I remember back in college I used to be obsessed with reading fitness magazines to find out what the latest miracle supplements were.  N.O. boosters, creatine, BCAA’s, protein blends—you name it, I gave it a go.  I got stronger, put on muscle, and got lean when I wanted to shred down.  In my mind those...Read More

What matters more, the past, present, or future?   It’s easy to think that the only time that matters is “now.” There are books written about the idea, such as The Power Of Now, Start Here, Mindfulness, etc. These books and ideas in general are great, but we can’t neglect the fact that our past...Read More

The thing with working out and diet is that we just don’t see a difference in body composition in the day to day of it all.  Or, sometimes we think we do but we’re incredibly critical of ourselves—confidence one day, disappointment and shame the next.  And we all do it at some point, it’s our...Read More

Alignment, or posture while weightlifting, is like a good milkshake… because it brings all the boys to the yard.  Wait—umm, that’s not what I meant—let’s try again.  Alignment is like good punctuation, because when and how we use punctuation is crucial.  For example, good punctuation can save lives:       The same thing goes...Read More

We’ve all been there before…  a massive goal is staring us in the face, and we can think of all the things that need to get done for it come to life.       Alright, I’ll just surf Instagram for a few minutes and then get to work. 30 minutes later… Man, I’m kind...Read More

“Ugh, look at all these people… Everyone seems to know what they’re doing—I’m completely out of place here.”     Our friend, let’s call her Becky, just walked into the hustle and bustle of a busy gym for the first time in a long time.  The last thing she wants is to be noticed, especially...Read More

A couple of weeks ago, we ran a blog concerning not worrying about all the tiny details with nutrition unless you have filled your bucket with the big rocks first. You can catch up on that blog [HERE].   Well, how do you know if you have a nice sturdy house with a roof over...Read More

When it comes to nutrition, we have these feelings of always wanting to be perfect.   We want to know what foods we should should eat and what foods we shouldn’t.  We start putting labels and rules on our food, like “X food” is good, and “Y food” is terrible—and from my experience of watching...Read More

It’s safe to say that I am s-t-r-u-g-g-l-i-n-g this week. A text message before 6am that the computer at the gym broke, two member cancellation notices by 1:30pm, a call at 2:30pm that my daughter has a fever and what appears to be hand-foot-and-mouth, work piling up amidst 1,001 distractions that need immediate attention, and...Read More

Today’s blog is from BSP NOVA member, Jeremy Brown.  Not only does Jeremy bring a consistently sarcastic tone to most Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9am sessions, but he also teaches a tai chi class, right here at BSP NOVA, every Saturday at 11am.  Our entire staff did a demo class with him quite a few...Read More