You don’t want to hear from a gym owner about how awesome it is to exercise. I’m a freak who loves working out. 😉 Instead, I’ll share an email from a client who has made incredible progress in just one year. He’s gone from dreading exercising to becoming a gym person in one year. Yup, he learned how … Read More
Joining a gym is scary for some people! We get that. For many of our clients, joining SOS is a huge deal. It’s far from what they have done in the past for fitness. Just the other day a client submitted our contact us form ending with “it’s scary to hit submit, but here we go.” … Read More
At the beginning of each sports season, I find myself having similar discussions with parents, coaches and athletes regarding the importance of in-season training. I know why you can’t train in season, but it’s my job to teach you why you can train in-season. In-season training improves performance and generally keeps kids healthier. I’ve even … Read More
I want to tell you a secret that will give you (and everyone else) the solution to help you lose weight and maintain a rockin’ body for life. Even though I want to share the super secret fat-loss solution, I can’t. Unfortunately, when it comes to nutrition, there aren’t many black and white answers. The best diet for me … Read More
Thanksgiving is over. I really hope you enjoyed some time with friends and family and chose not to stress for at least that one day about calories. Now, the holiday is over. The long weekend is over. You’re likely back at home and ready to get back to the grind one last time in 2015. With that … Read More
The wall-sit is a very common exercise used by athletes and coaches as a regression to the squat, or as a lower body strengthening exercise. You won’t see me selecting wall-sits for my athletes at Skill of Strength. Today I’ll share with you why I have beef with wall-sits and what I use instead! Frankly, I … Read More
Join us at Skill of Strength on November 21, 2015 for Beer and Barbells for Brendon! NOTE: If you can not make it to the event, you can still purchase raffle tickets online! (Details below…) We are hosting a deadlift competition as a fundraiser to help our friend and fellow strength coach, Brendon Rearick, who was … Read More
Did you miss part one where I shared some updates and feedback from Skill of Strength athletes who are participating in fall sports. Today, we’re diving into my phone again to see some more recent text messages from SOS athletes and I’ll share a few things we can learn from some of our most successful athletes. Take … Read More
Athletes worked hard day in and day out in our COMPETE Sports Performance Training program at Skill of Strength this summer preparing for bigger and better seasons this coming year. Summer is an off-season for nearly all sports and it’s easier for most athletes to dedicate more time to their strength and conditioning while they are on a … Read More
Today’s post written by Coach Cindy! For most of my early adult life I had always been consistently active, choosing ‘cardio’ as a way to control my weight. As a married woman with 2 children and a job, I never dreaded getting a workout in, and in fact, I found myself looking more and more forward … Read More