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Ask The Trainer: Fasted Training

Ask the Trainer / Diet / Exercise / Lifting / Workout

22 Nov
2016

Q: What is “fasted” training? What are the benefits?

Heavy Weight vs. Low Weight/High Rep

Exercise / Lifting / Strength Endurance / Workout

31 Oct
2016

Both heavy weights and low weights with high rep lifting will make you stronger, the difference is in which type of muscle fiber is being recruited for the lift. The type of lifting dictates what type of fiber will be trained, thus determining what type of strength you will make gains in. Heavy lifting primarily trains your fast twitch […]

Foam Rolling 101: What it is and Why you should do it

Exercise / Flexibility / Lifting / Strength Endurance / Workout

03 Oct
2016

Foam rollers have become a trendy piece of equipment at gyms worldwide. Despite the increase in popularity, there is still a lot unknown when it comes to myofascial release (MFR), or more commonly known as foam rolling. There have not been many thorough studies done to test for the benefits of MFR, but the research […]

Reduce Stress and Kill Your Workouts!

Exercise / Uncategorized / Workout

26 Sep
2016

Stress is probably the most overlooked variable when we talk about training and recovery. If you do not learn to manage your stressors effectively you run the risk of not properly recovering from previous training sessions. Also, you won’t have the energy to execute a proper workout. Stress is all around us and everyone has […]

Ask The Trainer: Lifting for Runners?

Ask the Trainer / Exercise / Workout

19 Sep
2016

Q: I am an avid runner but I don’t really exercise at the gym. What are some exercises I could incorporate into my training regimen to improve my time?

Myth Busters: Fitness Edition

Diet / Exercise / Workout

29 Aug
2016

We’ve all heard it before, or experienced it ourselves. “I’m not sore, did I really workout as hard as I thought I did?” or the flip side “I’m so sore I can barely walk, that was a killer leg day!”. The discussion of whether abs are made in the gym or the kitchen, and can […]