To be clear, there are more than three reasons. Age, Sport, Position are a few of the common things that you might think of at first. What if you are the same age, play the same sport/s AND also play the same positions? What are other reasons to provide a custom...
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How to Know If You’re Over Doing It in the Gym?
Did you know that it’s estimated that up to 60% of professional to semi-professional athletes overtrain at some point in their life? Did you know there’s an actual medical condition that can result from overdoing it in the gym? Look, before you click the big red X on...
[GUIDE] How Often Should I Exercise?
Hey, did you know that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently published the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans? Of course not! The only thing we hear about in relation the CDC is COVID (come on, we have to joke a little). In all...
Are Squats Bad for Your Knees?
Short answer: No. But the short answer wouldn’t make for a very good blog, would it? A long, long time ago, squats were thought of as one of the best metrics for strength. There were hundreds of variations of lifting heavy objects up and either walking them over or...
How to Know If a Challenge Is Right for You?
In a country where over half of our population is overweight, we were DESPERATE for solutions. We needed something, ANYTHING to get our rear in our gear, drop the unnecessary pounds, and fit the mold our society pressured us into fitting, so we looked more like the...
3 Steps to a Sizzlin’ Summer Body
Have you done it yet? Have you ripped off the band aid and tried on those summer clothes yet? Yikes. I remember hating that as far back as elementary school! Yes, I was still a growing kid who had every reason to NOT fit into her clothes, I hated the feeling of being...
[GUIDE] FIT With a Side of Cardio
Powerlifters are NOT endurance athletes. EliteFTS suggests powerlifters should do 2 to 3 sessions of 20 to 45 minutes of cardio. Hold up – AT A WALKING PACE. I’m a powerlifter; therefore, as a coach, I naturally attract individuals looking to train through resistance...
5 Training Misconceptions
According to good old Google, there are approximately 340,000 certified personal trainers in the United States alone. The PT Pioneer (where I actually found that stat) said that doesn’t include those who are NOT certified and just offer their “knowledge” on the...
[GUIDE] FIT Programming
2017 – Wearable Technologies are the #1 Fitness Trend 2018 & 2019 – HIIT is the #1 Fitness Trend 2020 – COVID and At-Home Workouts ruled the world 😉 But seriously, HIIT surged onto the scene as the BEST style of training for fat loss. It’s fast-paced. It’s time...
[GUIDE] What’s Neat About NEAT in Fat Loss
NEAT-O! Regardless the context or who used the word, I will ALWAYS think of my Uncle Dean-O when I hear the word “neat.” It’s his word, and it makes me giggle a little thinking about all the times we’d show him something ridiculous as a kid and he’d act just as...
10 BIGGEST Challenges of Female Resistance Training
Ladies, listen up & read carefully! I’m not quite sure if it’s the New Year’s spirit or just finally being fed up watching females in my circle fail every attempt at fat loss, but I’m on a kick to spread some of that female...
7 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
I mean can you believe it?? Christmas is only 10 days away! And even bigger than that, there’s only 17 days left in 2020. It’s about time, right?? Too many of us have been using the holiday season and COVID to procrastinate on our fat loss goals… And if there’s...
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