In last week’s blog we outlined 5 Reasons to Warm-up With Weights. Today, we’re going to expand on warming up and give you a strategy for your weight warm-up—and answer some warm-up FAQs. Ok, let’s dance. . It Begins with RPE Last week we gave a brief description of RPE, or Rate of...Read More
Warm-ups that get the body moving are great—especially ones that start on the ground and progress to the feet. They prepare the body for a wide range of movements and build movement skills that carry us through life. And, they actually get us warm. But, when it comes to warming up for strength training, they...Read More
“I don’t know what this is, but I know this is what my son needs right now. Is this strength and conditioning?” A father recently asked this question as he stood with coach Chris, watching his son’s first full training session here at Beyond Strength Performance NOVA, LLC. His son wasn’t doing the “traditional” strength...Read More
Change is hard—that’s why people have a difficult time doing it. Life is busy, our time is limited, and 1,000 different things are pulling us in 1,000,000 different directions. It’s tough to keep on the path toward progress while also managing the craziness of our everyday lives. That’s the reality we’re faced with as modern...Read More
Here’s something you’ll find easy to believe: most fitness marketing doesn’t tell you the whole truth—shocker, right? From As Seen on TV gadgets, to hyper-fast fat loss advertisements from the new gym around the corner, to detox programs, we are inundated with information that tells us that transformation is low-effort if we only do what...Read More