Health and wellness are a priority at Caster Concepts, Inc (CCI). The industrial caster manufacturer has recently affirmed that commitment by launching a pilot employee wellness initiative through its philanthropic arm Caster Cares.

To bring the program to life, CCI has partnered with Smart Strength & Conditioning (SS&C) to assess, design, and implement small group training sessions for its employees.

The wellness program has been running for over two months now, and the progress is noticeable.

“Working out has become a habit. It’s now part of my weekly routine,” exclaims Jewell Heath, Inside Sales Manager at Caster Concepts. “The success I have had in the short three months is incredible. I have seen noticeable gains both mentally and physically.”

Justin Powell, CCI’s ERP specialist, remarks that “This has been the first year I’ve been able to shovel snow without hurting my back, and I don’t find myself slowing down as quickly as I used to. I also don’t miss my second chin!”

The program began in December 2020 with seven employees volunteering to “raise their hand in the name of health and wellness.” As the program heads into late February, more than 160 training sessions are in the books. Employees have committed to training twice per week and have done a remarkable job of being accountable and consistent. What’s even more impressive is that the retention rate is approximately 92%.

The health and wellness program has also gained momentum with employees’ family members and spouses. Stories of how the training have positively benefited employees are being shared with others, creating excitement and curiosity.

Throughout the pilot study, employees routinely reported feeling better energy levels, more confidence, and increased mental performance. When they were asked if they saw value in the wellness program, the overwhelming majority responded, “YES!” Most went on to say that they would highly recommend the training to friends and family.”

“You only get one body, and you only get to go around once,” notes Smart Strength owner and trainer Alex Harris. “What could be more valuable than your health and wellbeing?”

 

 

 

And here we are… February.  The weather is cold and unrelenting.  The Super bowl has come and gone.  January and the promise of a new year has long faded from memory…You are knee deep in the GRIND!

Let me stop you right there

My role as a coach is to not only challenge you, but to de-mystify what it takes to be successful in the world of fitness as well as the big game they call life.

One of the most important skills I have discovered is the discipline of goal setting.

But goals are worthless if you do not review them…

Time stamping and reviewing your goals is what brings them to life and makes them accomplishable.  The steady review of our goals is the most neglected step in the discipline of goal setting.

This is not an easy habit to develop, so let me share with you my strategy for goal setting and review.  I hope you can adapt a similar process and work to make it stick.

1. The process for creating my 2021 goals began in November of 2020. This is when I take my first stab at what I want to accomplish, need to accomplish and what I strive to accomplish.  I throw it all down in a rough draft and then step away for a few weeks.
2. Mid December I come back to my pile of goals, then break them down into categories: Personal, Smart Strength/ business, Personal financial. Organizing my list makes it easier for me to organize my thoughts on each goal.  After you have created your categories and placed each goal in the correct bin, take a break.
3. I take my categories and work through each goal, making them SMART goals (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time bound). Now that a goal is in its proper category and is SMART, I know what my time frame is for each goal, and I can start to plot out a way to accomplish each goal, either in my head or in my planner.
4. I imagine many people have attempted or even perfected steps 1-3…. But here is the most important step, the one that binds it all together and completes the feedback loop. Review!!  I make a note in my planner at the end of each month to sit down and go through my goals list, for each category and score my progress.  By keeping my goals and progress fresh in my mind, I find that I am inclined to work daily to accomplish my goals, even if I did not purposely set out to do so.

5. It is important to remember that your goals you set just 6 weeks ago are only worth something if you continue to work for them. Goals are living documents that need to be updated, and even revised periodically.  You can set your review timeframes as you see fit, but keep in mind it needs to be often enough to evaluate progress, and make corrections if you have fallen behind.

Goals Process

1^st edition/ 2021 goals —>  Organize/categorize —> SMART goals  <———>   Review/ Update

 

This process is more important than ever.  February is when most people will abandon their goals for the rest of the year.  This is a sensitive and critical point in your journey to success and creating a habit.  Carve out some time and make your goals review a priority!

You will not regret the time you spend on yourself and reviewing goals.

Something magical happens when we develop strong goals, bind them to paper, print them off and stick them on our wall, and then schedule time at the end of each month to re assess and evaluate our process towards accomplishing our goals….

They just might come true!  

If you are interested in more topics like this, please visit www.smartstrengthprogram.com

Check out the blog or schedule your free assessment today...spoiler alert, we spend a lot of time talking about your goals!!

