As a coach, you’d think most of the questions I’m asked would relate to exercise; however, questions relating to food and nutrition have always outnumbered any inquiry to movement. Typically, the questions begin when a member makes the connection between nutrition and performance. It doesn’t take long for members to
No fooling, today, April 1, marks seven years that Joel and I have owned the Fit Pit. In some ways, it feels like maybe 3 or 4 years have gone by and in other ways it feels like I’ve been doing this my entire life. As I locked up after
About once a week I ‘m asked, “What are some good snack ideas?” and then begins my personal take on….. snacks…. Society, the media, marketing, or whoever else we’d like to blame… maybe coaches for kid’s sports… have somehow convinced us that a snack is a special moment warranting a
The goal for training movements should be executing through a full range of motion (ROM). To do anything else robs you of the opportunity to improve your mobility, power and strength. If you’re unable to execute the movement properly, using a full ROM, then modifications should be made to allow
Turning 50 is kind of a big deal. First, the possibility life could be more than half over sets off a cascade of introspective questions regarding accomplishments to date, and, what the heck you’re going to do in an effort to remain relevant, now that you’re receiving love letters from
Doesn’t matter who you are or what day of the week it might be — you’re in a hurry. Society has us wired to get things done quick; promises of getting your pizza within 5 minutes, self-serve coffee with the cups stacked next to the carafe… you get the idea.
The goal for the jerk recovery is to keep the horizontal movement of the bar as minimal as possible.
The NEW Fit Pit website it LIVE — and we couldn’t be happier! Aside from a totally updated look with more pics, here are some new features: Message Banner on the home page quickly communicates important messages such as “The Fit Pit it closed due to bad weather” or “Wear
No doubt, it’s cool to train hard and get faster at the workout of the day (WOD), who doesn’t want a fast “Fran” or 2K row!? But the very best part of being fit is having the ability to step outside the gym and DO something with your fitness and