These are the 20 rules of intelligent fitness training you can put into practice next time you are in the gym. 1. The goal of intelligent training is to improve your ability to contract your muscles harder, NOT simply to complete reps. You don’t want to put out reps with bad form or reps that…
If you aren’t tracking your BEFIT workouts how do you know you are making progress? Sure you can track progress with: How you look. How much you weigh. How your clothes fit and feel. But an amazing way of tracking and analyzing your progress is to make notes of the weights, time, reps, and sets…
The biggest thing missing in your workouts (and the 5 new rules of lifting) The more I help people with habits, the more I find it boils down to daily discipline and winning the day. If you win 6 days out of 7, odds are you are likely moving the needle forward and seeing some…
We all know what a paradox is…. So I’ll save attempting to define it. But a Fitness Paradox you say… Yes, this is something I have seen over the years and thought it important enough to bring up in blog format, so let’s get after it. Do you have the ability to come in 1…
What do you want in life??? To feel better, look better naked, be more present, be healthier, sleep better… Those are pretty much everyones goals with their health and fitness pursuits, and I’m always thinking how can we move the needle forward for you in one or all of those domains. Movement is a first…
As a fitness professional, understanding energy system training is vital to your success with us in the gym. Because not everything should be about cardio or burning as many calories as possible in a workout! When I see you working out in the gym, I’m typically more impressed by your intensity, not volume, and think…
I’ve done enough consults over the years to hear all the fitness and nutrition myths. Myths that are still around from the 70’s because your friend Betty, (who is not a health and fitness professional or has any visible results to show for her knowledge) keeps spreading this misinformation. Sorry Betty, but everyone knows a…
Is your increased effort in the gym not leading to increased results? Effort is always required to lose fat or build muscle, but focusing on effort alone is only going to lead to low energy levels, worn out joints, poor recovery and very little progress. Why does this happen? Because when the focus is on…
I’ve now met with the majority of participants in the Biggest Winner challenge regarding their nutrition. And after all these discussions, something occurred to me: What we are doing here is creating a plan for your life long term. Not just for 12 weeks. And in almost all of these plans, I didn’t address cheat…
Over the years, you may have seen BEFIT’s focus veer towards encouraging slower tempo in many of the exercises. And looks something like this on the whiteboard: @slow @3down @4down These define your tempo or speed on the down phase of the exercise. There are numerous benefits to taking the heaviest weight you can handle…