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By: Trent Soares Summertime means vacation! Vacation is awesome, you deserve it but for those of you who think that being out of town means you can’t get a workout in, think again. It’s important to stay active even on our escapes from society. Here is a list of workouts that can be done with no weights needed or if you are lucky enough in a hotel gym. Get out, enjoy the sun, and have a wonderful summer! Hotel Gym WODs 5 rounds ¼ mile run 12 DB snatches   10 rounds 30 sec handstand hold 20 sit-ups 10 DB push press   Hotel Fran 21-15-9 Pull-ups DB thrusters   2008 Games 21-15-9 DB thrusters Burpees   For Time: 100 DB hang squat clean thrusters (50/40)   Anywhere WODs 10min EMOM -8 Burpees Cash out: 1-mile run   Tabata Triplet 8 rounds 20 sec work 10 sec rest 1. Air...Read more

  Stop Lifting and Get Stronger!   Yes, you read it right and no it wasn’t a typo.  You want to get stronger?  You want to hit those PR’s and get on the gainz train? Then it is time to take a different approach to what you may think strength really is.   Take a look at the pyramid below… What is the first thing that you notice?  Does your fitness focus on all of these factors, and if so what would your pyramid look like? For most of us it would probably look like this… Do you see the problem that we have here?  A pyramid that sits upside down is bound to fall over.  What does that mean to us?  Chronic pain, inflammation, injury and a lack of potential strength and power.  See ya later gainz train, your ticket to PRsville cannot be validated!   Now before you throw...Read more

We have been getting a lot of questions about nutrition lately so I decided to dive into it a little bit. The first step is to stop eating out and start eating in. Home cooked meals are much easier to track and keep healthy. Research shows that you eat 20-40% more calories at restaurants. When you go shopping the easiest way to stay healthy is to shop the perimeter of the store. This means buying fruits, vegetables, meats and eggs. By not going into all the isles you stay away from all the processed and frozen foods that aren’t good fuel for your body. Make sure you are giving your body what it needs. Welded workouts mean business and you need the energy to be able to do them. Your energy comes from what you put into your body and if it is not enough it will not work out....Read more

By: Arthur Anderson Macronutrients (Proteins, Fats and Carbohydrates) have been the discussion of every diet plan in the last several years including the Zone, Mediterranean, Paleo, Primal, Keto diets the list goes on and on.  Tracking and controlling macros is a challenge but not impossible.  But what we are not discussing is our Micronutrient intake. Micronutrients are comprised of vitamins and minerals that are required in small quantities to regulate metabolism and our general well being.  But tracking the intake of the 30+ known micronutrients (listed below) would be a daunting task at best.  While taking a multivitamin pill can help fill the voids in your diet it should not be the excuse for a crappy diet.  There is still very little understanding about the importance of how vitamins and minerals are delivered and processed by the body in whole food versus pill. It comes down to eating smart, vary your...Read more

10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation (My reflection on a TED talk) By: Sierra Wright I recently listened to a TED talk that I was required to do for school and with all of the ones I had listened to, I found that this one hit home for me. So I felt it was appropriate to share with you all that I got out of it. There is no reason to learn how to show you’re paying attention if you are, in fact, paying attention. Don’t Multi-Task – Be in that moment, don’t be half in it and don’t don’t be half out. Don’t Pontificate – If you wanted to state your opinion without any opportunity for response or argument or pushback or growth, write a blog (no pun intended). Use Open Ended Questions – Take a cue from journalists, start your questions with who, what, when, why or how. If you put...Read more