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Tag: Squats

Home Workout: Scaled Leg Workout

March 18, 2020
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| At Home Workouts, My Training Log, Training

This is a lower-body workout you can scale based on your fitness level and available equipment to have an insanely productive workout at home! In this workout, we hit all of the major lower-body muscle groups. Squats will target the quads, RDL’s will target the hamstrings and glutes, and the standing calf raise takes care […]

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Posted in At Home Workouts, My Training Log, Training Tagged At Home Workouts, Calf Raise, Dumbbell, Leg Workout, Lower Body, RDL, Resistance Bands, Squats

Q&A3: Eating Late at Night, The Benefits of Creatine, and Proper Footwear for Squatting

March 8, 2020
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In Q&A No. 3, we’re tackling a new round of topics based on: How late is “too late” to eat food for fat loss? Should you be taking creatine? Is it dangerous to squat in shoes? As always, if you have any questions you’d like answered in a future Q&A feel free to contact me […]

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Posted in Mindset, Training Tagged Creatine, Fat Loss, Footwear, MEAL TIMING, Metabolism, Preworkout, Shoes, Squats, SUPPLEMENTS, Weight Loss

25-Pound Squat PR!

February 3, 2019
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Maxed out on squat this weekend and it resulted in a 25-pound PR! This latest training cycle was cut a little bit short, but I still am quite happy with the results. A 290-pound squat is something I’m pretty proud of, considering I only started training for powerlifting 1.5 years ago. I’m getting stronger and […]

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Posted in My Training Log Tagged Powerlifter, Powerlifting, Squat, Squats, Strength and Conditioning, Strength Training

Why You Aren’t Progressing

January 10, 2019
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Why aren’t you progressing? Maybe it’s because you’re not giving yourself enough time to actually progress. I think there are two major problems people run into when pursuing their health and fitness goals. 1) They “program hop” because the results don’t come quick enough. 2) They don’t have a logical, structured plan in the first […]

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Posted in My Training Log, Training Tagged FITNESS MINDSET, Powerlifting, Program Design, Squat, Squats

Survive The Workout

December 27, 2018
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Sometimes there are workouts you “just have to get through.” That isn’t to say you should put forth less effort or walk through it mindlessly without any focus. But there are just some days where things aren’t going well or feeling right, and that’s OK. In those situations, consider the factors at play… Have you […]

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Posted in Mindset, Training Tagged Squat, Squats, Strength Training

Generating Positive Momentum

December 17, 2018
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I generated positive momentum this weekend by making choices that made me feel good in the long term — not the short term. Why do we choose to do what we know we’ll regret? Why do we eat or drink things that make us feel crappy? Sure, there are some foods that taste awesome. They […]

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Posted in Mindset, Training Tagged Powerlifting, Squat, Squats, Strength Training, Wellness

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