The anterior neck doesn’t get a lot of press around here, does it? It’s highly functional, but sometimes does too much work (read: it can be a pain in the neck, haha). But, back to that in a minute. The sternocleidomastoid runs from the side of the head to the middle of the clavicle (<– I always want to spell that clavical,… Read more →
My jam is Kettlebell workouts where I have 1 or 2 Kettlebells and don’t put ’em down. It’s probably the efficiency element that I really dig, so when I wrote out this workout I knew that was my going to be the focus. Try this if you’re into hard work followed by rest. If you want a grinder where you’re… Read more →
I used to do a lot of triceps pushdowns next to a friend who was also doing a lot of triceps pushdowns. (Isn’t this how all great stories start?!) We joked that I had Herculean-like* triceps because I could do a lot more volume. This went on for some time until she noticed that I was doing palms-down pushdowns and… Read more →
For the past few weeks I’ve been cutting back on my workouts, adding leisure walks and really trying to auto-regulate, using intuition and some biofeedback testing to determine what I do. That being said, oftentimes I’m updating what I’m doing mid-workout because a movement doesn’t feel great. (Learning how to do this has been a process over many years, but if… Read more →
The big hunka muscles on the fronts of your legs is the Quadriceps Group. They get tight and can wreak havoc on the rest of your body if not taken care of, but often times I find that while clients are aware they exist, there’s little TLC done to them except the occasional quick foam roll. The quick back and forth… Read more →
I’m probably one of the laziest fit people you know: I sit between sets, I work hard to be as efficient as possible so I don’t have to move 45-pound plates more than necessary, and more often than not, I drive to the gym despite being within a 20-minute walk (don’t judge). So, it came as no surprise to my… Read more →
I put it off for so long—The Bigness Project, I mean. I knew it was happening; there was chatter about it last fall after many of my friends signed up for an early access group and left me in the chalk dust flying off of my barbell. They were very excited to grow their muscles Arnold-style using techniques specific to hypertrophy… Read more →
Life is clearer when there’s a process. I’ve had two a-ha moments in the recent past that helped me to create general responses to two very different situations. In one, I’m asking someone if they need my help and the other, well, I’m offering my apologies. The similar component in these two situations is the feeling of vulnerability – in… Read more →
One of the first questions I ask clients when they come to see me for massage is to give me explicit consent to treat certain areas of the body. Massage therapists don’t work on private areas, but there are some commonly protected areas that are hugely beneficial to treat on the right individual. My intake asks permission to work on the abdomen… Read more →
In the weeks leading up to the Radiance Retreat 2015 I was filled with excited anxiety. I didn’t know anyone that was going, I was rooming with a woman I’d never met and I looked up to many of the attendees so the celebrity factor was pretty high. In the first few hours my anxieties were quieted with the abundance… Read more →
