Riddle me this: How long until a strong lifter starts to break a sweat in a single Pilates session? Answer: Five minutes. Usually it starts around the introduction of the c-curl (a deep scoop of the abdominals that lifts the thoracic spine into flexion while stretching the back) and the Pilates hundred. Recently, I’ve taken a few [very accomplished] athletes …
How To Program Squats Into Your Training
Engineering a sleek and powerful physique will require quality time with the squat. Athlete or not, you can’t get away from this movement; it’s one of the fundamentals. My motto is “Do it well, do it often, and do it heavy” This wasn’t always the case. I used to loathe squats because they were uncomfortable, awkward and hard – even …
4 Reasons Women Must Lift Weights
Every month, I get super pumped to see what a few of my favorite magazines have in store for me. I mean, who doesn’t love getting mail? Make that mail about fitness stuff and I’m immediately on Cloud Nine (<—I’m easy to please). So imagine my rage and disappointment when I stumbled into a workout designed by celebrity trainer Tracy …