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Why You’re Not Losing Fat (3 Step Plan)

Are you being honest with yourself? It’s not that we intentionally “lie” to ourselves about things, but all too often we are looking back at our habits with rose colored glasses. We miss the inconsistencies. We let hard work be mistaken for training with purpose. We’ve focused on doing MORE over...

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plank variations

The Best Oblique Exercise (You’re Not Doing)

A few of the most common moves I see done for oblique work are the Pallof Press, side planks and teapots (love them or hate them…which is a topic for another day). But my favorite is actually a unilateral balance challenge and bodyweight exercise. This move requires no equipment and is deceptively...

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FHP 349 – The Definition Of Insanity

FHP 349 – The Definition Of Insanity

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” We all nod in agreement when we hear this. We all know change requires change. Yet for some reason, all too often we keep doing more of the same. And not only repeating the same habits, but...

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home hamstring exercises

The Most Underrated HAMSTRING Exercise

If you want to strengthen and build your hamstrings, you want to include both hip extension and knee flexion movements. For hip extension, think Romanian Deadlift or Good Morning for example and for knee flexion think about those hamstring curl machines. But how can you work and even isolate those...

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FHP 348 – How Do You Stay Lean Year Round?

FHP 348 – How Do You Stay Lean Year Round?

There will ALWAYS be ups and downs. That includes cycles in our leanness. I do NOT stay one weight, one exact leanness all year around. Have the ups and downs gotten smaller over the years? YUP! But that is due to constantly learning, creating that new set point and finding a BALANCE aka focusing...

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shoulder pain relief

Target your SERRATUS ANTERIOR (Stop Ignoring this Muscle!)

All too often when we are focused on improving our shoulder health to prevent aches and pains, we focus on strengthening our rotator cuff. We may also do some foam rolling or release for our pecs and lats as well knowing they can inhibit proper shoulder mobility. But we can’t only focus directly...

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low impact exercises

6 Low Impact Exercises | Exercises For Beginners

When you’re first starting out, or even first starting back to training, it can be so easy to jump in and end up doing moves we aren’t yet ready for. Not only can this make us so sore we struggle to get consistent with our training, but it can also lead to injury while holding us back from...

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