A big part of the NASM OPT Model is identifying postural and muscle imbalances in clients, and I’m fairly certain that everyone suffers from some sort of imbalance. I was shocked by how many muscles were potentially out of balance when I did my first self assessment, but I’ve noticed a drastic change in my…
Stretching is fantastic for you, and you should do it often! Well that was easy. Wait. . . Yeah, I guess that, just like everything else in the health and fitness world, it’s not that easy. So let’s start with how stretching works. We’re going to split this up– For the science, read this paragraph; …
Have you ever been really sore following an insane workout, and had someone tell you it was “Lactic Acid Build Up”? Well, I’m sorry to tell you this, but Lactic Acid has nothing to do with you being sore, unless we’re talking about during the workout– That could actually cause soreness fora minute or so. …
A lot of people have a tendency to get too crazy with not just their workout routines, but their nutrition plans and everything else in life– I foresee it will only get worse as time goes on because of the overabundance of information out there, and the Internet makes everyone feel like what they’re saying…
“Hey, Gabriel. . . Can you help me get in shape? I want to tone up for summer; I don’t want to count calories though.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that, or some variation of it. Everyone wants to get the “beach body,” or “tighten up,” but no one wants to…
Everyone knows the feeling of walking up to a piece of equipment, or a power rack, and seeing someone using it– It’s not the end of the world, but in most cases, it’s terribly inconvenient. In the unwritten rules of gym etiquette, you have the option of asking the person if you can “work in;”…
This is a purely informational article, mostly in preparation for our post next week. Most people are well versed in what we’re going to discuss today, and it’s the method by which we move weight. Everyone knows about “Free Weights,” which are our barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, body weight exercises (Pull Ups) and weighted exercises (Weighted…
Everyone has heard that– “Be careful! If you gain too much muscle, when you stop working out it will turn into fat.” Does anyone out there believe it? I hope not. Before we get into where this myth came from (There is a logical explanation for why this exists), let’s look at muscles and body…
I’m going to start a series of posts about the importance of knowing what you’re doing. I can’t stress enough how important it is to know what exercise you’re doing, how to do it, why you’re doing it, and what muscles you’re working. That final point is what we’re going to focus on today; Knowing…
Once upon a time, we discussed HIIT– High Intensity Interval Training. We discussed why it’s so great, and different ideas for a HIIT routine. Since then we have learned a lot more, and have discovered a fantastic HIIT routine that I would call a definite a** kicker; I would also call it the most effective…