2016 Alki Beach Classic Meet Recap
As many, many of you have already heard, all five of Progressive Performance’s lifters had a great showing at the 2016 Alki Beach Classic. We had a great day, made some new friends, and brought home 5 medals! Jamie Lindstrom placed 2nd in her division, totally rockin’ it at her very first meet. She walked […]
THE 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR WHEN HIRING A TRAINER OR COACH
I am a fitness professional and though some people would describe what I do as personal training or describe me as a personal trainer, I am a coach. A strength coach to be specific, and there is a big reason why. Most potential clients just assume that all trainers/ coaches know what they are doing […]
WHY CARDIO IS NOT THE #1 ANSWER WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO LOSE FAT
When people talk about exercise and fat loss in the US, typically we hear people talk about adding more cardio. Your friends and family always assume going to the gym or exercising means going for walks, using the elliptical, treadmill, or stationary bike. As healthy as traditional cardiovascular training is for the heart, and as […]
CASE STUDY: DO YOU NEED A MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT?
I wanted to share with you something that happened at the gym recently with a client of mine. This client was having a lot of hip and back pain on one side of her body. She was doing her prep exercises that we had prescribed for her a few months back, doing them religiously, but […]
Want a Faster Less Injury Prone Athlete?
The theme of my blogs recently has been all about speed and how to make your athletes faster. What if I told you that making your athletes faster and making them more resistant to injury were one in the same? Of course you can have fast athletes that are injury prone, but most of these […]
3 Ways to Make Your Athlete Faster
1) Strength Training If you read my last article here you know that the 2 most important factors in increasing speed are increasing stride length and stride frequency; and that the number one way to increase those factors is by increasing force production. The way we increase force production is by strength training. Youth athletes are […]
3 WAYS ATHLETES CAN PERFORM BETTER
If you know anything about my philosophy around training for athletic performance, you know that the sports practice and the skills necessary to do well in sport come first. Lebron James would never have been even close to the basketball player he is without, well, playing basketball. Kind of a no brainer, right? Sports skills […]
HOW TO STRENGTH TRAIN FOR FAT LOSS
Strength training is a pretty awesome form of exercise. You consistently make progress toward a tangible goal that doesn’t involve obsessively watching a number on a scale. You get to improve your daily life by not only looking more toned and muscular, but also being able to do more. Strength training will allow you to […]
DITCH THAT CARDIO AND LIFT SOME WEIGHTS FOR A SEXIER BODY
First off lets talk about your metabolic rate. You hear a lot online about the things you need to do to improve your metabolism. Eat this superfood or that superfood, eat breakfast, eat spicy food, drink green tea, take this pill, that supplement. I’m here to break it to you, there are really only three ways […]
Nutrition is the Key to Fat Loss
CALORIES The number one thing to be concerned with is calorie consumption. The science is so ironclad about this that it is undeniable. There are a lot of fad diets out there that will tell you that including or excluding certain foods or categories of food will make or break your diet. This notion is […]
