Training
Why glute training is important even if you already have a BGB
About a year and a half ago then gal pal and now Performance Fitness minion (oh heck, she’s still my gal pal), Elise Miller, started talking to me about her butt. Actually it was her lack of butt about which she was, shall we say a bit obsessed. She’d done some research, purchased a book…
Read MoreTwenty Protestations and Twenty Complaint-Crushing Comebacks
Everyone has the Perfect Excuse for why they’re unable to reach their goals. The good news (or bad news) for you is that not only have I heard just about every excuse, but I’ve also UTTERED just about every excuse (well, not the “sweating” one). So, to help you on those days when you’re feeling…
Read MoreWOW – Week of 3/24/14: Squat, Stagger, and Roll
The WOW, or Workout of the Week, is a short workout that you can do on your own as an add-on to your training. These workouts are designed to be mostly equipment free (so you can do them anywhere) and of medium to high intensity. Modify as you need depending on your fitness level and…
Read MorePerformance Fitness Client Spotlight: Meet The Sterns
Our latest client spotlight features one of our Performance Fitness couples, Joe and Rachel Stern. The Sterns are two of my favorite people (OK, all of our clients are my favorites), probably because they give me coffee whenever I train them, or maybe it’s because we all graduated high school the same year (not telling…
Read MoreWOW (Workout of the Week) week of 3/17/14
INSTRUCTIONS – Do 4 rounds of the following: 10/10 Switch Lunges (substitute jumping lunges or split squats) 30 Bear Crawl Paces 15 Medicine Ball, Dumbbell, or Naked Chops 30 Bear Crawl Paces Post questions, comments and thoughts below.
Read MoreSnowmageddon Housebound Workout – 2/13/14 Edition
Bears, Mountains, and Ski Jumps. Just keeping it snow themed. Do a descending ladder of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 of the following: Mt. Climbers (each leg) Mogul Jumps (each side) Bear crawls pace (each side) Post your time to comments, and pray for spring.
Read More1/22/14 Snow Day Workout
Warm-up 10 Spiders 10 Pumps Workout – 3 to 5 rounds of the following: 10 Inverted Rows with a bed sheet 10 Decline Push-ups (or other challenging variation for you) :30 Hollow Hold 10 Tricep Dips Post rounds and time to comments.
Read More12 Days Challenge – Day 10
Back to interval training today. This time you’re going to do 8 rounds. Just pick any cardio activity and alternate hard work with light work. See Day 2 if you need ideas 1:00 hard work/1:00 light work for 8 rounds Make sure to warm-up with 5-8 minutes of light cardio activity.
Read More12 Days Challenge – Day 9
Day 9 Time to make like a bear and crawl. Warm-up with 3 sets of forward arm circles and backwards arm circles. Do 10 forward and 10 backwards for each set. Keep your circles small and controlled. Workout: Do 50 paces of Bear Crawls (each step counts as one). Rest for 30-60 seconds and repeat…
Read More12 Days Challenge – Day 7
We’re wrapping up the first week with another recovery challenge. All you need is 3 minutes. 3:00 wall sit
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