I've been focusing on intentional warm ups, especially after a workshop we had with Dr. Ryan at REV Wellness. Below is my favorite technique for warming up my shoulders. I do this activation move after foam rolling, and dynamic stretching (see my prior post on why this is important). It's a quick and easy movement that is effective for all planes of movement for the upper body (and great to warm them up before getting that bar on the back for squats). Give this one a try on

I run a fairly tight schedule (any of you who have seen my Google calendar can vouch for this lol..). While I think this is a good trait, what happens if something unexpected happens to throw it off??? This time of year (with many bodybuilding shows and competitions happening) is notorious for quick changes in scheduling. So how do you keep making the priorities the prioritized tasks in your schedule? First, simply recognize what your priorities are. One daily habit I do is

Let's talk about when you're short on time and still need to hit a bodypart a bit more. Or how about when you have an exercise you don't think you can increase weight on but want to up intensity. Or maybe you are limited on equipment options and want to get a little more done? All of the above and more are reasons to use myoreps. In the video below, I demonstrate how to do these and incorporate them into your training sessions. I will occasionally program these into a sche

Let's talk about activation. No, not what happens in college fraternities and sororities but about getting your muscles primed and ready to do work. When you do a movement there are major muscles and minor muscles involved. They all work together in order to properly and effectively do the work. Some muscles are contracting to move limbs, some are stabilizing and yet others are lengthening to allow the movement. As I've mentioned before, proper warm ups are critical for perf