 

Your Trainer,

Alex

 

“We are what we repeatedly do…Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit”…  – Aristotle

So many of us have seen this quote on walls in the classroom, in the boardroom, sometimes even in the bathroom… but do we ever actually take it to heart?

Do we ever actually commit to an excellent act, and rep it out so many times it become a habit?

If you have mastered this concept, more power to you, stop reading and go enjoy your wonderful life, you have made it.

If you have not been able to turn your acts and attempts at fitness into a habit of excellence, then read on… Smart Strength can help.

 

At Smart Strength we make 3 commitments to you!

1. Consistency
2. Crush your goals, and have fun doing it
3. Competency & Independence

 

When you begin your journey with Smart Strength you are directly investing in your health and your future.

We will do everything possible to turn your one-off acts of fitness into a sustained habit of excellence through our 3 commitments to you.

If you or someone near and dear to your heart needs help with these areas, please clink on the link below and schedule your free assessment today.

www.smartstrengthprogram.com

Let me help you make the habit of fitness stick…  Its too important not too!

Work Smarter, not harder

Your Trainer,

Alex

“A successful life is not created through flash & pop, but rather through the ability to get knocked down and get back up again.  Every Damn time! “

-Smart Strength

 

I first heard work smarter, not harder back in middle school at a basketball camp.  The context was teaching us how to play great team defense.

For you sports junkies, this makes sense.  The best defensive teams are great communicators. They know the angles.  They know when they can sag off.  They know where their help is.  They know when they have to get up in someone’s face and they know exactly when they can be lazy.

This makes it appear as if everyone is everywhere, there is nowhere to go, everyone is covered, despite the offenses every effort, there are no gaps to exploit… How is it possible to play such amazing defense and never fatigue, never have a breakdown, never have a lapse in coverage?  The best defensive teams work Smarter, not harder….

To put it simply, they know when they have to work and they know when they can borrow some time and get some rest.  That is the true magic in team defense, not always spinning your wheels and going 100 mph, but working in short, high intensity bursts exactly when needed.

Over the years I have adopted a training philosophy that really tries to work Smarter for clients, not harder.

The point is, we at Smart Strength want you to be a part of our great team defense against inactivity and poor health.  We want to be in constant communication with you, letting you know where your help side is.  We want to push you at times, and yes we even want you to enjoy the fruits of your fitness labor and take some time to gloat to your friends and family about how strong you now are! 

The whole idea is to learn the ratio, the balance of the brain vs. the brawn and make fitness a lifelong commitment.

No one can go 100 mph all the time.  The burn out factor is very real in fitness and we know this.  We find that consistency and healthy habits always outperform the binge and short-term efforts that so many people think is fitness.  We want to see you for a lifetime, not just a few weeks before spring break.  We want you to learn and live the motto: “work Smarter, not harder.”

Grinding yourself down is not always the right answer.  Sometimes continuing to push and struggle is not the right call.  Sometimes, a calculated approach is more valuable than just a herculean, never say die effort…

This is hard for me to admit or write.  I have been an athlete, and I am a coach. Preaching that effort is not the answer seems unthinkable.  But truth is, sometimes all the effort in the world is not enough.  Sometimes effort can even be harmful if effort is applied in the wrong direction.

Effort alone is not the answer…

coordinated effort is the key…

coordinated effort is at its heart, Smart Strength….

Your Trainer,

Alex

 

Here are 4 golden nuggets I will share with you.  These are the 4 things you can do to actually have a fighting chance at making 2021’s fitness goals a reality.

–Find a great coach- Would you try and build your home with no professional instruction or guidance.  How about learn a new language?  Cook a 5 star meal?  Learning how to exercise and train properly is no different.  It is not an inherent skill we are born with.  Find someone who has spent their life learning how to do these things, and someone who can effectively coach you on how to do them!  It will speed up the learning curve dramatically, produce better results, and help keep you moving forward while minimizing your risk of injury and setback.

Another thing a great coach will implement is a systemic approach to accomplish your goals.  Our bodies are designed in a certain way.  We consume, burn and store energy in a certain way, and respond to different levels of stimulus and repair our cells in certain ways.  These systems are very well researched and are guiding principles for proper programming and progression in the exercise world.  This is a valuable skill set.  This is only one example of the why having a great coach is so important to making a New Years resolution a lasting change.  Leverage the skill set of a great coach to give yourself the best chance at success!

