Strength Training Tips

When you walk into a gym, there are SO many options to choose from! How do you go about choosing equipment? What gym equipment is best for beginners? Where do I even start? While there are endless types of fitness equipment to use, some are way more common than others. I’m going to go through […]

Making sure your body recovers from your workouts is just as important as the workouts themselves! Workouts stress your body. It’s good stress and it makes you stronger, but it still takes time for your muscles to heal after they get stressed. As your body recovers from that microscopic damage, it repairs and gets stronger. […]

I know that I can use any program or walk into any workout class and be successful. Why? Because I have a toolbox of exercise modifications that I can use! Exercise modifications make any exercise scale to what I need that day and are the key for adapting any workout plan to fit your body. […]

In past articles, I’ve talked about which exercises to do and the benefits of them, but the missing link is how you’re doing these exercises. This is where strength training goals come in! Now, these goals are different than your greater goal (or your why) for working out. Your greater goal might be something like […]

“Should I lift weights?” I’ve heard this question many times. I’m a little biased (hey, strength coach here), but my answer is yes! You should start lifting weights! Thanks to weightlifting content on TV and social media, lots of people think that strength training is all about getting those big muscles. You’ve probably seen bodybuilders […]

Just this past week, I ran a short strength workout for a group of dancers. I created a straightforward circuit workout for the group and explained why each of the exercises would help them improve their dancing (because we’re all about getting stronger to do more cool stuff here!). I had a sign for each […]

As the seasons change and the days get longer, you might be feeling like your fitness routine is a little stale. Maybe you even feel like you’ve gotten all you can out of it and need a complete change. Seasonally, it’s a great idea to reevaluate your fitness routine and switch it up! You don’t […]

I didn’t know anything about lifting weights before walking into a strength training class at my gym in 2015. Thanks to some amazing coaches, I learned everything I needed to know to go out and create my own strength training program. Now, I create programs for myself and my clients using the values instilled in […]

Have you been working out for a while and haven’t seen the results you want? Or have you been putting off starting a workout plan because you’re overwhelmed by all the possibilities? We’re going deep today! Instead of talking about reps or specific exercises, we’re going to talk about about a strength training system. The […]