How to start exercising
“Calorie Counting 101: Your Guide to Eating Right for Weight Loss, Muscle Gain, and Maintenance”
“Understanding Your Caloric Needs: The Foundation of Fitness” Seattle is a city with a LOT going on, we understand that our clients lead busy lives. Between managing a career, possibly raising a family, and trying to maintain a social life, finding time to focus on fitness can be a challenge. But what if we told…
Read MoreHow to build a workout program
When building a workout program we can easily get lots in the nuance and details of specific goals and methods. My goal with this article is to help you piece together a safe and effective program to get started. Programs do need to be updated as you progress and ideally should consider your goal. So…
Read MoreGoal Setting: You’re doing it wrong
Every week I talk to a handful of potential clients about their goals. Almost always they are completely vague and non descriptive. “I just want to be active”, “I want to tone up”, or “I want to be healthier”. Goals that look like these are great in theory but there is one main problem. You…
Read MoreHOW HARD SHOULD I TRAIN?
Have you ever asked yourself “am I training hard enough?”. Well today we are going to talk about training intensity. How hard should you be training, when should you train less hard, what is the goal behind each? If you’re anything like my clients you may have taken a group exercise class and been dripping…
Read MoreHow To Become Less Stiff?
Are you someone who would describe themselves as a little “stiff”? You’ve probably taken a yoga class one time only to be a bit intimidated at the intensity of some of the poses so you’ve decided “I’ll just stretch on my own. You’ve probably also heard you should walk 10,000 steps a day. But is…
Read MoreOH NO! I’VE GONE VIRAL!?
One of the biggest reasons I hear that people avoid the gym is the fear that goes “I’m afraid I’m not doing it right and other people will think I’m dumb”. My goal is to help you get over that fear so that you can claim a life of your choosing and your life will…
Read MoreHOW TO GET CONSISTENT RESULTS!
Making progress in the gym is simple, but its not easy. Congratulations! You made it to the gym. This is a huge first step that shouldn’t be taken likely. You’ve even taken a few steps to ensure that you’ll be more successful this time. You have a meal plan in place, you purchased a 12…
Read MoreHOW TO WARM UP FOR SQUATS
Squats can absolutely be tricky to get down. Focusing on the appropriate mobility and stability drills prior to training can improve your likelihood at performing well coordinated squats. Check out this video for a sample Warm-up for Squats: When we are designing an effective warm-up for squats we want to pay attention to the Hips…
Read MoreSHOULD I DO DEADLIFTS?
Deadlifts! Some people love them, others swear them off entirely. So what gives? Should you do them? First off Deadlifts are really just a hip hinge. That being said they are intended to help you directly load your glutes and hamstrings. Whether or not you choose to deadlift there will come a time in your life…
Read MoreCARDIO BURNS MUSCLE?
“Nah man, I can’t do anything besides LISS Cardio because HIIT burns muscle” Have you ever overheard this conversation in the gym? Or maybe you heard it mentioned in a popular internet blog? The logic here is that it is suggested that you have an anaerobic system (functions without the presence of oxygen) and you…
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