Aspire Health and Performance Diet Fitness
I promised a blog full of reality as I worked towards my health goals. Seriously, I appreciate all the healthy smiley people on fitness blogs but sometimes you just want to know you are not alone when it hurts, not alone when you have sweat in places you didn’t know could produce sweat, not alone when you wonder if you […]
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In the wonderful world of trainers you often hear the term “Functional Movement.” It sounds like something we all should understand. Here is the actual definition: Functional movements are movements based on real-world situational biomechanics. They usually involve multi-planar, multi-joint movements which place demand on the body’s core musculature and innervation. Which makes it all a little more confusing. Here is my take on it. […]
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Sometimes the toughest part of training isn’t what is happening with your muscles, but what is happening inside your head. I do everything I can to stay away from that negative vibe that can bring you down, but sometimes I succumb. Monday was a tough day. The narrative that was running in my head was pretty harsh, it varied from the […]
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As someone who has focused on powerlifting training for the last 5 years or so, the thought of doing reps of more than 5 makes me want to vomit. Low weight high reps? Give me a break! Well… when you start with a new trainer, especially when you have done your research and know the fit is right, you have to […]
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Aspire Health and Performance Fitness Rant
I post this picture for everyone that is training and gets annoyed that their sweat isn’t glistening like dew in the morning. Sometimes, it isn’t pretty. I have friends that regularly post pictures of themselves working out and somehow they always look fabulous. We don’t often see those beginning pictures, at least not until their is an “after” picture to […]
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Why is it so difficult to get in the water we should? One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, “Is it half full or half empty?” So I drank the water. No more problem. ~ Alexander Jodorowsky This should be the simplest of any healthy change we make. We often talk about […]
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Aspire Health and Performance Diet Fitness
Motivation. We talk about it a lot. I have dug deep the last couple weeks because of the hardest training sessions EVER. I have pushed hard in the gym before, I can think of a certain Russian program that regularly brought me to my knees. These days at Aspire Health and Performance I have to use every little thing I […]
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