“Why do you go to the gym?” Maybe you’ve asked yourself that question, or maybe others have asked it of you… But have you ever thought about it? Maybe it’s weight loss you are after. It could be performance. Maybe you are chasing strength. I don’t have the answer, and you might not have it...Read More
I need to start by saying that I honestly never planned on making a post like this one. But, a situation occurred a few months ago with one of our BSP NOVA family members on a routine visit to the Dr’s office, and here we are. Meet Victoria: Victoria is a lifelong athlete, most recently...Read More
This week’s #FlashyFriday, we bring back the kettlebells! This time around we are going to play around and have a little fun with bottoms up work! There’s a little bit of flexing involved, I mean who doesn’t like that?? So grab a kettlebell, or two, watch the video, and PLAY!! Don’t stress over sets, reps,...Read More
Technique Tuesday is back again! This week we look at the 90/90 Isometric Movement Pathway with Kettlebell Rack. The 90/90 Isometric Movement Pathway drill is an awesome motor control exercise for the hips. We have been playing around for a while now with using load to increase tension. One of the variations we have grown...Read More
Happy Friday! I know, I know- we disappeared on you guys there for a while. Well, Thanksgiving, new member madness, and all things wonderful have kept us off the blog for a little… but we are back!! This week’s Flashy Friday is a fun one involving: One 4-6 ft. PVC pipe Two 1 inch superbands...Read More
Whether you’re thinking about obtaining your Strong First Girya (SFG) certification, or you just want to tackle the 100 snatches in 5:00 benchmark, there are a lot of different approaches out there. Today, I’m going to show you what I’ve found to be the easiest, most efficient approach to pass the snatch test… First things...Read More
Happy Friday the 13th!!!! This week’s Flashy Friday is horrifyingly terrible- yet awesome. How appropriate, right?! It’s not so much a hard exercise- which it is- as it is a challenge to all comers… Think you’re up for it?? (click me ⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓) *Jon makes this look easier than I (Chris) do… you can watch my go...Read More
One of the hardest screens for people to clear on the FMS, in my experience, is the trunk stability push-up. Now, we don’t specifically train for the FMS, nor is the trunk stability push-up the way that you actually do a push-up. However, I think the common mistakes/faults that we see are cleaned up when...Read More
You may have noticed that we missed Technique Tuesday this week. Well, we received our brand new InBody570 on Tuesday (check it out here), so we wound up not doing a post! But, that’s okay because today we are going to do Flash Friday, with a little Technique Tuesday twist, and it’s on the pistol...Read More
Flash Friday, back again, this one, for sure, more of you can. It’s a row, a press, it’s the best. Friday, Friday, Friday you’ll get a pump, no less! Bet you didn’t know that we could rap over here at BSP NOVA, didyaaa? Alright, this week’s Flashy Friday is more accessible than some...Read More