–Commit- Getting in shape means different things to different people, but I think we all agree that it is hard, no matter what your goals are.  Realize that it will take a firm commitment if you are to indeed reach your goals.  Strategies to improve your level of commitment include: writing down your goals and displaying  where you will view them often (daily, hourly is even better).  Tying your commitment to a financial incentive (this is heavily dependent on the type of person you are/ how much you value money).  Tying your commitment to a health related outcome (being able to participate in the family hike, having no reservations about the summer beach trip, or pushing back father time are all admirable goals).

–Communicate- 2 points on this.  Communicate with your personal circle & communicate with your fitness pro.

*communication with your personal circle is huge.  This is your spouse, kids, parents, friends, co workers, pretty much anyone you see on a daily basis.  These people will either make or break your fitness experience.  Even the most dedicated clients only see their coaches for a few hours a week, but the people in your personal circle influence your behavior on a daily basis!  Communicating with them your goals and reasons for change are very important.  You will need to get these people on board in a major way if you want to give yourself the best chance at making those New Years resolutions stick!

If you and your spouse are not on the same page about New Years resolutions, that’s ok, but please communicate with each other what is acceptable and what isn’t.  Your fitness and diet goals shouldn’t be undermined by your spouse, and trust me, I have seen this happen many times (not pretty!)

Example: If weight loss and health are goals, please get on the same page about when and how often pizza is on the menu!

*communication with your fitness pro.  Before you begin your fitness journey, any good fitness pro should ask what your goals are.  This starts a dialogue that should continue throughout your time spent together…  It should be revisited and amended occasionally.  These types of conversations are great tools to use to remind us of why we started this in the first place.  They are often very recharging and refocusing conversations and can be the difference between a client that fizzles out, or the rare client that reaches their goals, and makes the New Years resolution stick!

 

–Proper mindset- The most important workouts will be the ones that come in late January and February, the dog days of winter.  This is when shiny glamorous new years resolution motivation runs out and all that is left is just plain old hard work, and usually involves some pretty cold, nasty and dark brooding weather.  This is when your commitment will truly be tested.  This is where about 90% of people fail.  This is the make or break season. 

We can combat this with the right mindset, knowing what challenges will be waiting for us as we dive deeper into the winter abyss.  We need to give ourselves the best chance by creating support networks, having a coach and/ or friends hold us accountable, and prominently display our goals and why we are doing this!

Fitness, weight loss, strength gain, whatever your goals may be, they are admirable and worth working for.  It is a truly amazing feeling when you are confident in your own skin, and there is nothing physically holding you back from living the best life you possibly can… the life you dream about. 

The journey is long and the road is full of obstacles, but with these 4 nuggets of insider information, you will have the best chance at making your New Years Resolutions stick!

Work Smarter ,not harder

Your Trainer,

Alex

Name- Smart Strength & Conditioning

Origin: {Born from a journey through several cities and businesses}

Purpose: {to discover what the best gyms are doing and what makes them successful}

Method: {extensively studied the exercise and health habits of these thriving populations}

Outcome: {Learned from the owners of the best facilities in the big cities ⇒ Learned the programming and exercise prescriptions to create success for clients⇒ Learned how to create a community of high achievers ⇒Learned what it takes to change a clients life}

 

Mimicry is the greatest form of flattery.

I have implemented the best practices of all these world class facilities in one place.  Smart Strength

I have borrowed the teachings, re created their prescriptions and designed a facility that is functional and elegant to help you have the best fitness experience.

 

Us versus them….

If you want to gain a leg up on your competition, come check out Smart Strength.

We train you physically and mentally ⇒You will become stronger physically and mentally.

You will learn the techniques that the ultra-successful use

You will be handed their playbook

You will be coached, step by step throughout the journey

You will take your game to the next level

 

This is what is in a name…

All the thought, all the training, all the travel, all roads have led to this….

We Are. Smart Strength!

Important Exercise We Do At Smart Strength

I am sure many of my clients have had that thought cross their mind when I asked them to work on their “cat/cow” pose during one of our training sessions…

For someone who has never done this exercise before, it is probably even more of a shock.  After I demonstrate this exercise, I get some very strange looks!  This type of move belongs in a yoga studio, or your bedroom…

But rest assured, there is a method to the madness, let me explain:

-What we are after is pelvic tilt and being able to activate and manipulate our hips. Let’s make sense of this by addressing three questions, and hopefully you too will agree, the pelvic tilt is the most important movement we do at Smart Strength!

