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Taking in a deep, anxiety filled breath, she stepped onto the cool, metal plate in her bathroom. A second passed. Then a few more. Finally a number appeared between her feet, and it was a number she didn’t want to see. What the hell? That can’t be right. I’m fatter today? But I did everything...Read More

Does this situation sound familiar to you? One day, you’re going about your business, when suddenly—ow! Your back starts hurting. What gives? You were doing things you normally do.   Maybe you bent down to pick up your kid. Maybe it was while playing a game of pool. Maybe it was while you deadlifted or...Read More

When you walk into most gyms around the world, you’ll see numerous core exercises being performed. Typically, you’ll see people doing sit ups and crunches (and maybe some planks). This isn’t surprising. You learned that the key to washboard abs is doing sit ups and crunches; that those exercises were the best ones to get...Read More

What are your goals? Most of us have been asked that question before—maybe by friends, employers, a personal trainer. It’s a decent question. It shouldn’t be the last question that gets asked with regard to your goals though. Beyond just declaring what your goal is, there’s another question you should consider: why is achieving this...Read More

How long does it take to form a habit? You’ve likely heard different time frames: 21, 66, or 90 days. Maybe longer. Maybe shorter. Either way, the idea that habits take a certain amount of time to form has been talked about for years. So, how long must you continually do something for it to...Read More

A year ago, I was sitting across from a BSP client, who I’ll call Jill, chatting with her about her nutrition, when I noticed she seemed upset. We were discussing what she had been working on and how it was going, and it sounded as if she was crushing it. She was doing everything she...Read More

Do squats frustrate you? You work and work and work on your form, yet they still feel off. Something just doesn’t click. If so, it is likely not your fault, because you’ve been misled. You were lied to. Someone told you false information about squatting, which led you to performing a common squat mistake—a myth,...Read More

What would you say if I could take your stress away? Imagine it for a second: no more stressing about work, your kids, significant other, or friends… no more stressing about anything. There’s just one condition though. The next time your child, significant other, or friend comes to you feeling stressed—worried, anxious, afraid—you will have...Read More

Do these thoughts seem familiar to you? I’m not smart enough. I’m not attractive enough. I’m not strong enough. I’m not good enough. The theme of these messages—not good enough—is common. It’s normal. All of us, no matter who we are, what we do, or where we’re from, feel as though we’re not good enough...Read More

Neal was overweight and out of shape. And he hated that. What upset him most though, was that he let this happen. Just a year ago he was leaner. Not washboard abs level of lean, but non-overweight level of lean. Neal wanted to get back to that weight. He used to exercise consistently. He used...Read More

Has life ever metaphorically kicked you in the face? A time where, everything was going fine, and bam! life got harder. Personally, one moment in particular comes to mind, and it happened in my middle school years. Growing up, I was a pretty normal kid…or so I like to think. I loved Spider-Man and other...Read More

“Other gyms I’ve been to in the past don’t care what I do, as long as I’m paying my monthly fee. At BSP NOVA, I feel like I’m visiting my family when I walk in to workout.” -Danielle Does this sound familiar to you? You pull up to an empty parking spot, step out of...Read More

“What do I do on my off days?” Members of Beyond Strength asked that question often in the past. They would come in, crush their small group training, and then… that was it. There was uncertainty around what to do in between sessions. And while we gave some recommendations (do some mobility work, go for...Read More

Bob Fisher, a member of Beyond Strength for over two years now, is a confident and strong guy. He likes long walks on the baseball field, picking heavy weight up off the floor, and wearing his patriotic Speedo (don’t ask). He’s a fit dude. But he wasn’t always this way. If you saw Bob two...Read More

When you think of doing an exercise for your core, what exercise comes to mind first? Here is my guess: you pictured laying on your back, knees bent and hands behind your head while pulling your chests towards your knees. Am I right? You pictured a sit up? This is normal. A common thought is,...Read More

Want to learn how to squat? Understand how different squats can help you reach your goals? Clean up your stance? Be able to drop it low without hurting yourself? This, and the answers to all your squat questions can be found here… This is not meant as a straight read-through (although you are more than...Read More

“We all need something to struggle against and to struggle for. The aim in life is not to avoid struggles, but to have the right ones; not to avoid worry, but care about the right things; not to live without fear, but to confront worthy fears with force and passion.” – Eric Greitens Have you...Read More

Overnight success stories are like mirages in the desert: they seem real at first, but everything is not as it seems. “Overnight success” is a misleading phrase. A more accurate phrase would be an “overtime success.” As in, over a certain period of time—days, months, years—success is achieved. The idea of an overnight success is...Read More

Lily (not her real name), a member of BSP NOVA, has been struggling. The current COVID-19 situation had, like it has for most of us, significantly impacted her life and routine. Some days were good, other days bad. She felt lost. When she was working, she felt a sense of purpose and meaning in what...Read More

It’s safe to say we’ve all already been effected by this pandemic. And I don’t want to scare you, but some folks are going to come out the other end in a real bad spot… worse than they were coming in. Not directly from the Coronavirus, but because of the choices that they made in...Read More