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When is it appropriate to increase load?
May 20, 2022
One of the most common questions I receive as a coach is regarding when to increase the weight you’re lifting on a given exercise. People may be comfort...
Is Resistance Training for Youth Dangerous?
May 13, 2022Many narratives exist around kids and teenagers lifting weights, and almost all are negative. “Resistance training stunts growth”, is the bigg...
“My Back Hurts Just Looking at That”
May 9, 2022We have many preconceived notions about what exercise and human movement should look like. And with this, we deem some exercises or everyday movements as ...
How Important is Age When it Comes to Prescribing Exercise?
April 29, 2022The aging process leads to distinct decreases in both muscle mass and strength. We typically observe these decreases more significantly after the age of 4...
Perfect Technique Doesn’t Exist
April 22, 2022Go on fitness social media and you’ll see thousands of videos on how to squat, deadlift, or pushup with perfect technique. And while these typically do ...
Is Running Actually Bad For Your Knees?
Running is one of the most accessible and simple ways to get aerobic exercise in. There is evidence that running even less than 50 minutes per week redu...
Is Being Overweight a Choice?
March 31, 2022Let me start by saying that I don’t normally write about weight loss in particular, but this is a topic that needs to be addressed. I tend to work with c...
Does Lifting Weights Increase Blood Pressure?
March 25, 2022Yes, it does, but not in the way that you think. In order to lift weights, you do have to generate a certain amount of tension in the body to stabilize yo...
2 Ways to Spot Misinformation
March 17, 2022Hey Fit Gang, Coach Stephen here! The fitness industry is one of the most convoluted when it comes to the flow of information. One week something is good...
How to Get Hooked on Fitness
March 14, 2022Hey Fit Gang, Coach Risley here! Listen, for those of you that need to drag your bottom to the gym every session it doesn’t need to be this way. It’s ...