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If you had told me five years ago that Pilates would make me a stronger lifter I would have laughed in your face. Lifting weights is hard enough. How could an exercise method popularized by housewives and celebrities benefit my inner meathead? As it turns out, Pilates is one of the toughest exercise methods I’ve ever put my body through because …
I’m sure the last thing you’re thinking about when it comes to strength training is your pelvic floor muscles, but believe it or not, the two go hand-in-hand. Not only do we all share the same pelvic floor anatomy (yea bruh, this applies to you), but a weak or overactive pelvic floor can really hurt us in the long run …
There’s a lot that can go wrong when you have poor posture, and I’m not just talking about looking like the hunchback of Notre Dame. If you’re a meathead like me, crappy posture makes lifting a heck of a lot harder by creating: Neck pain brought on by excessive forward head position Back pain due to poor spinal mobility Stiff, …
If there’s one thing Pilates is well-known for is for its ability to develop core strength unlike anything else you may do at the gym. For us meatheads, “core strength” can mean a lot of different things, from six-pack abs to a rock hard stomach able to withstand the hundreds of pounds we put on our backs during a lift. …
As a professional meathead and barbell aficionado, strength training is right up there with Top Gun and petting my dog on “Trish’s Favorite Things” list. We know how vital lifting weights is to our overall health just as much as we know Top Gun is the greatest movie of all time (not even up for debate). But as a …
Let me cut to the chase: Men should train differently than women in Pilates. Yes, both sexes learn the exact same exercises, but the emphasis on the what and how they’re done are different. This isn’t sexist, it’s common sense. Not only are their goals different, but gender and lifestyle differences present a unique set of challenges that may warrant a …
When it comes to improving hip mobility you’ve probably tried every stretch under the sun. All the hip flexor stretches, all the yoga; all the foam rolling and band things. Yet, you may still find yourself stiff a day later. What’s the deal? First off, stretching the hip flexor over and over is a complete waste of time, especially if …
When it comes to building a strong, resilient back, are you training for: A) strength B) mobility C) stability D) all the above The answer is: D train them all. The prevalent amount of back injuries seen in strength sports like CrossFit, powerlifting, and weightlifting should be enough to get you to start thinking about strength, mobility and stability of …
Do you ever stop to think about how efficient your breathing is? I’ll place my bets on “probably not”. Yet breath is the subject of many scientific studies and research, including the basis of the The Postural Restoration Institute (PRI)’s work. I’m not in any way affiliated with PRI but I remember they exploded into the fitness and strength coaching …
Tight hips is about as common as the flu during winter season. Every single time I ask a client how their body is feeling before a training session, more often than not they point to their hips and tell me how stiff it is. More often than not, the tightness we experience around the hips is s symptom of something …
