Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Strength Training”
Can you think back to the best days of your physique? You know..the time in your life where you felt the best, looked your best, and were really, really confident in all that heat you were packing in them jeans? (ICYMI: Talking about that booty). Nine times out of 10, my female clients can think back to a specific time …
In the lusty 1999 comedy-drama flick, Hustlers, Jennifer Lopez’s character, Ramona, teaches newcomer Destiny (played by Constance Wu) her incredible pole dancing moves. As Lopez (who dominated that role btw) shows off her top moves – “the martini”, “the tabletop” and “climb” – awe-struck Destiny says, “I can’t do that. I don’t have the muscles to do this.” Ramona shuts …
The sun was sweltering hot. I could feel a sunburn coming on despite applying sunscreen hours earlier. As I breathed in and out, my feet, hands and elbows dug deeper into the sand, spreading, moving, and making me feel I was falling out of line. It’s just a plank, Trish. You can hold it longer. The woman next to me …
What happens when we outgrow ourselves? Our dreams? Our stories? Our fitness? Our friends? Our job? In fitness, this can look like over exercising to hide our discomfort with ourselves. It appears healthy on the outside, but inside there’s turmoil, shame, and self-loathing. At work, this might look like a colleague who is always in bad mood. In relationship, it’s …
I’ve been training people since 2011 and have come to learn that there are two types of trainees: Those that over value the things that account for merely 1% of the results Those that under estimate that things that account for 99% of the results Things like supplements, booty bands, and novelty are over hyped and over valued in the …
I’ve never been a fan of the title “online fitness coach.” It’s unclear what immediatly comes to mind for people, but I assume they picture an Instagram feed full of mirror selfies and weird butt angles that make no sense… The thought of it gives me nightmares, but that’s another issue. The truth is, I am an online strength and Pilates …
So you want to stay strong and lose stubborn fat? This small tweak to your programming will get the job done in less time. What are Density Sets Density sets refers to how much work (or volume) you do within a certain amount of time. Used correctly, it can help you break out of a plateau, get more work done …
“Where focus goes, energy flows.” When positive psychology began making a name for itself as a new field of research in the early 2000s, people flocked to book shelves to purchase its promise of happiness. At the core, we want to flourish and feel elated at all times, but without its contrast, can we really appreciate or understand what happiness …
How long should you rest? If you train with me in-person or through BarbellSTRONG coaching (BSC), my 4 month online strength & hypertrophy program, you’ll always know exactly how long to rest between sets. Rest periods are the most underrated training variable yet an easy one to track. Most people overestimate the time they’ve spent resting between sets and end …
We love our hip thrusts around here at Barbell Pilates, and anyone who has trained with me in-person or inside my online coaching program BarbellSTRONG has done the hip thrust before. Not only is the best exercise for building the ship of your glutes, it’s an incredible hinge movement that carries over well into performance. If you’ve been running a …
