Want to know the secret of top performing athletes at your local gym? For the most part, it’s not a magical supplement (the guys with the needles hanging out their butts don’t count), or a fancy new piece of athletic gear. While it may not be the sexiest tool out there, the most powerful workout […]
Training
How to Get a Full Range of Motion with Your Crunches
If you are like most people, you find yourself laying on a mat at the end of your workout, eyes looking up at the ceiling, dreading the number of crunches you need to pound out before you can call your workout complete. Whether it’s on the floor, with your legs, up, straight, or crossed, floor-based […]
Are You Using a Weight Training Log Book?
One of the best tools available to lifters of any age and ability is a weight training log book. It’s dirt cheap, comes with no known side effects, and is easily personalized for the OCD level of each user. Most top lifter swear by them, and if you talk to most elite athletes they will […]
8 Gym Cardio Workouts
As the weather begins to chill (or become extra wet for us in the Pacific Northwest), many of us hand in our bikes and trail running shoes for the warm and bustling confines of our neighborhood gym in search of our regular doses of cardiovascular exercise. For some, the idea of running on a treadmill […]
The Importance of Dynamic Movements for Core Strength
In today’s PT Intel, John Falco, a CrossFit Level 1 and CrossFit Movement and Mobility Trainer talks about the importance of dynamic movements for core strength. Falco served for 7 years with the USAF, including a tour to Iraq. He has been involved in high intensity fitness for nearly a decade, and can be found […]
How to Do the Front Plank
The plank exercise is a super powerful way to quickly build overall core strength. Many trainers and coaches use it as a quick and easy way to measure abdominal strength with their clients and athletes. The most common of the plank exercises – and the one you probably see the most of at the gym […]