Today, we're going over why training your abs isn't the most effective way to lose weight. We'll also provide tips on how to achieve your weight loss goals in a healthier, more sustainable way. By the end of this post, you'll understand why it's important to focus on overall health and wellness, rather than just looking snatched with a six pack! 😋

There are six common mistakes that people are consistently making that’s keeping them from seeing glute progress. This blog addresses the difference between “feeling” your glutes and actually growing them, exercise selection, technique adjustments, and more in order to help you make corrections to start seeing the glutes grow!

The goal of warming up for deadlifts is to prime the muscles that will be working the most and the ones that will enable you to get into the position needed for your deadlift variation. These are some of the warmups I like to perform to get ready on deadlift days!

Fat loss is both simple and complex. Once you understand the “why” behind what you’re doing to achieve these results, it becomes much easier. For you to be able to maintain these results, it’s important to understand the “why” behind what you’re doing with both your nutrition and your training.

The technique & success of your bench press starts with your set up. If you aren’t set up correctly, you may limit your strength and/or put yourself at a higher risk of injury. This is exactly how to set-up for your competition style bench press, step-by-step.

The Larsen press is a strength and muscle-building bench press variation used that removes leg drive and puts more emphasis on utilizing the chest, triceps, and shoulders. Here are the benefits of including this in your powerlifting or strength routine!

Shark pit (aka belt squats) are a great exercise to incorporate into your leg day or powerlifting routine for the ultimate strength & muscle gains. Coach Bryan shares his top three reasons why you should try belt squatting in your leg routine!

When it comes to our bench press in powerlifting, we have our standard power barbell that’s used in our competition-based movement, but we also have other alternative barbells that we can use to build strength! Today we’re discussing the difference between using something like an Ohio bar for our bench press vs. the Swiss bar (or also commonly called the football bar or multigrip bar).

Rows are an important exercise in powerlifting as an accessory to help in building on strength and maintaining balance in our exercise volume for joint health. Barbell rows and pendlay rows are some of the more common row variations you’ll see programmed for powerlifters. Is one better than the other in powerlifting? Let’s discuss the differences!

Creating a meal plan based on your macros doesn’t have to be challenging! These are the 6 steps and tips I have for creating your own customized meals with your recommended macro and calorie intake.

Today we’re going over how simple it really is to track your macronutrients in order to stay on target with your goals. Tracking your macronutrients is as simple as measuring your portion sizes and logging your food in My Fitness Pal (or whatever app you're using).

Macros are a key factor in nutrition that help you not only achieve your training and physique goals, but also help bring balance to your life. Our macros are in control of our balance of energy levels, how we think, how we feel, how efficient we are at our work, and more.

Warming up for squats is important in preparing ourselves for heavy lifting. Today we’re primarily focusing on squat warm-up sets before the bar. Because our warm-ups are meant to focus on what we want to activate, its a good idea to know what muscles we’re using when we squat!

Warming up for bench is important in preparing ourselves for heavy lifting. When it comes to powerlifting, the bench press is performed differently than in bodybuilding or recreational lifting; it involves the full body, all the way down to the legs, to perform a heavy bench press. This is how to warm-up for bench press in powerlifting.

It’s hard not to obsess over the scale when you’re beginning a weight loss journey.

Checking the scale every hour and freaking out when the scale is up by 5 pounds and you have absolutely no idea why?