The Importance of Deceleration
Previously I talked about power, which is adding speed to a movement. Today I'm going to talk about deceleration - slowing down a movement. I’ve written before about movement physics: all of Newton's Laws. You know that objects in motion will stay in motion unless...
Around the Worlds for Healthy Shoulders
Have you gone around the world in 30 minutes? I have! LOL, not really around the WORLD, but the core movement called "around the world" (ATW). The ATW is a great shoulder mobility exercise and reactive core movement. This one movement develops anti-rotational and...
Cross Body Patterns
You've probably heard me cue you to engage your lats in one of our workouts, right? Of course you have! We will always cue your lat engagement! Engaging your lats makes you more stable, which means you're able to generate more strength and power, have better balance,...
Why Are Your Lats Important?
Repeatedly you have heard me make a recommendation to your form in order to engage your lats. Right? Ok, so maybe you hear it every day! They're THAT important to connecting your upper and lower body. So why is THAT important? Ooh, I'm going to tell you! Your...
What Exactly is Your Core?
No surprise to any of you that we don't do crunches in the 30 Minutes of Everything® program, that we love the sandbag core exercises, and we seriously harp on form. Why? Because we focus on your CORE vs your abs so your daily life will be better. Simple, but let me...
Mobility vs Stability: What’s the Difference?
After a few weeks of training with me, you'll hear me in your sleep saying "drive your feet into the ground", in addition to "shoulders down". No one ever thinks about their feet, let alone actively pushing them down into the ground. So why then do I say it so often?...
Levers IN Your Body
Today we're going to talk about levers. I know, I know, you're probably tired of sciencey stuff, but this might make you look at human movement a bit differently. Our bodies are incredibly efficient and designed for optimal performance. It's what we do to them that...
Newton’s Laws of Physics
I want to talk about physics today. I know, I know . . . this isn't a science class. HOWEVER, we use physics every day. When you're working out you're using more physics than you think. I want to talk about Newton's Laws of Motion and then tie it all together and talk...
Making Time to Exercise with ANY Schedule
I believe that every human can exercise. I don’t believe that every human necessarily wants to or has a current lifestyle that affords the time. Again, I believe every human CAN exercise. How can that be? We need to make it a priority. We need to schedule it. We need...
Doing Work & Building Power
The technical definition of work is the product of moving something a distance by exerting a force. My version - how much "umph" you put into something. Let's talk about work as it pertains to your workouts. (no pun intended). Since work is the product of a...