“A big reason that people have a hard time setting goals, and projecting themselves into the future, is because they don’t have a good handle on where they’re actually at.” – Todd Bumgardner Where are you at? I don’t mean that literally, since I’m not trying to find you, but rather regarding your life. Are...Read More

The thing with working out and diet is that we just don’t see a difference in body composition in the day to day of it all.  Or, sometimes we think we do but we’re incredibly critical of ourselves—confidence one day, disappointment and shame the next.  And we all do it at some point, it’s our...Read More

If a muscle is tight, we stretch it out, right?  After all, stretching is supposed to help.  So, wouldn’t it make sense that it should get better with said stretching?  And if stretching isn’t helping, then what actually will?   Stretching can feel pretty good at times, and often give us a feeling of relief. ...Read More

A couple of weeks ago, we ran a blog concerning not worrying about all the tiny details with nutrition unless you have filled your bucket with the big rocks first. You can catch up on that blog [HERE].   Well, how do you know if you have a nice sturdy house with a roof over...Read More

In the almost seven years BSP NOVA has existed, we’ve seen our fair share of people both overcoming injuries with success, as well as an unfortunate few that seem to be stuck in a cyclical pattern of re-injury.  And while it’s easy to blame bad luck for the latter, there are real solutions we’ve seen...Read More

It’s the end of the year. We’re caught in that place between looking back over what’s happened during the past twelve months and looking forward to what 2018 could hold for us. There’s also that super strong feeling associated with the thought, “How in the hell is it December already? I feel like two weeks...Read More

Part of getting stronger, leaner, and fitter is moving well. The better we move, the more we can handle strength training, conditioning, and just handling the unexpected movements that life throws at us. So, we have to train ourselves to move well. A big part of that is picking strength and conditioning exercises that fit...Read More

It’s crazy how much life, and our ability to improve it, changes when we get quality sleep. From mood elevation to improved metabolic function, getting enough quality sleep is absolutely imperative when in the midst of transformation. (And, really, when are we not in the midst of transformation?) It’s not easy, though, we get that....Read More

“I don’t know what this is, but I know this is what my son needs right now.  Is this strength and conditioning?” A father recently asked this question as he stood with coach Chris, watching his son’s first full training session here at Beyond Strength Performance NOVA, LLC.  His son wasn’t doing the “traditional” strength...Read More

When it comes to conditioning, there’s been a concerning trend in the personal and group training world over the last few years: more is better, and harder is best.  Conditioning has been approached with a mindset of, “If you’re not dead after every workout, what was it for?” And while that might be okay every...Read More