All too often we see valiant efforts run off the tracks because someone screwed up.  But we’re here to tell you that EVERY hero screws up.  Real heroes grow from their blunders, only making them stronger in the long-run.  And the best news?  You are the hero of your own story… The Hero’s Journey According...Read More

Coffee is everyone’s best friend, amiright?!  Well today I’d like to introduce the coffee of exercise, neural charge training.  Seriously, neural charge training is like caffeine to your central nervous system (CNS), and when used correctly, can do a handful of awesome things: Wake you up Prepare you for heavy strength work Build explosiveness Teach...Read More

Today’s post is a re-run of an article that BSP NOVA superstud, Todd Bumgardner, wrote in 2013 for our old website.  It has continued to be shared and viewed regularly over the years, and with last week’s post, “Do I Need to Get in Shape Before Wokring Out?”, it seemed like an appropriate time to...Read More

I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve sat across from someone during a consultation, and they drop the following question: “Do I need to be in shape before I start working out?” And a few years ago, I would have unequivocally said: “No!  Why would you ask such a silly question??”...Read More

In this week’s video we explore a mysterious phenomena happening at Beyond Strength Performance NOVA- thunder in the gym.  To be honest, it’s intermittent, but it happens.  It’s like the gym has it’s own ecosystem.  So we did a little research and found the root cause.  Check out today’s video to see what’s up: Let’s...Read More

Maybe you’ve felt like I have in the past:  There’s not enough hours in the day to get it all done.  You find yourself lying awake at night, running off your to-do list, fearful you’ll forget something.  Or even worse, you can’t figure out what you need to do in the first place, as you lie...Read More

In this week’s video we cover four ab exercises that prepare us to perform the ab wheel rollout properly.  Check it out: Let’s Review the Main Points of Building to a Great Ab Wheel Rollout: Use the quadruped cat-cow and quadruped rocking to feel the difference between movement from the spine (cat-cow) vs. movement from...Read More

When I was growing up I kind of got in trouble.  A lot.  Not big trouble, but I definitely pushed the envelope quite often.  If something happened, there I was! For instance, in the first grade I got in trouble in class for something I don’t even remember.  But, I do remember that the punishment...Read More

In this week’s video we dissect the rower.  How not to do it.  How to do it.  We’ve got you covered.  Check out the video: Let’s review how to use the rower (like a boss) Don’t: Press the rower Twerk tumble Hit the eject button Pop wheelies Do: Set the foot adjustment so that the...Read More

In this week’s video we cover the 4 must-haves for a great kettlebell swing.  Check it out: Let’s review the 4 Must-Haves for a Great Kettlebell Swing: Use a consistent set-up.  Look it doesn’t need to be the one that we show in the video, but make it the same, every time. Practice the hike. ...Read More