Training
🌱 The Right Workouts Save You Time
Meaningful fitness is about adaptation The whole concept of training comes from adaptation. You do a workout that challenges your body, then you adapt. Training is all about that progression. Different exercises, rep schemes, rest times, are tools used to create change: * Lower rest times can build endurance. * Heavier weights
🌱 On Testing Yourself
Dude what’s your bench? What’s your mile time? How much can you bench? How many pull-ups can you do? These are common tests you hear when it comes to gauging fitness levels. While benching, running, and doing pull-ups are very specific benchmarks, testing can show you how close
🌱 Rest Days are Growth Days
Rest days lead to gains It's tempting to start your training journey and think, I'm going to train EVERY DAY. Workouts lead to gains, so the more you train, the more you grow, right? Not exactly. Training breaks down your body, then rest days allow you to grow, adapting to
🌱 Training during Travel
Should you workout on vacation? Long story short, it depends on what you enjoy doing, and if your goals require it. Taking a week off isn't going to kill your strength gains. You should train on vacation if... * If you want to. * If your goals require it. If you're competing
How to Choose Weights For Your Workouts
Workout weight depends on the workout Different workout can have different intents. Some days you'll be lifting with lighter weights and higher reps. Other days will be about heavier weights and lower reps. In this post, we'll talk about: * Using the intention of the workout to choose the right weights.
🌱 3 Ways to Make Workouts Fun
It's easier to stay consistent with workouts when you enjoy them. We do things we like often. It makes sense. Whether you love going into your workouts or need a gentle nudge, here are 3 ways to make training funner. 1: Train Towards Your Goal It's easier to show up
🌱 A Full-Body Strength Workout
A Full-Body Strength Workout Today is a full-body dumbbell strength workout. It'll include a warmup, the workout details, and demo videos of the movements linked! It should take around 45 Min to complete. Most movements call for 12 reps, with a moderate weight that should feel like a 6 out
🌱 Training Towards Your Goals
Train to Get Results The key to getting results is to do workouts that align with your goals. That might sound obvious, but it's easy to get thrown off track by random instagram workouts, or workouts that don't actually lead to your goal. While the process of working out might
🌱 3 Classic Fitness Myths
Exercise science has grown over the years. As we learn more, we use more effective ways to reach our goals. What used to be common knowledge, might now be learned to be ineffective. Here are 3 classic fitness myths and what you can do to learn from them! Myth #1:
🌱 Mindful Training
Mindful training At the beginning of your fitness journey, going through the motions is important. It's all about learning how to move and navigate through workouts. The practice of training is a learned skill. Getting through the beginning phases of learning to train starts with being mindful. Mindful training means