Training edition Hey Reader! Here's this week's round up of your questions! If you want to submit your question, you can do so here: Submit Your Question! What’s a good balance of strength vs flexibility training during the week? Short answer: one that feels good for your body. Long answer: this varies from person to person as natural tendencies vary from person to person - think stiff old dude stereotype vs. someone with a hypermobility disorder. Someone with a hypermobility disorder will...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Prehab edition Hey Reader! Here's this week's round up of your questions! If you want to submit your question, you can do so here: Submit Your Question! What kind of things should I do to help strengthen my wrists and ankles? So essentially with these, you're going to strengthen the muscles around them or those that impact how that joint moves. So basically, for the ankle, you want to strengthen the foot and calf, but also the hip. For the wrist, you want to strengthen your grip/forearm...
3 months ago • 5 min read
Training edition Hey Reader! Here's this week's round up of your questions! If you want to submit your question, you can do so here: Submit Your Question! What are good beginner stretches? Good ones kinda depend on what is tight for you and what your body needs, but some general ones based on where a lot of people are tight would be stretches for: Upper trap/levator - bring your ear to your shoulder, then look up toward the ceiling or down toward your armpit Pec - stand in a doorway with your...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Training/How to Start edition Hey Reader! Here's this week's round up of your questions! I figured with the holiday season, New Years, and everything this time of year, I figured I'd answer questions that may be coming up a bit more this time of year. As always, If you want to submit your question, you can do so here: Submit Your Question! How to start? It feels so frustrating... TLDR: Start where you are, do what you can, and build from there. Check out this YouTube video on where to start...
3 months ago • 9 min read
Training edition Hey Reader! Here's this week's round up of your questions! If you want to submit your question, you can do so here: Submit Your Question! What are the best exercises to tone and strengthen the hamstrings? What's the best hamstring workout? As always, there are no "best" exercises or "best" workout for everyone out there. There are individual factors to consider. I do have a recent post talking about some of my favorite hamstring exercises: hip hinge movements (SL RDL,...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Equipment + Business/Career edition Hey Reader! Here's this week's round up of your questions! If you want to submit your question, you can do so here: Submit Your Question! Your training mat is from where? The most frequently asked things I'm asked about related to mats are my carpet, or the BaseBlocks Nordic Plus or BaseBench Pro. I got my carpet years ago off of amazon. I think it was a prime day deal in 2019 or something, so literally nothing special. You guys exclusively get the link to...
4 months ago • 11 min read
Training edition Hey Reader! Here's this week's round up of your questions! If you want to submit your question, you can do so here: Submit Your Question! I'm a handstand beginner. Can you share exercises to help with my handstand line? In standing, I can engage my core/pelvic muscles without any issues, but when I climb up a wall to get into a handstand position, I have an arch in my back/banana back and I can't engage my core/pelvic muscles. First, I'd check your shoulder motion. If you...
7 months ago • 4 min read
{TOPIC} edition Hey Reader! Here's this week's round up of your questions! If you want to submit your question, you can do so here: Submit Your Question! What pull up bar is that? It's massive! First, let's ask, is the pull up bar massive, or am I just 5 ft 1 in? 😂🫣 Second, I did specifically look for a pull up bar that was as far from the wall as I could get. This ended up being from Titan Fitness. Depending on what you need from the bar, I would take a look at the weight limit as since it's...
7 months ago • 5 min read
Prehab/Rehab edition Hey Reader! Here's this week's round up of your questions! If you want to submit your question, you can do so here: Submit Your Question! I'm having some hip pain, what should I do? This Q was asked anonymously, but thanks for asking! If you want your question answered, it that submit your question button at the bottom or top of the email! First, there are many things that can impact hip pain. It can be one or a few of the hip muscles or the hip joint, but the back and...
8 months ago • 5 min read
