FLEXIBILITY VS. MOBILITY: THEY AREN’T THE SAME
Why the heck should I care about flexibility and mobility with my workouts, and aren’t they the same thing anyway?
Well, not quite.
BUILDING STRENGTH WITH OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING
Building strength is one of the top reasons anyone goes to the gym. Building strength makes your mind and body feel better, builds your confidence, and makes actions in our daily life easier. One of the ways this is commonly done is through forms of resistance training, or as many understand it, lifting weights. Today we are going to talk about how one style, Olympic Weightlifting, can help you build up your strength and some tips for how to train for it.
THE GREATEST GIFT
The greatest gift I’ve ever received that didn’t come wrapped in a check would definitely be my coaches! When I first walked into PFP, I was a stay-at-home mom in desperate need of an escape from my own four walls. Enter Gina and Caleb—two wonderful humans who convinced me to get back into fitness after I’d let it all go (you know, thanks to the magic of having babies).
TRAP BAR & BARBELL DEADLIFTS: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Deadlifts are a foundational movement that many people will encounter in a gym setting. Whether it is in a class setting or doing it on your own, deadlifts can be a very helpful total body movement that everyone should become familiar with. The movement transfers to our daily lives as often as squatting or walking. When you bend over to pick up a heavy box or object you are using the same movement pattern as a deadlift. There’s many variations of the exercise but today we will be talking about two: the trap bar deadlift and the barbell deadlift. How are they fundamentally different and what crossover do they share?
WHAT IS WEIGHTLIFTING?
You, or someone you know, have either gone to a gym or still go to a gym to work out a few times a week. They might do some cardio on the treadmill and in addition they might “lift weights” to build strength, but this is not what the rest of the world knows as “Weightlifting”. Lifting weights is what most people do at a gym when they have some sets of bicep curls and lunges. Weightlifting is an international sport done by people worldwide, and it is featured at the Summer Olympic Games.
STRENGTH TRAINING 101
One of the main reasons people seek out gyms or training facilities is to increase their overall strength. It is widely understood that individuals of all ages who increase their strength through exercise experience less chronic pain, improve their mobility, and just generally feel better.
FIVE REASONS TO STRENGTH TRAIN THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW YOU LOOK
Did you know that after age 30, inactive adults lose 3% to 8% muscle mass per decade? Inactivity decreases our metabolism and increases fat accumulation. Over time, sedentary adults are more prone to developing diseases and injuries. The solution? Train with weights.