90 Degree Rotational Box Jumps
The rotational box jump work on vertical and rotational power output at the same time. An incredible exercise for golfers who want to improve their swing speed! For higher level personal training clients who master this we can start to make the exercise more difficult by increasing the amount of rotation to 180 or 270 degrees. If we're working with someone who isn't comfortable doing box jumps we can also perform this exercise as a broad jump so that the client can stay at ground level.
The Fitness Hat Trick
Members at our gym are truly fortunate, not just because they workout in a super cool facility being trained by professional, highly educated and certified trainers, but also because they benefit from the collaboration of two other excellent professional resources; Specialized Orthopedics Physical Therapy and Power of Touch Sports Massage. If understanding how your body works, how to improve how your body works and how to address injuries and nagging or chronic pain is important to you, Olympia Fitness & Performance has got it all. This group of professionals talk
My Story—the Lowlight Reel
My Story - the Lowlight Reel From time to time when I'm training at the gym, someone will say to me "Oh that's so easy for you." I appreciate the compliment, but in my head I think "If only you could see all of the failures, and all the repetition behind this." I grew up skating on outdoor ice. My parents hired a bulldozer when I was little, and made a small rink in our backyard, complete with lights, boards, and a hut with a wood stove. I spent many happy hours noodling around on that
Why Your Weight Lifting PR Sucks
I don't Social Media often, but when I do, I remember why I hate it. It's because of your PR. Everyone who is on social media has seen someone (either someone they know, or a celebrity) posting about a PR that they set, along with a disastrous video or photo of them doing it. That video is usually accompanied by a caption that says something along the lines of "Forms not perfect, but I set a PR! Thanks to the best coach/trainer ever, I couldn’t have done it without you".Yes
Functional Fitness: What does that mean?
Today's guest post is from Michelle Gauvin. Michelle has been running her massage therapy business out of The Way HPI since it first opened in 2011, and in that same time has worked out with our trainers consistently. Michelle is not only an exercise enthusiast, but also leads a very activity-based lifestyle which includes hobbies like volleyball, paddle-boarding, hiking, and snowboarding. Because of the way she lives her life, Michelle is the perfect person to describe what "Functional Training" really entails, and does a great job doing so in this
How Physical Therapy Can Help You Run Marathons
About the Author: Today's blog post is a guest post from Amanda Smith, DPT, from Specialized Orthopedic Physical Therapy in Warwick, RI. Amanda has been a Physical Therapist at SOPT since 2013 after receiving her Doctorate in PT from Sacred Heart University. Before attending Sacred Heart, she received her Bachelor's Degree from The University of Rhode Island where she was also a member of the track team. Amanda not only has experience in treating marathoners, but has also run multiple half marathons as well as the Chicago Marathon in 2014. If you
What is Golf Fitness and why has it become so popular?
First Published in The Alpiner The most important thing that someone can gain from working with a golf fitness professional is an understanding of their body. A good professional will not only help you to improve on your weaknesses, but also help you to understand what they are and how they affect your game. This information combined with proper golf instruction can be a powerful tool to help you not only decrease the chance of having issues like back pain, but also take your game to
3 Reasons That Rory (and All Golfers) Should Keep Lifting
Rory McIlroy has repeatedly made it known that he loves lifting weights and is proud of his accomplishments in the weight room, as he should be. Despite his career success and the fact that he attributes his power to his workouts, he has come under fire a few times for his off the course training regimen. The most recent example was when Brandel Chamblee commented that he should be ‘wary” of ending up like Tiger Woods. If Rory needs to give up anything to avoid ending up like Tiger, it’s golf, not lifting, and Rory made mention
3 Things You Need to do More of in the Gym
It's that time of year again. The gym is packed with people that you haven't seen since last January and won't see again after February 1st. All of the cardio machines have lines behind them and the benches are surrounded by groups of five. So what do you do? Well now may be the best time to work on some things that you don't do nearly enough of (and don't worry, you won't likely run in to lines of newbies waiting to do these exercises). Pull-ups A personal favorite of mine. While
Get Your Ski Legs
As Read in RI Fit Magazine, Pages 34-35 With the first snow of the year and winter finally showing up today, I figured now would be an appropriate time to address the most common of winter sports, and what we all do wrong in preparation for it. Many people make the mistake of waiting until the week before they go skiing (or snowboarding) to start training for it, or don't train for it at all, and end up paying for it the first few days on the slopes with unbearable leg