Do you struggle to do a push-up from the floor? You get set at the top, mentally prepare yourself to do the movement, go down to the bottom position, then…nothing. You can’t get back up. Defeated by the push-up again. If you’ve felt this way, you’re not alone. In fact, performing a push-up from the...Read More

For many of us, especially those of us who have been at home more and had less access to equipment, the push-up has been a great training option. All you need is your body. And since most of us have our bodies with us most of the time, that makes push-ups a convenient exercise. We...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

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

When you walk into most gyms around the world, you’ll see numerous core exercises being performed. Typically, you’ll see people doing sit ups and crunches (and maybe some planks). This isn’t surprising. You learned that the key to washboard abs is doing sit ups and crunches; that those exercises were the best ones to get...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

You want to get a great workout in, to feel stronger, to move towards your goals. But you don’t have any equipment. What do you do? Can you even get stronger without any equipment? Sure, some gyms are open again after being closed down, like Beyond Strength Performance is now, but maybe you’re not comfortable...Read More

Do you find lunges difficult to perform? You heard that they can be beneficial—maybe for fat loss, maybe for muscle gain—but you struggle with them. They feel wobbly. Or just challenging. Well, you’re not alone in feeling that way. Lunges are a challenging movement indeed—learning them doesn’t need to be challenging though. So, what’s the...Read More

“Other gyms I’ve been to in the past don’t care what I do, as long as I’m paying my monthly fee. At BSP NOVA, I feel like I’m visiting my family when I walk in to workout.” -Danielle Does this sound familiar to you? You pull up to an empty parking spot, step out of...Read More