Zombieland Rule Number ONE: Conditioning

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Zombieland Rule Number ONE: Conditioning These at-home workouts have pointed out some glaring deficits in my training. Working out at home has been a major shift in the way I used to train in the gym.   And I am seeing some glaring deficits in my training.   One of them being conditioning!   Because,…

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Two Things To Consider Before Doing Your Online Workout

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Two Things To Consider Before Doing Your Online Workout A lot of training has moved online (no surprise there), but before you jump into your online workout consider these two things. So I wanted to post something a little different today.   Since in-person personal training has been hit so hard with the current situation…

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How to Avoid Being Sore From a Workout

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How to Avoid Being Sore From a Workout Being sore can get in the way of many daily life activities.  Find out how to avoid any unwanted muscle damage while continuing to make progress with your training. Muscle soreness.  Some love it, some hate it.   If you love it, it may be for reasons…

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How Long Should I Recover From a Workout?

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How Long Should I Recover From a Workout? It’s a question I get asked often.  So if YOU’RE wondering when YOU can workout again…here’s my shot at the answer. When I first wanted to write about this topic I thought it was going to be pretty straightforward, but when I started to look into the…

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3 Things To Consider When Starting Strength Training

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3 Things To Consider When Starting Strength Training Stop waiting or procrastinating start your journey to getting stronger today. There is never wrong time to get stronger.   I know you may want to wait until some completely arbitrary date, like next week on Monday, or maybe the first of the month, because somehow these…

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Understanding RPE for Beginners

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Understanding RPE for Beginners Understand how to use RPE (rating of perceived exertion) to get the most out of your programs and training In today’s post I wanted to talk a little bit about RPE and how I would like you to use it with our training and programming.   If you are here reading…

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How Does Foam Rolling Work?

How Does Foam Rolling Work? Foam rolling has a lot of benefits, BUT what is it actually doing? Many people think foam rolling is a complete waste of time, but science has shown otherwise.  With that said, it has certainly fallen out of the spot light since its inception in the late 90’s and early 2000’s,…

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