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Beyond the Leaderboard

Shifting Your Focus at the Gym: Beyond the Leaderboard The leaderboard can be a great motivator, pushing you to perform better each day. However, focusing

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Trust the Prescription

You know that little 5 minute speech that the coach gives at the beginning of class? When they talk about the workout and how it

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Why you should love the Lunge

Lunges, split squats, and other unilateral leg movements are tremendous tools for building a strong, functional, and balanced body. Yet they tend to take a

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Why

Our clients work one-on-one with a coach for a variety of reasons. Some are not ready for group classes, others are recovering from an injury,

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Just Not Your Type

Ever feel like all the hard work you’re putting in isn’t paying off? Maybe you are sticking to a diet that one of your friends

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Isometric training 101

Have you ever failed a rep in the same position over and over again? Like why won’t my body just work for me here?! Getting

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4 Ways to Save Your Joints

When you are dedicated to your training and putting in the hours to achieve your goals then there is nothing more frustrating than joint pain

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What It Means To “Go Vegan”

Documentaries like “Game Changers” have caused quite a stir in fitness and nutritional circles. The documentary advocates that plant-based diets are optimal for health. Using

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Stop Doing It For The ‘Gram

More and more often these days we encounter folks living life through the lens of their smartphone. Ever since becoming a social influencer turned into

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Squat versus Deadlift

Which lower body movement is “King of the Lifts”? The squat and deadlift are the two staple movements of a lower body training program. The

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Does Cardio Hurt Muscle Gain?

It’s the ultimate tradeoff you must face whether you’re an athlete, bodybuilder, or recreational gym goer. How do you structure your strength training routine and

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Salt In Your Diet

Everything You Need To Know About Salt In Your Diet Long touted as “the bad guy” when it comes to heart health and blood pressure,

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Ditch the Bench…

The top 8 Press variations you should be training instead There are an incredible number of options of exercises to train the chest and shoulder

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Fruits and Vegetables

When did “Fruits and Vegetables” become 1 word? Fruits and vegetables seems to have become one word when it comes to giving advice on a

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Check Your Ego at the Door

“Greatness comes from humble beginnings; it comes from grunt work. It means you’re the least important person in the room—until you change that with results.”

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Speed Is a Skill

Here is how to master it… Depending on your sport the importance of speed could be a defining characteristic of your success. Naturally track and

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Eat This Not That!

Easy food swaps to keep you fit. Is there anything like a piping hot slice of pizza sliding out of the oven? How about a

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Prime The Pump

Have you ever started a workout and not quite felt ready? Like your body should be able to perform the exercise but it feels extra

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Feeding Your Teen

The Secret To Getting Your Teen To Excel In Sports (and life!) is NUTRITION!! This is the #1 way you can guarantee your teenager will

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Why We Should Do More Burpees

Burpees are a popular and effective exercise for improving fitness and overall health. Here are some reasons why burpees are good for you: Full-Body Workout:

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Advantages Of Reverse Lunges

Reverse lunges offer several advantages over forward lunges. One advantage is that they place less stress on the knee joint. This is because the movement

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Do You Need A Reset?

This past week our family of six took to the ski slopes for our first skiing spring break.  Within the first hour, I was wishing

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Consistency But Not Too Much

We preach consistency a lot in the gym because we feel it should be the foundation of everyone’s fitness journey, no matter if you are just starting out

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Mastering The Basics

We all wanted to be the cool kid back in middle school.  The kid who could do it all and made it look effortless.  Well just like

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Shut Up and Sign Up

We’ve all been there.  Perhaps you took a nice vacation and chose to let your body rest and recover….SMART!  Maybe you’ve been slammed with work and

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Group Fitness Workouts

The main goal for most, if not all, of our athletes, is all around health and fitness.   This means being strong and fit at the same

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Group Fitness

Group Fitness is just one option we offer our members. Our group classes are 60-minutes in length. During that time we are moving from start

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Trust Your Coach

I’ve been nursing a sore shoulder for what feels like months now.   It has been so long I don’t recall what it feels like to

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Consistency

In my opinion inconsistency is one of the biggest reasons for minor aches and pains. And I am not just talking about inconsistency in your

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Postpartum Fitness

I am writing this about 4 months postpartum and while I obviously have a million and one things to learn, there are a few key

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In It Together

All the messiness of the last 6 months continues to teach us a lot about ourselves. It reveals what we value, what we fear, and

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How And Why We Warm-Up

Every one of our workouts begin with a warm up. The warm up usually lasts 8-10 minutes depending on the workout of the day and

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