“Too Bulky? #Bulkyou” Fitness Rant In the last few weeks I have had multiple female members mention that people will come up to them with concerns that they will get “Too Bulky”. For example: “I am glad you took time off. Your shoulders were looking manly” “Be careful. With all that heavy lifting you will…
If you don’t have this….it will never work. Fitness starts in your mind. Ask any athlete or fit person what the number one secret is to his success at fitness, and he will tell you it is commitment. Commitment means that you are in it for the long haul. Commitment rises above bad days, hectic…
Common Push Up Errors Today we are going to discuss some common push up errors and why they happen. First, when performing push-ups, people often set up with their hand position high and wide. If you took a snapshot from above as in an aerial view, their set up would look like the letter T….
Why Mindset Matters If you have ever tried to ignore a box of doughnuts at work, you know how hard it is to keep your hands to yourself and walk on by. And once you walk on by, the battle isn’t over. Even if you are in a different room and down the hall, you…
Top 10 Fitness Tips CrossFit DEFINE YOUR PURPOSE.… Why do you want to get fit? SET GOALS…. Gives you direction and builds on your purpose. PLAN…. Failing to plan, is planning to fail. Plan and prepare your meals and workouts for the week. What gets scheduled gets done!! BACK TO THE BASICS…. Move your…
Permission to Fail Over the years as both a fitness enthusiast and fitness coach I’ve learned many valuable lessons to help my clients lose weight, feel great, and ultimately be the best version of themselves. However, I think one lesson – one I rarely talk about in the way I will today – stands above…
Secret to Fat loss you are not gonna like…… You NEED Muscle ! As winter (sorta) fades and the weather warms, many people head outdoors, where they spend time swimming, playing sports, and going for long walks on the beach. Whether it’s on vacation or on weekend getaways with the kids, people are generally much more…
Top Excuses and why rationalizing sucks I don’t have time…. You do have time; it just needs to be it important enough. Make an appointment with yourself and make it a habit. I’m too busy – let’s get real, if it’s a priority, you will make time for it, like watching the final episode of…
Common Deadlift Errors CrossFit The deadlift is a common movement we see in CrossFit. We do them in all rep ranges from Low Rep/High Weight to High Rep/Low Weight. The thing is that the form, technique, and set up should not vary from rep to rep regardless of load. Common Deadlift Errors First set your…
Galveston Exercise Tips for CrossFit Galveston Exercise Tips for CrossFit When you first begin CrossFit and exercise is just and exercise. It sounds simple enough. When you first learn a burpee you think ” Well this is pretty terrible. It is a squat-pushup-jump squat combination”. Then you spend a couple of months struggling through them…