What To Expect In Our Gym
In our gym, you won’t see an exercise demonstrated and then be expected to execute it while our trainers stand around and count reps. Instead, what you’ll find is trainers who show you how the exercise should look, coach you through the technique, and then ask you where you’re feeling it to make sure you’re […]
Move Correctly
Nothing happens independently with movement, everything works synergistically to move correctly. If you’re misaligned in one part of your body while you’re moving, another part of your body will compensate and contract the wrong muscle, or the right muscle the wrong way- causing imbalance, leading to pain and injury down the line. This is why […]
Functional Fitness Part 2
We know by now that our body is one integrated unit, so repetitive movements that isolate it into sections cause disconnections throughout your kinetic chain. In our previous post Functional Fitness Part 1 we highlighted some exercise techniques that get a lot of hype, but don’t necessarily deliver the most bang for your buck. In this post […]
Functional Fitness Part 1
Functional training can mean different things to different people. In our gym, it means exercising to coincide and enhance your body’s natural movements- like walking, running, lifting objects, standing, and navigating daily demands without pains or injuries limiting your function. Humans innate biology designed us to stand, walk, run, and throw. These functions shaped our […]
Evolutionary Muscles
Throwing is an integral function that shaped human’s innate musculature. The same way we developed muscles from running to survive, we developed muscles from throwing spears to kill prey and feed ourselves. For example, the chest muscles developed from throwing and not pushups or bench presses, the same way the glutes developed from running and […]
Vanity Training
The problem with exercising exclusively for how you look without addressing how you function, is it’s not sustainable. Just like a car that isn’t working, a new coat of paint won’t fix the problem under the hood. The new paint job will make it look good, but eventually it will break down and you’ll have […]
Alignment 101
The position of (fill in the blank) influences the rest of your alignment. Because our body is interconnected, one structure’s alignment will influence another’s. For example when your pelvis is out of alignment, it pulls your spine out of its natural alignment. The spine’s position effects the position of your ribcage, head and neck, as […]
The Kinetic Chain
MUSCLE INTEGRATION MAKES UP EFFICIENT MOVEMENT. THIS IS BECAUSE ALL OF OUR MUSCLES ARE LINKED THROUGH THE KINETIC CHAIN. IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT HAPPENS IN ONE AREA OF THE BODY HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT EFFECT ELSEWHERE. THE POWER OF THE KINETIC CHAIN CAN MAKE MOVEMENT THERAPEUTIC BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE KNEE PAIN, THE PAIN […]
How To Move Better
Tension built in the muscles takes pressure off the joints, ligaments, and bones and allows the muscles and tendons to work as the support system for the body. This all sounds ideal, especially if you’re someone suffering from pain and restrictive movement because of pain. However it’s not guaranteed to happen if you do exercises […]
How Do You Train Your Pecs?
Did you know your chest muscles (the pecs) dominate movements like punching, throwing, and even running? The pecs were designed for these functions via human evolution- throwing spears, pumping the upper body when running from danger, and fighting for survival. These muscles also connect into multiple kinetic chains and when we move, they function together […]
