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5 Potential Reasons Why You Aren’t Feeling the Results From Your Strength Workouts.
Even when we know something is “good” for us, it can be hard to stay consistent when we aren’t feeling the progress. Here’s 5 possible reasons why you are not progressing with your strength training workouts.
Are Online Fitness Classes and Coaching Really As Effective as In Person?
We are often asked, "are online workouts and remote coaching really as effective as classes and training in a gym?"
And our answer, is yes!
Pick a Lane
This bobbing and weaving actually creates more slow downs, but in our minds, we’re in control! We’re moving! We’re making the choices here! So instead of staying the course, we seek the next flashy opening and slide on into the new slot that we think is going to move us along faster. This happens in the fitness and nutrition industry all the time too. We think we are supposed to see and feel results RIGHT NOW because of the marketing of “14 day challenges” and other diet nonsense about “fast physique changes” we absorb almost everywhere we go.
Just Listen to Your Body
Ever been told to "just listen to your body?”
Sounds simple enough, but what does that actually mean? What are you supposed to be listening for?
Just like with nutrition, years of diet marketing teaching us to NOT tune in and listen to our bodies leads to us actually having difficulty with this. ….
The Most Undervalued Core Exercise: the Dead Bug
The dead bug! An incredibly underestimated and devalued (by many!) exercise for the core, is often poo-pooed for being “too easy” and not “hard core enough”. But what I’ve found, is that many doing the poo-pooing of this exercise, are actually performing the exercise without intention and missing a critical piece of the “form” of the exercise. Read on for tips to maximize Coach Michelle’s favorite core exercise!
How Do I Pick a Weight for an Exercise????
A question that has been popping up more frequently for us, especially with folks starting or restarting a strength routine is:
"How do I determine the right weight for an exercise?"
t might take some trial and error at first, but once you discover the starting weight for the rep range and exercise you are working on, you'll be able to progress as you gain strength from consistently implementing your training program!
