How do you stretch?
Being a coach I am always fascinated by the various ways that coaches warm-up their athletes. Particularly how they stretch. Much of our warm-ups these days for athletes has been influenced by the SAQ (speed agility quickness) programs that started to get popular in the mid to late 1990′s. All of the skipping and dynamic [...]
Exercise of the Week #12 Kneeling Good Morning Stretch
Exercise of the Week #12 Kneeling Good Morning Stretch
If you could only do one exercise for the rest of your life what would you choose?
I always like discussing topics like this. You get to see many different perspectives on what people think is the most valuable components of exercises. If you really only could choose one exercise for the rest of your life what would it be? Let me clarify this. Assume you can still do recreational activities, walking, [...]
What is the greatest shape you have ever been in?
I am now closing in on 35 years old and I was looking back thinking about what is the best shape I have ever been in. I played High school sports and this would be an easy answer to say. I had a football coach that made it mandatory to be in a weight training [...]
How can you make your Cardiovascular Workouts More Efficient?
We are in the final stages of building our Cardio Cheat Sheets for you. Just like anything else Train2move builds, these are designed to take your normal cardio workouts to another level by increasing the efficiency of your muscular system during the workout. We have covered the benefits of a proper warmup many times. Also [...]
Ok Coach S here is my thoughts on the Smith Rack.
After we discussed the differences between the traditional bench press and a Dumbbell version brought up the question of how good of a product is the Smith Rack. The answer is, terrible. Take all of the things we discussed about the bench press and magnify them. If you have imbalances in the efficiency of your [...]
Is Dumbbell Bench Better? In a Word…Yes
If you had the choice between dumbbell bench and regular bench press which one would you choose and why? Many trainers are more of a fan of doing bench press for the reasons of creating more power and ego. The bench press has been such a standard of manhood for the last twenty years. I [...]
The President’s Challenge
We conclude our first kids week with a chance for you and your kids to take part in the President’s Challenge. Beginning on May 1st and running through July 24th you can participate in the challenge. This is a great way to get your kids excited about exercising since the end result is a signed [...]
Exercise of the Week Workout #1
Watch this short video. We have comprised a workout based on the previous 9 exercises you have learned so far in our Exercise of the week section. Then after the video look below to get the workout with the sets and reps listed. Next week we will start over with a new grouping of exercises [...]
9 Steps to a Healthier Family Diet Part #1
Here is another great nutrition article to help you get the most you can from your families diet. This week we have really focused hard on the nutrition aspect. To me this is where great life choices and habits is most important for our youth. Understanding the importance of the foods we eat and how [...]