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A great way to challenge stability and mobility
It’s fun to do fancy exercises, but the only way to get to those is developing a solid base first. Simplicity is the key to success in the gym in my opinion and when it comes to incorporating rotation, the simpler the better. This is one of my go to exercises that will teach you…
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Good Enough
I saw this posted on Twitter today and it reminded me of a theme from Dr. Bhrett McCabe that I have been thinking about lately. “You’re good is good enough”. On a week where I am taking a turn closer to 40, I’m choosing to focus on who I am right now and embracing my…
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Tuesday Thoughts on everyone Fat Shaming Patrick Reed
My blog tonight was inspired by a post I just saw regarding Patrick Reed’s win at the Masters this past weekend. Originally, I wasn’t going to write about this because frankly I just don’t like diving into controversy, but this is a subject I feel pretty passionate about as a health and fitness provider. Over…
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Happy Monday
What are you doing to get this week kicked off the right way? After sitting on my butt quite a bit this weekend watching The Masters, my body was in need of some sweat and some movement flows. So I set up a Kettlebell Circuit and went hard for 25 minutes, then finished with some…
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Happy Masters Sunday
Just stopping in tonight to share with you this super simple Kettlebell circuit that I used this morning as part of my warm up at the golf course! It’s nothing fancy, just a good old fashion way of getting the hips moving, stability engaged, and body temperature up. 15 Kettlebell Swings 8 Reverse Lunges R/L…
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Awesome Podcast Alert!
Ok, let’s get serious for a second. It’s masters weekend, golf tournament season is right around the corner (although it’s delayed in the northwest because of this darn weather!) and in my case, I’m just over 2 weeks away from my first event of the season. The reality of trying to be a competitive athlete…
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Friday Thoughts….
Just something I was thinking about today in terms of how to bring the best out of every athlete you coach. Finding the right balance is a delicate art, but one that can truly have an impact on the lives you have been entrusted to guide. This quote from The Impact of Trust, a booklet…
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One of the most underrated training positions….
….is Tall Kneeling! It makes me so sad that this exercise set up is lost in the shuffle so often because it’s incredibly effective. But in the quest to make exercises more complicated and crazy, simplicity has disappeared. And that’s exactly what Tall Kneeling is, a primary set up that helps force glute engagement, core…
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Pre-Round Glute Activating Exercise Alert
I’m always in search of the best ways to get my body working at it’s absolute best before a round of golf. Over the years, I’ve reduced the amount of time on the range and increased the amount of time in the gym before a round. I don’t know about you, but the driving range…