Do you wish fat loss was easy for you? That you could get to a point where you didn’t have to stress about everything you ate, where you weren’t struggling to lose that stubborn body fat? A point where you knew what to do to lose fat?   Jasmin, a member of Beyond Strength, has...Read More

When you think of someone who is a runner—maybe that’s a friend, or maybe that’s you—do you also think of them as a weightlifter? Do you think of them as someone who consistently strength trains at the gym? Many of us don’t. We keep those two worlds separate. Runners run. Weight lifters lift weights. There...Read More

Have you heard that doing cardio could ruin your gains in the gym? That, by doing a lot of steady state cardio—running, biking, hiking—you’ll lose all of your hard earned progress. It’s an idea that gets thrown around a lot. So what’s the deal? Is doing cardio a bad thing if you’re trying to get...Read More

A new member of BSP NOVA, who I’ll call James, was confused about something when he started training with us. The initial few days weren’t what he expected. Upon coming in for his second training session, he told me he was feeling good that day. Which was great to hear, of course, but he went...Read More

Taking in a deep, anxiety filled breath, she stepped onto the cool, metal plate in her bathroom. A second passed. Then a few more. Finally a number appeared between her feet, and it was a number she didn’t want to see. What the hell? That can’t be right. I’m fatter today? But I did everything...Read More

Does this situation sound familiar to you? One day, you’re going about your business, when suddenly—ow! Your back starts hurting. What gives? You were doing things you normally do.   Maybe you bent down to pick up your kid. Maybe it was while playing a game of pool. Maybe it was while you deadlifted or...Read More

What are your goals? Most of us have been asked that question before—maybe by friends, employers, a personal trainer. It’s a decent question. It shouldn’t be the last question that gets asked with regard to your goals though. Beyond just declaring what your goal is, there’s another question you should consider: why is achieving this...Read More

Have you ever felt confused when walking into a gym? You’re unsure of what to do, where to go, and how to use the equipment. After a few weeks of going, a question keeps bouncing around in your head: is this helping? But you have no clue. You don’t know if what you’re doing is...Read More

Beep Beep! “Great, Monday morning. Another day at the office,” you think. Those words were laced with sarcasm of course. As you crawl out of bed you remember: you told yourself you’d go to the gym today. But Monday comes and Monday goes…with no workout. Oh well, you’ll do it the next day. The next...Read More

Do squats frustrate you? You work and work and work on your form, yet they still feel off. Something just doesn’t click. If so, it is likely not your fault, because you’ve been misled. You were lied to. Someone told you false information about squatting, which led you to performing a common squat mistake—a myth,...Read More