This past week Jeremy Brown, a member of BSP NOVA, posted a question to Facebook looking for opinions as to what defined “in shape,” spurring a stimulating social media conversation. Almost everyone has a picture in their mind of what “in shape” looks like (to them), often depicted by athletes like Simone Biles or Michael...Read More

People that exercise typically want their workouts to be challenging in some way, but challenge runs way deeper than that. Challenge is a way for us to examine ourselves, where we currently stand, and close the gap toward where we’d like to be. They’re also a hell of a lot of fun. Beyond seeking out...Read More

This week’s video blog goes over the reverse lunge, using basic principles that transfer to every variation of the lunge. Be sure to check out tomorrow’s Technique Tuesday post to peep a whole lot of lunge variatons- ya know, if that’s your thing… Then, as always, we have an inside look at some of the...Read More

This week’s video goes over the single leg RDL with the landmine.  After the lesson we jump into a little training footage before showing off the bowling skills of our BSP NOVA members, from this weekend’s event at Bowl America!Read More

News flash—you’re not perfect. And guess what? No reasonable person expects you to be, no matter the situation. You are, with absolute certainty, going to make mistakes in every realm of your life. And that’s totally cool. In fact, it’s a good thing. It gives you the context you need to learn how to do...Read More

Easily the most lighthearted video blog we’ve ever done, but the footage of Tyler Stevenson could cheer up ANYONE—I dare you to watch and not smile/laugh/feel great… This week’s video also goes over the inverted row, simplifying the movement and providing some information that will carry over into all of your rowing variations. Enjoy! Ready...Read More

BSP NOVA is waaaaay more than a gym!  As clichéd as it sounds, we’re a family- and we think you’ll see that in our weekly video blogs. This week’s video simplifies the hinge pattern, teaching the deadlift by breaking it down to three simple cues. On top of that we’ve got footage of the coaches...Read More

Thanks to gyms like Orange Theory and CrossFit, conditioning workouts are more popular than ever, and with good reason—the workouts are fun, focusing, and challenging. Conditioning, also commonly called cardio, is also a necessary component of any fat loss program. But, there are a few things that we need to consider before “letting it rip”...Read More

We all want to walk out of the gym feeling like we’ve accomplished something, and sometimes that something is feeling like we got our ass kicked. You know the workouts we’re talking about—the ones that tested your will, left a puddle of your sweat on the floor, and had you bargaining with yourself whether or...Read More

Ever set a goal and “fallen off the wagon?” Us too… For 2017 we made a goal of a weekly video blog for 52 weeks. Unfortunately, life happened, and we fell way behind. BUT, when we “fall off,” we have two choices:  . 1) Stay down and give up 2) Pick up where we are...Read More