All posts tagged: #Fit

Looking to spruce up your workouts? Try incorporating some Resistance Band work into your programming!

Clearly I love incorporating Resistance Bands into my workouts because they are portable, cheap, and extremely versatile. For my clients that are very new to exercise, I prescribe quite a bit of band work in the beginning of their programs for the purpose of establishing better ‪#‎NeuromuscularControl‬ and ‪#‎Stability‬ simply because it’s very hard to cheat a movement using resistance bands. Even better, elastic resistance offers many movements and directions of motion for exercises along different planes such as Frontal and Transverse which are often neglected as one becomes more sedentary over time. Not surprisingly, most athletic injuries occur in the Frontal and Transverse planes too (i.e. Rotator Cuff, Knee injuries, Groin, etc.). For me personally, in the past I’ve always had a challenging time activating my rear delts regardless of the numerous exercises I tried ranging from Dumbbells, Barbells, and Machines. It wasn’t until I began incorporating “Band Pull Aparts” where I was truly able to isolate my rear delts using elastic resistance by better stabilizing my shoulder complex (rotator cuff, rhomboids, traps, rear …

TEAM STRONG GIRLS Success Story – Lise G.

TEAM STRONG GIRLS Testimonial I had the pleasure of working with Lise G. and proudly watched her transform physically by adhering to her program. We put together a strategy that moved her away from cardio (‪#‎SayNoToCardio‬) and integrated Resistance Training/Weight Lifting to really shape her body. We also created a structured nutrition program for the purpose of achieving her goals along with plenty of food flexibility to equip her with the tools to MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN her incredible transformation. This STRONG GIRL lost 27 lbs along with shredding off 7 inches around her waist, 6 inches off of her hips, and 8 inches off of her thighs. She looks tight, fit, strong, and gorgeous!!! Lise says, “Hi Jenny, before I joined TEAM STRONG GIRLS, I was working out but didn’t have much direction or focus with what I was doing. I thought I was eating healthy with a bit of binge eating and was obviously having trouble with portion control. I felt sluggish, tired, and was having a terrible year emotionally after my husband left …

TEAM STRONG GIRLS Biweekly Progress – Lise G.

Lise G. continues to tighten up and even astonishes herself as the weeks go by! This STRONG GIRL is down 26 lbs and has also shredded 7 inches around her waist, 6 inches around her hips, and 8 inches off of her thighs following a sane approach to dieting that consisted of plenty of carbs and meals of her choice through the duration of her program…and very limited cardio. The best part of this awesome progress is…she’s still continuing to lean out even more. Lise says, “Hi Jenny, my abs are starting to come out and all of my Skinny Pants are starting to fall off…” Love it. No tricks. No short cuts. Lots of food. Lots of fun and a hot, tight body to boot that is just about ready for her photo shoot. I can’t wait to share this gorgeous STRONG GIRL’S story 🙂

TEAM STRONG GIRLS Biweekly Progress

I’m so proud to share Loretta E’s awesome progress! She came to me 6 short weeks ago from Winnipeg, MB looking to lean out despite being incredibly active. Upon reviewing her questionnaire/profile, I was very impressed with her level of commitment to fitness that all we needed to do was implement more fundamental Strength Training into her program and move away from the conditioning/cardio that she was accustomed to doing. In just a few short weeks, we’ve managed to drop 11 lbs along with 2 inches around her waist, 2 inches around her hips, and 4 inches around her thighs. More importantly the visual transformation is phenomenal and we just started getting into all of the fun stuff such as emphasizing tempo and continuous tension to her muscles along with food flexibility (i.e. Free Meals, PWO Ice Cream, etc.). Loretta says, “Coach I am so excited!!! My face is leaning out and I’m also wearing full sleeved shirts for the first time in years because I don’t feel like a sausage. My shoulders are starting …