When was the last time you crawled? On your hands and knees or hands and toes? Forward, backward, sideways, clockwise, counterclockwise? Many haven’t crawled since they learned to walk as babies. Go crawl right now. On your hands and toes, down and back in the nearest hallway. I DARE YOU! I bet it’s harder than youContinueContinue reading “A Case For Crawling…In Your Workout!”
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All About That Bass!
Everyone loves a nice, strong booty but getting one takes work! Activation Drills The first challenge many face on the road to booty gains is muscle activation. A great percentage of our days are spent, not generating power through our bums but sitting on them! For many, getting those gluteus muscles firing properly takes someContinueContinue reading “All About That Bass!”
A Warm Up and A Workout
I write a lot about the pieces of the workout puzzle. For a change, here is a workout to try! Dynamic Warm Up Start with some foam rolling. Get 4 positions on your thighs: front (quads), outside (IT Band), inside (adductor), back (hamstrings). Then, roll calves, glutes, upper back, lats and pecs. Only spend 10-20ContinueContinue reading “A Warm Up and A Workout”
How Food Is More Than Fuel
Food is a complex issue. There’s a reason that our society struggles with weight management, and it’s not necessarily because we don’t know how to eat well. I’m sure many of us understand we’d be a whole lot healthier if we ate more whole foods and less sugar, avoided fried or processed things, drank less alcohol, andContinueContinue reading “How Food Is More Than Fuel”
Strength Training for Fat Loss
So, you want to lose weight? To start out, let’s make an important clarification: Weight Loss: Doesn’t specify where weight is coming from. Weight can be lost from all sources including muscle, fat, water, limb amputation, organ removal, etc. Fat Loss: Specifically, losing body fat, preferably while maintaining muscle mass and all limbs. You want toContinueContinue reading “Strength Training for Fat Loss”
2-Cents on 6-Packs
How many crunches does it take to get a 6-pack? I hate crunches (and situps). To be honest, I despise any ab exercise I have to do for more than 10 reps (or 10 reps each side) to see results. One day I’ll write an article that gets into the anatomy of the abs and whatContinueContinue reading “2-Cents on 6-Packs”
Supplement Showcase: BCAAs
What are amino acids? What are branched-chain amino acids? What do these have to do with my workouts, and why would I consider spending money on them? Amino Acids Amino acids are the building blocks of protein molecules, linked together in chains of thousands of combinations. They wind and loop to make various configurations of proteins, andContinueContinue reading “Supplement Showcase: BCAAs”
The Often Overlooked Warm up
Arrive at gym. Check-in at the front desk. Walk to treadmill. Start running. Arrive at gym. Check-in at the front desk. Walk to bench press. Perform working sets of exercise. What’s missing here? The warm up! And by “warmup” I don’t mean 3 arm circles before benching or a 5 second quad stretch and toe-touchContinueContinue reading “The Often Overlooked Warm up”
Shoulder Rehab: Take #2
Shoulder injuries are common, and I encountered many patients with them while working as a physical therapy aid. Frozen shoulders, impingements, labrum tears, dislocations, separations, and rotator cuff tears are few that come to mind. Individuals embark on fitness quests to lose weight, get strong, try a new activity, without giving a thought to shoulder health, when just aContinueContinue reading “Shoulder Rehab: Take #2”
Don’t Stress! Let’s talk about Cortisol
What is Cortisol? A hormone! It’s part of the body’s endocrine system. A hormone is a signaling molecule that the body uses to control and regulate nearby or distant cells or organs. They play major roles in many essential processes not limited to moods, metabolism, growth, reproduction, and digestion. Some examples of other hormones are melatonin,ContinueContinue reading “Don’t Stress! Let’s talk about Cortisol”
Strength Coach K8 