by admin | Nov 3, 2016 | Anatomy, Athletic performance, balance, Blog, Breathing, Breathing exercises, core, deep core, diaphragm, endurance, Fascia, Glute Workouts, Glutes, Hip flexors, hip length, How to Work Your Glutes, improve performance, knee stability, leg control, leg strength, Low back fix, Mobility, movement, Postural correction, Posture, running, Stability, stamina, training, Uncategorized, weightlifting, yoga
I was an athlete for 15 years before I met my hips for the first time. It was in college and I had started taking pilates and yoga to help polish my running, swimming, and weightlifting. I was always “taught” about the hips in a broad not so specific...
by admin | Oct 20, 2016 | alignment training, Anatomy, Athletic performance, balance, Blog, body, core, functional movement, functionality, perform, strength
A large portion of my job is spent providing personal training to those looking for a path to the next level. I’ve found that people seek personalized instruction after they’ve tried other methods, either on their own or in groups. It’s not that these other...
by admin | Aug 19, 2016 | balance, Blog, Breathing exercises, core, deep core, diaphragm, endurance, explosiveness, Glutes, improve performance, leg control, Low back fix, movement, Postural correction, psoas, quadriceps, running, training, triathlon training, yoga
Today I am going to teach you ways to own your breath and subsequently own your movement. We all know that breathing is a vital function that keeps us alive. You’ve likely heard of the term, respiration. Respiration refers to the ability to breathe on an unconscious...
by admin | Jun 20, 2016 | balance, Blog, explosiveness, Glute Workouts, Glutes, hamstrings, knee stability, leg control, leg strength, quadriceps, training, weightlifting, yoga
This week’s post is about why you need to lunge correctly and more often. The lunge is one of my favorite movements. I love the lunge because it is a strength building exercise that exposes weakness: weakness in a single leg or weakness in a position in the lunge. The...
by admin | May 26, 2016 | Blog, Glutes, Hip flexors, Low back fix, Postural correction, Uncategorized
It’s time to debunk myths and set the record straight about the tuck. I’m talking about the pelvic tuck, also known as the pelvic tilt. For a while now, the tuck has become far too popular in fitness vocabulary. The word “tuck” has been used by weightlifters and...
by admin | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, Foot rolling
It’s time we talk about feet. If you’ve worked with me or seen me around the gym, you probably know I’m not the biggest fan of shoes. When I think of shoes, I think of coffins… for our feet. We are forced to wear shoes all day every day out in public. I’m not...