BasicSkill, BasicsKill is a little saying we’ve coined around here. It’s representative of a simple philosophy: get great at the basic exercises and keep doing them because they produce results. That’s why, at BSP NOVA, we focus on getting good at things like squatting, hinging, pushing with our upper-bodies, pulling with our upper-bodies, crawling, and...Read More

This week’s video goes over the single leg RDL with the landmine.  After the lesson we jump into a little training footage before showing off the bowling skills of our BSP NOVA members, from this weekend’s event at Bowl America!Read More

News flash—you’re not perfect. And guess what? No reasonable person expects you to be, no matter the situation. You are, with absolute certainty, going to make mistakes in every realm of your life. And that’s totally cool. In fact, it’s a good thing. It gives you the context you need to learn how to do...Read More

Easily the most lighthearted video blog we’ve ever done, but the footage of Tyler Stevenson could cheer up ANYONE—I dare you to watch and not smile/laugh/feel great… This week’s video also goes over the inverted row, simplifying the movement and providing some information that will carry over into all of your rowing variations. Enjoy! Ready...Read More

In last week’s blog we outlined 5 Reasons to Warm-up With Weights. Today, we’re going to expand on warming up and give you a strategy for your weight warm-up—and answer some warm-up FAQs.   Ok, let’s dance.   . It Begins with RPE Last week we gave a brief description of RPE, or Rate of...Read More

It’s the weekly video blog, or vlog, as all the kids correct me… This week’s video drives home a simple but VERY important point for the push-up. Beyond that, we’ve got some footage that will give you a pretty good idea of the culture here a BSP NOVA! Looking to get started at the best...Read More

Warm-ups that get the body moving are great—especially ones that start on the ground and progress to the feet. They prepare the body for a wide range of movements and build movement skills that carry us through life. And, they actually get us warm. But, when it comes to warming up for strength training, they...Read More

BSP NOVA is waaaaay more than a gym!  As clichéd as it sounds, we’re a family- and we think you’ll see that in our weekly video blogs. This week’s video simplifies the hinge pattern, teaching the deadlift by breaking it down to three simple cues. On top of that we’ve got footage of the coaches...Read More

Hey, yo! Megs here, current coach (former intern) at BSP NOVA. I would like to take the time to introduce myself. Some of you I have had the pleasure to meet others I have not (but I would like to). My husband and I have recently started a new adventure in the northern Virginia area...Read More