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The Piriformis Muscle – A Real Pain In The BUTT
Issues with this muscle can be a real pain in the butt…(yeaaaa....bad joke) I’m taking about the piriformis muscle. This muscle can not only literally become a pain in the butt but it can also irritate the sciatic nerve leading to pain and irritation all down your...
The Best Bodyweight Tricep Exercise (NO EQUIPMENT)
If you want to build muscle, you want to use a combination of compound and isolation movements in your workout routine, especially for any “stubborn” areas you really struggle to build. Those isolation exercises can be key to create the additional stimulus we need to...
Are You Lunging WRONG? 3 Tips To FIX Your Lunge
The lunge, in all its many forms, is so often blamed for knee pain. But moves are only as good as their implementation. And we need to understand there is a difference between going through the motions and mimicking proper form and actually getting the correct muscles...
Shoulder Pain With Planks? Try This!
Planks are a basic, but fundamental core move. They are a great way to establish that mind-body connection and really focus on what you feel working. They are a great anti-extension and ant-flexion movement so you learn how to brace. But what if you have shoulder...
3 Moves To FIX Hip Pain – The Ankle-Butt Connection
Suffering from hip pain? Frustrated because you feel like you’re doing all the proper rehab work, foam rolling and stretching the muscles around your hips while activating your glutes, but nothing seems to be adding up? What if that’s because the original culprit of...
What Is The Best kind Of CARDIO For Fat Loss?
Cardio is often the most misused fat loss tool. And your exact level of leanness may impact how you implement cardio in your training routine. For instance, if you’re super lean with your macros and strength training routine all dialed in, but struggling to break...
The Most Underrated Core Exercise
A strong core is one that can not only power rotation but also PREVENT IT. So often our core training focuses on rotational moves. Maybe some anti-flexion or extension exercises too… But if you actually want to be able to avoid injury, you’ve got to build a strong,...
The Common ENEMY of Your Hips and Shoulders: The Lats
Everything is connected. And all too often the point of pain is NOT where the problem is. That is why, when you have aches and pains, especially nagging ones that you can’t seem to get rid of, you need to start searching further away from the point of pain. Take for...
4 Tips For Avoiding The Dreaded Menopausal Weight Gain
Say goodbye to your youthful body. Weight gain is inevitable. Bye bye abs. Your life is over - you’ve hit MENOPAUSE! It’s undeniable…your body is going to change with menopause. But this doesn’t have to mean the end of your aesthetic goals. It doesn’t have to mean...