Whether you’re chasing your first pull-up, trying to add weight to your deadlift, or press a heavy kettlebell over your head, this simple technique can instantly increase your strength (for reals). And I know what you’re thinking, “Here comes the latest gimmick in the training world…,” but you must have forgotten who we are—no gimmicks...Read More
Melissa had been training on her own for just about three weeks, and things were going pretty well. She pulled a 4-day strength routine from her favorite magazine, Shape, and had been going to town on it in the gym. The program called for a handful of exercises, mostly using dumbbells and body weight, and...Read More
Today’s blog is from BSP NOVA member, Jeremy Brown. Not only does Jeremy bring a consistently sarcastic tone to most Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9am sessions, but he also teaches a tai chi class, right here at BSP NOVA, every Saturday at 11am. Our entire staff did a demo class with him quite a few...Read More
I listened to a podcast this week that that got me absolutely pumped. I had never heard of the person being interviewed before, but I was immediately drawn in by his story, and it got me thinking… But before we get to what got me so pumped, I’ve got a confession to make… 99.9% of the...Read More
“What should I do on the days I’m not here?” – Everyone we’ve ever trained, people who’ve thought about training—even you Not a week goes by that we don’t answer this question—be it for a current member or a prospective one. But, contrary to what many people want to hear, our typical answer is: It...Read More
“I trained at (insert local gym name here), and it was great at first, but they didn’t keep me motivated—I wasn’t seeing the results like I expected and I quit after about two months.” The above quote (from memory) was a small piece of a conversation I had with the mother of a new member...Read More
“Can you do a Push-Up?” This was one of the first things Chris Merritt ever asked me. I of course was smug and thought… “who can’t do a push-up?” At this point I got down on the floor, got in position, and pushed…. and didn’t move. Hey there—I’m Lindsey Galloway, and this is how I...Read More
Today’s blog is an actual email we received from a BSP NOVA member, Katie Jacobson, last week. You may recognize Katie as the BSP NOVA homepage cover model—you know, the girl smiling ear to ear at the top of her deadlift—yup, that’s her. And with her permission we’ve decided to turn that email into a...Read More
“Most New Year’s resolutions are actually January resolutions. We’re so eager to have an amazing month that we exhaust ourselves in the first three weeks of the year and never make it to February.” – Jon Acuff in “Finish” So how do we make real, lasting change? Don’t be so hard on yourself. Make that...Read More
Today’s blog post comes from a wonderful human being—BSP NOVA member, Supriya Baily. Supriya has been training with us since April of 2015, and she continually attains things that SHE never thought possible (like a 255# barbell deadlift, which might actually be up to 265# now), and continues to set aspirational goals (she’ll get into...Read More
