Workout Routines

Tapas – sparking AND tending your inner fire with care

Hell, one of the most baller programs out there (and one I reference often myself) – Meghan Callaway’s Ultimate Pull-Up Program (ahem, it’s its 3-year anniversary this week and it’s on sale for 50% OFF the regular price hint, hint, nudge, nudge) – incorporates a bevy of eccentric only pull-ups…I mean, it’s well established that […]

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4 things to consider when working with postpartum women

Hell, one of the most baller programs out there (and one I reference often myself) – Meghan Callaway’s Ultimate Pull-Up Program (ahem, it’s its 3-year anniversary this week and it’s on sale for 50% OFF the regular price hint, hint, nudge, nudge) – incorporates a bevy of eccentric only pull-ups…I mean, it’s well established that

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1-minute deadlift tip: connect the barbell to your lats

Admittedly, this seems a bit strange to say given we have two HANDS to grab onto the barbell with. However the LATS are a key player in “connecting” us to the barbell during deadlifts. It ensures more full-body tension, but also hands us a slight biomechanical advantage via scapular posterior tilt. Ensuring the lats are

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A thoughtful and reflective discussion on postpartum training

After giving birth, many new moms feel overwhelmed and exhausted. Others are itching to get back to exercising regularly, especially if they were active before and during pregnancy. Of course, many experience all of these emotions (and more) at once. No matter what you\’re feeling, having a postpartum workout plan may help you feel better

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Building strong women starts with you, coach

No one cares how many wins you have, state cup championship trophies you’ve stacked, Twitter followers you’ve acquired, D1 players you sent to college, national coaching licenses you’ve gotten, and acronyms you laid out like the alphabet behind your name. What young female athletes need is coaching. I’ve been telling you for years that this encompasses

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Stop focusing on eccentrics and do this instead

Hell, one of the most baller programs out there (and one I reference often myself) – Meghan Callaway’s Ultimate Pull-Up Program (ahem, it’s its 3-year anniversary this week and it’s on sale for 50% OFF the regular price hint, hint, nudge, nudge) – incorporates a bevy of eccentric only pull-ups…I mean, it’s well established that

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