Redefining Strength Blog
Stop Torturing Your Rotator Cuff!
Rotator cuff injuries are all too common. And often when we have an injury, we think the muscle must have been weak and that is why they got hurt. But all too often that IS NOT the case. All too often smaller, weaker muscles end up injured because they become...
The Prevent Lower Back Pain Workout
If you want to stay injury free, it isn't enough to just rest and then return to your normal routine. You've got to CORRECT the problem that caused the pain to occur aka address the movement distortions, compensations and imbalances that lead to the overload. And in...
Macro-Friendly Pizza – Curb Those Cravings
I believe eating well is a balance...and sometimes that balance even means having no balance aka what I consider "cheat days." But for those days you don't fully feel like indulging but do have a hankering for some of those not so healthy treats, it can be fun to come...
Ladies…Protein WON’T Make You Bulky!
So one of my male clients told me a few of his female co-workers wanted to start losing some weight. He told them they should eat more protein. And they said back to him, "But we don't want to get bulky!" WHAAAAAAAT!?! I was a bit stunned when he told me this. They...
Do You Really Have Lower Abs?
GASP! Maybe there is something to this LOWER AB thing! Fitness elitists will get really mad if you utter the term "lower abs." Because technically there is no lower ab muscle. Technically it is all the same muscle the rectus abdominis that we are usually targeting...
Glute Medius Exercises |6 Abduction Exercises To Strengthen Your Glute Medius
It isn't always about making an exercise harder to get results. Sometimes it is about doing the same, but different. What that means is that you are doing the same basic movement but with different positioning, for instance doing something seated vs. standing. This...
The Bodyweight Core And Leg Workout
To get in a killer core workout, you don't need weights or fancy equipment. You don't need to do a ton of crunches either. You can get killer results by working your core with BODYWEIGHT unilateral leg moves, hanging abs, planks and bridges. These moves not only work...
3 Compound Moves You Don’t Realize Are AMAZING For Your Core!
There are some moves we really feel working our abs and core when we do them. But there are others we don't realize worked certain muscles until we are sore the next day! These 3 compound exercises are a great way to strength multiple large muscles at once while also...
Burners – Use These To Get Better Results FASTER!
Sometimes you just want a little something to ENHANCE your results - to give you that little edge without you completely having to change your routine. This is when you add in what I call BURNERS. What Are Burners? Whether you call them a finisher or burnout instead,...
