Some days make for really good workouts, some days not so much, and that’s completely normal. There are however a few things we have implemented over time that we’ve found have really helped us get great workouts in most of the time, and improve the not-so-great workouts. When we think great workout, we usually think that we need to have energy so we drink a bunch of caffeine in hopes that it will help us, but we get disappointed when we find little to nothing improves our workout. Why? Well, there are a lot of elements to a great workout. RECOVERY is the hugest, and then hydration and nutrition follow closely behind. This is usually our routine for preparing for a workout: 1. GOOD SLEEP & RECOVERY This is NUMBER 1. With poor sleep, and an inadequate amount of recovery, your workouts will be miserable. You won’t have energy. You...Read more

The crisp air, the snow, the music… The holidays are HERE! The holidays are an amazing time to celebrate with your family and friends, take a little break, and enjoy yourself. While it is important to take a break, it’s also important to remain consistent with the actions you’ve been taking for your goals. Trust us, this doesn’t at all mean you won’t enjoy the holidays, but what it means is you will come out of the holidays having maintained the progress OR even made progress WHILE still enjoying yourself. In this blog, we will share with you the top 6 ways we are able to stay on top of our fitness and nutrition goals during the holidays that you can implement for yourself. WORKOUT IN THE MORNING The holidays might me a time of rest for you, or it might be just the opposite because you will have all...Read more

Let’s just put this out there right from the start, consistency is the bread and butter to the results you want. Being that you’re on here, you probably already know that, but we wanted to highlight that quickly to make sure you know what we would be focusing on in this blog. With that said, we totally understand that being consistent can be difficult. Even though we work in a gym and are authorities in the industry, we find that our consistency is also tested. We found though that there are a few actions steps that need to be taken, that allow consistency to be easier. When we are missing these steps, then it will hold us back, and make it really challenging to stick to the actions we need to take to get to our goal. So what could be keeping you from being consistent? Missing a Workout and...Read more

So you’ve had that membership for a while that you’ve been paying for. You’ve been meaning to go, but just the thought of getting through the front doors of the gym makes you start to sweat. However, you’ve been doing that same home workout for a while, and you KNOW that you finally need to take the next step to begin seeing more progress in your fitness journey. To be honest, once you get past this hump, the possibilities are truly endless. We’ve seen people with zero to no experience, totally increase their progress and goals by going to the gym. If you’re thinking about going but have been hesitant, then this is for you. Here are 7 ways that you can gain more confidence to get to the gym, and at the gym: PRACTICE THE EXERCISES AT HOME If you aren’t already doing exercises at home, this is your...Read more

Wake up, get dressed, grab a coffee, go to work, skip breakfast, work more, eat lunch, go to the gym to workout, eat dinner, and REPEAT. Society has done a good job at teaching people to work hard for their fitness goals. People go on crazy diets or do crazy workouts, and while working out and eating well is important for seeing progressive changes, it neglects other important aspects that can and do affect our progress. Some things, but not all things that can affect your progress include, stress, sleep quality, and fatigue. So instead of looking over those aspects today, we wanted to dive deeper into them, and habits that can help us work through them. Stress Firstly, we want to remind you that stress is common, and necessary actually to a certain extent. The stress hormone (cortisol) is what actually wakes you up in the morning, and in...Read more