What is Pelvic Tilt?

Pelvic tilt refers to our hips and the direction they are pointed in our normal posture.  Ideally we would like no tilt at all, or a neutral pelvis.

This image should paint a good picture in your mind of the 3 different tilts we commonly see.  Most of the people I have worked with fall into the Anterior pelvic tilt category.  The level of severity differs, but due to the lifestyle most of us live, we are inclined to suffer from anterior pelvic tilt (among other things, sitting, office work, driving all create an anterior pelvic tilt).

Why does it matter?

Do you have low back pain?

Do you want stronger abs/ more definition?

Do you want a better-looking butt/ toned and lifted?

When you do “core” exercises, do your hip flexors feel it more than your actual abs?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, Pelvic tilts matter to YOU!

Our hip tilting greatly effects the musculature connected to the pelvis.  That means if we move away from a neutral position, certain muscles will be affected with some tightening or becoming active and some turning off/becoming inactive.  Reference the image below.  This image is displaying the effected musculature of an anterior pelvic tilt.

When we learn how to manipulate our tilt, we can then start to reverse the effects of an anterior hip tilt.

This means “turning on” the abdominals and glutes (my number one and two areas that we want to work on- as cited by clients during our goals discussions) and “turning off” / alleviating the low back pain and tightness (my number 3 areas we want to work on- as cited by clients).

Now that funny looking cat cow thing is starting to make sense isn’t it?!….

What can we do about it?

At Smart Strength, we attack these issues in a progressive format.

I must make a client aware of what the tilts are, and how to feel/manipulate the hips through an anterior and posterior tilt.  We do this through supported exercises such as cat/cow, wall press abs, dead bugs, etc.  These exercises are “supported” meaning the client is laying on the ground and gravity is helping assist your tilts.

These are the exercises prescribed to clients first.

When clients master these gravity supported movements, it is time to bring them to their feet, where gravity and body weight now act as challenges to the tilting motions.  Standing pelvic tilts and anti-rotation exercises are prescribed in the second level of the progression.

After a client demonstrates sufficient strength and mastery of the standing pelvic tilts, it is then time to add resistance to the movement (Bands, Kettlebells, Barbells, Dumbbells, etc).  We do this through many different exercises at Smart Strength… this is our secret sauce!

Training the pelvic tilt in a progressive overload pattern is one way we change our clients lives. 

When a client learns how to manipulate their pelvis, and then gains strength in that neutral pelvis position, the whole game changes.

Not only do they become stronger, but they become healthier.

Yes, pelvic tilt is that important…

Training at Smart Strength has been shown to improve Pelvic tilt… Side effects include:

-Stronger Abs

-Less back pain/aches

-Stronger glutes that are tone, firm and looking good!

-Better posture

-increases body awareness (constantly feeling the abs to make sure they are “turned on”)

-Able to move, lift and experience a full range of physical activity… daily

Work Smarter, not harder

Your Trainer,

Alex

Now a days, all the rage is online training and virtual coaching.  Whether it be because of the pandemic, or because the advances in technology are so tantalizing, we cannot help ourselves, there is a movement towards these new mediums.

I am a fitness professional, and at times I feel as if I am an assembly line working staring at the robot (or peloton) about to take my place.  But I also know that there is something about my services and expertise that will NEVER be outsourced, or automated, so I can still sleep easy at night knowing I will not go by the way of the Doo-Doo.

Consider for a moment the internet, and its never ending amount of fitness resources available to anyone at any time.  Most of this is free and very easily accessible.  If you think about it, its almost a wonder anyone even pays for a trainer when they can find the exact same exercises, programming and hunky guy or gal explaining it to you for free on the internet.  You can pause, rewind, and digest the content at any pace you want, from the judgment free comfort of your home or personal training studio if your fortunate enough.

Yet I feel zero threat from these videos.  These videos have been out longer than I have been in the profession, yet I only see increased demand for trainers and their services.  How can this be?

==>These videos lack the interaction and stickiness factor needed to make fitness Stick (credit to Malcom Gladwell for the term).  Without stickiness, they do not create lasting change, do not deliver results, and end up floating around cyberspace delivering no more value than click bait for the rest of time….

