General Fitness Companycast

Today we're keeping it simple. Many people will try to scare you off from certain movements. I may be guilty of that myself in the past, but it's of course, nuanced. The bottom line is there are a certain things you should avoid, but it's not what you think.

So many people think of the body as parts, but when you think about it, everything is connected through your body. Literally through your connective tissue and figuratively in how we move and think. I'm diving deep into what makes you stretchy and why your current mobility routine might need an overhaul.

I had a potential client come in today and they loved the session. They came in with some new workout gear and were interested in starting immediately . Then I told them my rate and I got that dreaded reply: "It's too expensive." I get it. The best things in life are actually not free, yet we have to prioritize to attain them. Today we're going to be talking about priorities and what's really stopping most people from doing more to take care of themselves.

Today, one of my clients crushed it in our Row-Run Challenge. She is a newer client that was having some issues with running and came to me help her out. Her and I both agree that it was her belief that she would do well that helped her beat her last time by 3 and a half minutes (which is one the best improvements ever). Listen in to how she helped herself get over the hump and learn a few tricks to help yourself do the same.

I had a listener email me yesterday about the difference between training to get bigger and training to get stronger. Believe me, there is an actual difference and knowing the difference just might change the way you work out.In today's episode, we're talking hypertrophic training versus strength training. What's the difference? Are you already doing it? Let's dive into this one today and fix your workouts.

Congrats to the Super Bowl winning champs, the Philadelphia Eagles. I was curious about their workouts and I saw that AJ Brown posted one on YouTube. I'm going to critique his workout routine and give you some tips that you can add to your own routine. You can find his workout that I referencedhere.

Have you ever let fear take control of your life? Fear has stopped many people from achieving greatness. When that happens you have to ask what is fear, really? Today we're going to drill down into what is stopping us and how we can prevent it from keeping us from our dream life.

I wasn't able to record for my scheduled episode on Monday because I was feeling a little ill. I felt that this was a great opportunity to remind you that you should be taking care of yourself. In this episode, we have a few fun stories of taking care of yourself in a multitude of ways (some not so PG). All in all, this episode has quite a few tips and anecdotes that will help you think about living a happier and healthier life where you make yourself the priority.

Many of my contemporaries might have you believe that Olympic lifting is the way to go. They most certainly not wrong, however, if you're going to lift like that, you have to have a solid foundation. If you build your house on shaky ground, you most likely to end up injured. In this episode, we're going to talk about building that foundation that will be able to do more with less effort.

Today we're going to look into how you can maximize our workout routine with one small teak to each one of your lifts. One thing to always remember. It's not what you're lifting. It's how you're lifting it.

Yesterday, I did my first Live on Tik Tok and I had a lot of fun answering questions about how to get a better booty, what effect drinking has on weight loss, and proper exercise techniques. If you'd like to learn more about what we do here, you can visit my favorite playlist on our YouTube page here: 5 Basic Human Movements Or you can visit the website: https://generalfitnesscompany.com

In today's episode we'll talk about something that is probably not a part of your fitness routine, but should be. Rotation is something that we all do, but many of the exercises PT's and trainers prescribe aren't appropriate for improving spinal stability and rotation, resulting in hip and more likely, back pain. We're going to dive a little deeper into this and give you some ideas for exercises that you can do on you own. Check our YouTube Library for more videos on this topic here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0RRzh5L-FGwP8a7qSpe1_Wgs3cwdBBzM You can sign up for the 6-week challenge here: https://generalfitnesscompany.com/homepage/

Everyone wants to start their fitness journey on the right foot where they'll never lose momentum. It's actually easy. You just start small. Small habits that serve you are important. Today, we're going to dive into those habits (good and bad) that determine the path of your fitness journey.

Today, we're building on the previous episode about what to do for injury recovery and we're drilling down to the point of small changes that equal big wins. We're going to talk about a client that lost 75 pounds over the last year and we'll be exploring what it means to "habit stack." This episode is full of gems that will help you on your new year fitness journey.

Today is "National Quitters Day." It's the day when people notoriously quit on their New Year's Resolutions. The reason for most is that they went out to hard in the beginning of the year, got injured and never fully recovered or follow any recovery protocol. Today, I'm sharing a very important one based on science that you might want to share as well.

It's the beginning of the year and everyone wants to get off to a good start. Watch out though, many tend to overdo it or worse, go off into a different dimension doing everything but what they need to do to get off to a good start. Well, in today's episode, we going to explore a few ideas that will help you to stay consistent throughout the year.

Today's episode came on a whim as I almost dropped my phone. I caught it miraculously and I somehow took a screen shot. On any other day, I wouldn't have given it a second thought. Today, I'm glad I didn't because we got a very valuable lesson from that near accident.

Everyone knows that you when you work, you get paid. That's because when you work, you are providing value for others. But what about the things that provide value for yourself? What about your body? Your spirituality? Your relationships? Being great doesn't just mean how hard you work in the gym. Let's explore what happens when you honestly put your energy into making something great.

I'm back from a lovely Christmas vacation spend in the frozen tundra of North Dakota. I had a wonderful time meeting the people and spending time with new found friends, but when I came back I noticed something. Sparsely populated areas aren't afforded the same resources when it comes to mentors. Today, I'd like to dedicate this episode to teachers and the people that support them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/generalfitnesscompany/support

I had a trial client the other day and I kept calling them the wrong name. I used to be really good with names because I had tons of practice with boot camp. Today, we're going to look at a few techniques I used to remember people's names. We'll also look at a few ways that you can improve your overall memory. I'm out for the next week, so feel free to scroll through the back catalogue and listen to some of our older episodes. See you on the 30th! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/generalfitnesscompany/support