Since the onset of the modern physical training era, people have put up guards lifting weights. People’s dissent often comes from genuine inquiry or genuine ignorance. Be ignorant no longer! Why do we lift weights? For your brain! In today’s post, I wrap up our multi-part series on lifting by focusing on how resistance training increases confidence, improves mood, and provides a competitive outlet in: Why We LIFT: Brain Boost.
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Time is our most precious and finite currency. We control, we choose how to spend it. Choose to spend it, ALL of it wisely.
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Anyone with a grasp on reality knows that the food served around the holiday season isn’t exactly the healthiest. That being said, what many people fail to realize, is that you don’t have to resist it.
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If you’re actually training, like really TRAINING, you already know the answer to this question. There’s no doubt in your mind that the work you’re putting in is equating to gains at the gym. But what if its not? What if you feel you haven’t seen results in months? Read along as we talk about REAL training!
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While it’s not the most obvious reason, an incredibly important case can be made for using resistance training to improve connective tissue health and performance. We showcased in previous articles, that we lift to get strong and lift to increase muscle mass, all equating to a more resilient human being. However, one seldom discussed component of that resiliency has nothing to do with the muscle itself, but much, much more to do with what ties the muscle together and to other things.
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On September 22nd, 2016 Jozette competed in her second powerlifting meet at Camp Nerd Fitness in northern Georgia. Jozette has been at MSP Fitness since late 2013. Her initial desires to make fitness a habit quickly evolved into a passion for getting strong. It was back in 2015 when Jozette approached her Exclusive Coaching (EC) Coach Taylor Gish with the desire to compete at a powerlifting meet held at the annual Camp Nerd Fitness. What follows is the account of her second competition and second camp experience.
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So far in this blog series, we’ve talked about the benefits of resistance training for getting stronger and building muscle mass. Today, we will speak to resistance training as one of the greatest ways to add variation to your exercise program.
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By now, most everyone knows they ought to eat something for breakfast. From your mother trying to shove a muffin in your pocket on the way to school, to the coffee fueled mornings of corporate life, the human body craves something prior to the most productive time of our day: morning. But how do you know where to start?
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If you’ve been following along, you know that I am currently writing a series of posts on the reasons for why resistance training is a staple in our both our group and individual programs at MSP Fitness. Far too often the conversation is less concerned with WHY people ought to lift and more focused on, “shut up and do it already!”, or something to that effect. I stated in the first post that you should lift to get stronger, what follows is reason number two: build muscle.
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