Recently, fitness tech has unleased some new competitors on the scene, and they are very formidable indeed.  I will be the first to tip my cap and acknowledge that some of these platforms have really created some wonderful content that is scientifically accurate, and the delivery is very energetic.  The graphics and streaming have come a long way.  The idea of working out at your own schedule is so enticing…

Yet my demand is still growing by the day… how?

In my opinion –>

There is definitely no shortage of fitness content in this world, but what is at an all-time shortage are some very real and personable traits.  Commitment, accountability, engagement, trust, value, friendship and work ethic are things that just do not come through the screen, never have, never will.   All the conveniences that modern day fitness technology offer us come with a double-edged sword.  Without any real personal commitment to a schedule, an appointment, or your trainer, it becomes so much easier to turn off the screen or ignore that watch telling you to move.  Its just human nature.

Without the personal engagement, it simply does not mean as much to you.  You can just blow it off.  (yea you may be letting your virtual group or instructor down, but it does not approach the level of discomfort that letting down people you see weekly at your gym creates!)

Even the most successful people in the world must work on time management.  They must work on building habits of journaling, accountability and fitness.  It is not easy.  Fitness is not easy, and that is part of the reason I have a career that I am confident will never go out of style.

-The Real value of having a human trainer is this:

“In addition to holding your feet to the fire on days when you would rather “sleep in”, “just go home and relax after work” or “don’t have the energy or time” I offer other benefits that tech cant compete with.  I am here to help you, learn about you, and develop a rewarding relationship that benefits us both.  I am here to be your friend, who sometimes must provide tough love.  I enjoy learning about my clients and their unique abilities (this job has introduced me to so many wonderful individuals).  I am here to coach you in real time, provide feedback, keep you from injuring yourself, and make you laugh and enjoy working hard.  I am here to push you beyond what you would ever achieve on your own.  I am here to help you develop lifelong fitness habits that will positively impact you in every area.  I am here to help you live a long, independent, pain free life.  I am here to help you…”

I appreciate you taking the time to visit my webpage and read my blog, but if you are serious about your fitness and want real change, lets visit in person and talk about the next step.

Always remember, “work Smarter, not harder.”

Thank you, Your Trainer,

Alex

 

 

To be honest, I hesitated even making this post.  I did not want to stir up feelings of fear and anxiety that might not have even previously existed in many clients.  I did not want to plant this seed in an innocent mind.  In the end I decided that the pro’s of making this post outweigh the con’s.  If I can get even one person to step into the weight room that was previously unwilling to, than it is worth it…

We all have fears.  They range in scope and severity.  Fear and anxiety in the weight room are things that we can and will overcome together.  This is what coaches are for, to help you overcome any barrier you may encounter in your fitness journey, to push you beyond your comfort zone to achieve results you didn’t think were possible.

Some of the most common fears expressed (most times in a non verbal form… yes your facial expressions give you away)  from clients are relating to injury.  The ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) and several other governing bodies have published findings regarding injury rates due to weight/resistance training.

The ACSM has different categories (ranging from strain and sprain to catastrophic: including sudden cardiac arrest, injury requiring hospitalization and death).

The research shows us that minor injuries are the most common, but they can be greatly reduced when a professional is monitoring the exercise session.

Catastrophic injuries are extremely rare (even though they are often publicized {most of the time an undiagnosed preexisting condition causes the catastrophic injury, the stress of high intensity physical activity just exacerbated the condition}).

The prevalence rates range from 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 1.5 million- depending on which governing body you reference, which age group you analyze and which gender you consider (males are twice as likely to suffer a catastrophic event, and no that is not due to having a smaller brain, but rather an increased likelihood of a cardiovascular event).

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=hhosAwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=ACSM+resistance+training+injury+prevalence&ots=lkA7ZE0ZQz&sig=bGEaAv-iDqGmCGvJyqGCZxZkfmg#v=onepage&q=ACSM%20resistance%20training%20injury%20prevalence&f=false

Another fear that clients experience is fear of failure.  Failure in the weight room comes in a couple forms.

Failure 1 is coming up short of our fitness goals; of failing to properly execute a lift, or failing to hit or exceed a Personal record.  A good coach and a proper perspective can help remedy these fears very quickly.

Failure 2 is a different kind of experience.  This is reserved for the moderate to advanced weightlifter.  It is the failure to complete a rep at maximum exhaustion.   Pushing your reps to failure is a learned skill.

