Are you tracking your workout stats? Do you know how much you can lift for different rep schemes? Do you know how long you can hold a movement? If the answer is no, then you’re leaving results on the gym floor by not writing down your performance from previous workouts and weeks. Because there are…
In the beginning… I grew up believing one thing about god, faith, and religion. But now I believe differently… I also used to support one political party but now I support another… And I used to tell people not to put their knees past their toes. But now I do. See, as we grow and…
I wanted to provide you an inside look at BEFIT’s annual, monthly, weekly, and daily group personal training programming to give you an idea of why our gym is consistently the tip of the spear when it comes to personal training and group fitness in not only Langley but the rest of Canada. We know…
If you’re waiting until you’re in better shape or the exact right time to really commit to your fitness and nutrition, I have to tell you that the perfect moment you are waiting for is probably NEVER GOING TO COME. So here’s where I would start: Awareness. Awareness of your strengths. Awareness of your weaknesses. Awareness…
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…