All too often we see valiant efforts run off the tracks because someone screwed up. But we’re here to tell you that EVERY hero screws up. Real heroes grow from their blunders, only making them stronger in the long-run. And the best news? You are the hero of your own story… The Hero’s Journey According...Read More
Coffee is everyone’s best friend, amiright?! Well today I’d like to introduce the coffee of exercise, neural charge training. Seriously, neural charge training is like caffeine to your central nervous system (CNS), and when used correctly, can do a handful of awesome things: Wake you up Prepare you for heavy strength work Build explosiveness Teach...Read More
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks, with Summer coming to a close and all. Vacations are winding down, kids are going back to school, and families’ schedules are returning to varying degrees of normalcy. It’s the time of year where lots of new faces start popping up around the gym. People are looking to...Read More
Today’s post is a re-run of an article that BSP NOVA superstud, Todd Bumgardner, wrote in 2013 for our old website. It has continued to be shared and viewed regularly over the years, and with last week’s post, “Do I Need to Get in Shape Before Wokring Out?”, it seemed like an appropriate time to...Read More
Med ball throws are an excellent tool in the tool box for implementing power training into just about anybody’s fitness program. Check out today’s video to learn a little more: Med Ball Throws for Power [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k8Gtpv6pPE[/youtube] When: Early in the program, after warm-ups. Why: Including med ball throws is an easy way to get more...Read More
I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve sat across from someone during a consultation, and they drop the following question: “Do I need to be in shape before I start working out?” And a few years ago, I would have unequivocally said: “No! Why would you ask such a silly question??”...Read More
In this week’s video we explore a mysterious phenomena happening at Beyond Strength Performance NOVA- thunder in the gym. To be honest, it’s intermittent, but it happens. It’s like the gym has it’s own ecosystem. So we did a little research and found the root cause. Check out today’s video to see what’s up: Let’s...Read More
Maybe you’ve felt like I have in the past: There’s not enough hours in the day to get it all done. You find yourself lying awake at night, running off your to-do list, fearful you’ll forget something. Or even worse, you can’t figure out what you need to do in the first place, as you lie...Read More
In this week’s video we cover four ab exercises that prepare us to perform the ab wheel rollout properly. Check it out: Let’s Review the Main Points of Building to a Great Ab Wheel Rollout: Use the quadruped cat-cow and quadruped rocking to feel the difference between movement from the spine (cat-cow) vs. movement from...Read More
When I was growing up I kind of got in trouble. A lot. Not big trouble, but I definitely pushed the envelope quite often. If something happened, there I was! For instance, in the first grade I got in trouble in class for something I don’t even remember. But, I do remember that the punishment...Read More
