. If you barbell bench…
Having tight hips is not fun. When your hips are tight, it can cause all kinds of issues with the rest of your body. If you look at the body, your joints have a pattern with stability and mobility. Your foot is for stability, and the joint above, the ankle, is made for mobility. Continuing up the chain is the knee for stability, and then you have the hip joint. …
Welcome back to the discussion of your core and how to train them. This is the final installment of the core series, and if you are new and have not read the previous articles, you can check them out here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. This article will talk about anti-lateral flexion, what it is, what exercises you can do, and how you can progress. So what is…
Welcome back to Part 3 on how you can train your core better. With today’s article, I will talk about how you can get started with anti-rotation core exercises. The last two articles were about anti-extension, in the supine and prone position. If you have not read those yet, go and read them here: go and read them here: PART 1 & PART 2 If you are all caught…
Here I am continuing with the discussion of your core workouts. If you have not read it yet, go and read part 1 on how to train your core better. In the last article, I go into what the core is and how to train it in different planes of motion. I go into detail for how you can start and progress with your anti-extension core exercises. Today I will…
How do you train your core? Are you only focused on your abs that you can see? If you train your core and only focus on the abs, you are missing an opportunity to build stability with your torso. The lack of stability in your core will be your limiting factor for strength training, athletic performance, and overall moving and feeling better. So what is your core? The core is…
Everyday we are in a split stance at some point. For most people it’s just walking around, or they go for a run. That alone should tell you that we need to incorporate split stance squats into your routine. Split stance squats are more functional, meaning it will carry over to real world activities, in comparison to your traditional back squats. Your split stance strength is able to carry over…
YOUR HABITS DICTATE YOUR KIDS HABITS First thing I want to say here is, I am no expert about kids or behavior. I am a dad and a personal trainer who wants what is best for my kids, and other parents and their kids. I have some thoughts and I have shared them on my Instagram account, but I want to go a little deeper here. Your kids are watching…