Let’s be honest—knowing what weights to use in the gym can be really confusing.  Should we test our strength and then build everything off of those numbers?  Well, what about the exercises we didn’t test, because we couldn’t possibly test them all, right?  Or what if we felt great the day we tested, but crappy...Read More

A question I’m sometimes asked, especially by newer members to the gym, is why we don’t train to failure while lifting. Based on prior experiences, or maybe things they read in a magazine, many people believe that training to failure is the best way to make a muscle grow, or to become stronger. But, is...Read More

Would you like to know about a secret “hack” in the fitness world that easily and instantly sheds pounds of body fat, or adds lean muscle mass? So would I! But, since we’re in the real world and that doesn’t exist, how would you like to learn about a method of training that helps you...Read More

“Posture is how your body is positioned, you don’t have the perfect posture.” -Teddy Willsey   How important is your posture? Is standing tall with your shoulders pulled back and chest up ideal? That’s been claimed to be the best posture over the years. We hear this idea echoed when our friends or family say,...Read More

Ever feel like something is holding you back? Getting in your way. Well, that something, the thing you can’t quite put your finger on, may be your mindset. Because our mindset is an underlying part of everything we do. It influences the decisions we make, how we perceive the world, and how we perceive ourselves....Read More

Got recovery? You know, like those old “Got Milk?” ads, but instead of milk it’s recovery. Anyways, before that jokes goes sour, recovery is important. So, let’s talk about it. Even though we typically think of training as a good stress, or eustress, it’s still a form of stress that we must recover from to...Read More

We’ve all at one time or another heard the saying, “No pain, no gain!” It’s a common phrase that doesn’t really hold up. Sure, when training and training hard there will be discomfort at times. Discomfort that stems from pushing yourself beyond your present state. That doesn’t mean just pushing through movements when things truly...Read More

“You must first accept that while there are things that have happened in your life that you had no say in, you are 100 percent responsible for what you do with your life in the aftermath of those events. Always, every time, no excuses.” -Gary John Bishop   You’re responsible for where you are in...Read More

Are you ready to barbell squat or barbell deadlift day one at the gym? How about do push-ups from the floor or chin-ups? How do you know? At BSP NOVA, it’s a rarity to have our members barbell squatting or deadlifting on their first day. This is not only because for most people that’s not...Read More

“Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.” -Anthony G. Oettinger   If you think about it, saying we’re “killing time” while doing a certain activity is ironic. Ironic because, it’s not us that’s killing time, but time that’s killing us. It’s a harsh truth that time is something we never get back,...Read More