SHIFTING YOUR MINDSET HELPS

Progress comes with adaptation. Adaptation is quite often painful and uncomfortable, mentally and physically! Correcting movement, lifestyle habits, and increasing training volume all aid in the progress clients are looking for, but dialing in mindset will lead to harder work ethic and improved behaviors OUTSIDE the gym. The correct mindset will help change the perception of pain and the uncomfortable feelings that come with change and lead your clients down the path of progress.

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Squatting: Should Your Knees Go Over Your Toes?

It’s pretty commonplace to hear that the knees traveling over the toes in the squat is dangerous for the knees and can lead to frequent nagging pain. After looking into what actually happens at the knee joint we were able to debunk this misconception. Healthy athletes can perform the squat to full depth without worrying about hurting their knees given proper training methods.

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Healthy Sugar Substitutes - Do They Exist?

The truth is we don't have long term data on many of the sugar substitutes.

That being said, the consensus that they are healthy is a poor attempt at making us feel better about what we’re doing.

Using them daily in small doses probably isn't good or bad for you. But most people don't do this thing called moderation.

When you pack your diet full of sugar substitutes you’re not really changing the thing that got you there in the first place.

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Training For Sport

ATHLETE PERFORMANCE VS. GYM PERFORMANCE

Oftentimes we see evidence that coaches believe the number on the bar or weight lifted is the biggest dictator of an athletes success and performance. We are here to argue that point.

Instead we are focused on posture, position, and learning how to create speed throughout the lifts. Compensatory acceleration training refers to minimizing the turnover time from eccentric to concentric while continually gaining speed as leverage favors the athlete.

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