“Why do you go to the gym?” Maybe you’ve asked yourself that question, or maybe others have asked it of you… But have you ever thought about it? Maybe it’s weight loss you are after. It could be performance. Maybe you are chasing strength. I don’t have the answer, and you might not have it...Read More
I need to start by saying that I honestly never planned on making a post like this one. But, a situation occurred a few months ago with one of our BSP NOVA family members on a routine visit to the Dr’s office, and here we are. Meet Victoria: Victoria is a lifelong athlete, most recently...Read More
This week’s #FlashyFriday, we bring back the kettlebells! This time around we are going to play around and have a little fun with bottoms up work! There’s a little bit of flexing involved, I mean who doesn’t like that?? So grab a kettlebell, or two, watch the video, and PLAY!! Don’t stress over sets, reps,...Read More
Happy Friday! I know, I know- we disappeared on you guys there for a while. Well, Thanksgiving, new member madness, and all things wonderful have kept us off the blog for a little… but we are back!! This week’s Flashy Friday is a fun one involving: One 4-6 ft. PVC pipe Two 1 inch superbands...Read More
Whether you’re thinking about obtaining your Strong First Girya (SFG) certification, or you just want to tackle the 100 snatches in 5:00 benchmark, there are a lot of different approaches out there. Today, I’m going to show you what I’ve found to be the easiest, most efficient approach to pass the snatch test… First things...Read More
One of the hardest screens for people to clear on the FMS, in my experience, is the trunk stability push-up. Now, we don’t specifically train for the FMS, nor is the trunk stability push-up the way that you actually do a push-up. However, I think the common mistakes/faults that we see are cleaned up when...Read More
You may have noticed that we missed Technique Tuesday this week. Well, we received our brand new InBody570 on Tuesday (check it out here), so we wound up not doing a post! But, that’s okay because today we are going to do Flash Friday, with a little Technique Tuesday twist, and it’s on the pistol...Read More
Fact: EVERYONE struggles with certain movements in the gym. Double Fact: Not everyone approaches improving the skill of movement in the same way. So what do we do at Beyond Strength Performance NOVA, LLC? We use the 4×4 Matrix to break movements down and address the needs of the individual. We find modifications of the...Read More
There’s two really common mistakes that many people make with their hinge: the knees move forward too much and/or the hips don’t move backwards. Well, coach Kevin Ives has an awesome drill he started using with our BSP family that has connected the dots for a lot of people with the hinge. Introducing the Blocked...Read More
The kettlebell snatch is an amazingly display of tension and relaxation combined when performed properly. Two of the common ways that people make mistakes with their snatches are through breathing, as well as dropping the kettlebell on to the forearm at the top of the snatch. Today we have two simple drills that will help...Read More