Examples of this type of failure include: falling down while trying to attempt a barbell squat, failing to extend on a deadlift, or inability to press the barbell up from your chest on a bench press.  These are uncomfortable and scary when you first experience them.  However, these are manageable with a spotter and an experienced coach who can walk you through and ensure your safety while performing maximal lifts.

I guarantee that max day will become your favorite day after you have gotten over the failure butterflies.

Smart Strength was designed to make the fitness experience fun, exciting and rewarding for all.  If you have any comments or reservations, please let us know, or feel free to make a suggestion.  Do not let these barriers keep you from training in the weight room any longer!

This is why I earned a B.A. from Albion College in Exercise Science

This is why I earned an M.S. from Michigan State University in Exercise Physiology

This is why I have worked in premier training facilities in East Lansing, Ann Arbor and New York City

This is why I have trained under some of the best mentors in the business

This is why I started my own company, Smart Strength

This is why I do what I do,

To help you

Your Trainer,
Alex

We do not coach like this at Smart Strength…

Uncomfortable?-

1  Exercising can be uncomfortable at times (Squatting with a barbell across the back is something that immediately comes to mind),it can makes us mentally uncomfortable too.

At Smart Strength we do not preach, nor follow the adage, “No pain, no gain.”  We do not believe that it must hurt to be effective.  We do not even believe or prescribe Burpees…

We are not here to intimidate or make you mentally uncomfortable.  Our coaching is all about making exercise fun and enjoyable.  There is always 2 way communication, so if you ever have anything on your mind, please let us know so we can accommodate it ASAP.

We are educated in our fitness.  If a client does not like a certain lift, is not able to perform the exercise, or simply does not feel like doing that sort of thing today, no problem.  We can always modify or substitute an exercise for something else that accomplishes the same goal.  Variety is the spice of life!

What else do clients find uncomfortable about working out?

2  Something that is uncomfortable (sometimes downright painful) is DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness).  This is the soreness and pain of our muscles a day or two after working out.  However, if programmed and managed correctly, it can be greatly minimized.

Every person has a different pain tolerance, and a different perception of this pain.  Many newcomers are shocked at the feeling of soreness and pain of muscle groups that have suddenly been brought back to life.

DOMS is perfectly normal, natural, and to be expected.  In almost all cases, it will subside in a few days.  As we continue to train, the DOMS will become less and less severe.   Ice, Ibuprofen, a proper diet and good sleep will help you overcome these initial bouts of DOMS.

To help minimize the negative effects of DOMS, we always assess new clients to see where their current fitness levels are, so we do not over prescribe exercises or administer too great of a load on the muscles initially.  We respect each clients susceptibility to DOMS and work tirelessly on our programming to ensure we deliver a great workout, without causing extreme DOMS and pain.

Once you have committed to a workout routine for an extended amount of time, you will rarely experience DOMS, and it may even bum you out that you haven’t been sore in a while… I know it seems crazy, but I hear this comment a lot from experienced clients.

DOMS- delayed onset muscle soreness.  On the left is a sample of normal muscle tissue at rest (control group)… as the images progress from left to right, it shows the damage to the muscle tissue following bouts of exercise…  (this is what happens to our muscle fibers at a microscopic level, after a heavy bout of exercise… notice how much damage and distortion of the usually repetitive muscle tissue occurs… this damage is partially why you are sore for a few days after an intense workout, the more intense the workout, the more severe the DOMS response is). 

 

3  Another source of discomfort is not knowing what to do in a gym.  We will call this Gym confusion. So many machines and contraptions can be overwhelming and intimidating.

Unfortunately, gym culture has taken on a life of its own, with special lingo, acronyms and clothing styles…..  We do not embrace the CrossFit culture here, we do not judge the style of clothing you wear, we do not endorse gym selfies, heck we don’t even have mirrors in the facility.

What we do offer is scientific education on exercises.  We will orient you on equipment and take the time to coach you to everything you need to know to become a weight room veteran.

Your program may seem like a different language in the beginning, but after some training and education with your coach, you will be able to read and write gym-speak fluently!  It may even spark an interest in you that you never knew existed…

When we drop the anxiety of exercise, we discover the joy it can bring, and our results greatly improve!

Work Smarter, not harder,

Your Trainer,

Alex