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“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Trust. Without it we as a society
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The average person is often surprised when I tell them that, as a physical therapist, I work out of 3 different gyms that offer personal training in one on one or small group settings. There are some trainers that have offered some pushback to that too (unfortunately). But in my professional experience, working with people
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“The inspiration you seek is already within you. Be silent and listen.” -Rumi Playing off of last week’s thoughts about staying true to yourself and not taking outside advice, I see this quote as encouraging you to be kind enough to yourself to allow space to think, breathe, and grow. Oftentimes, amongst the hectic and
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SLOW DOWN “Motor Learning doesn’t occur if you’re racing along in panic mode and defaulting to incorrect pre-existing patterns” – Eric Cressey Lifting weights steadily and under control will help minimize risk for injury and maximize muscle recruitment for strength and growth. Questions to ask your clients after a movement: – Where do you feel
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“The thing I’ve learned over the years about advice is that no one can accurately predict the future, but we all think we can. So advice at its best is one person’s limited perspective of the infinite possibilities before you. People’s advice is based on their fears, their experiences, their prejudices, and at the end
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“Not every problem can be solved by swinging the hammer harder.”-Jim Wendler Jim Wendler has had perhaps the most profound impact on my personal philosophies towards strength training over the last 10 years. His 5/3/1 program was the first ‘legit’ program I followed, and did so on and off for at least 5 years. His
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Derek is a server who works in a restaurant downtown. He’s on his feet for 8 hours a day during a shift, and carries heavy trays of food and drinks to his guests. Over the past few months, Derek starts to feel an ache in his lower back after a long day’s work. His friends
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“Love people, and use things. Because the opposite never works.”-Joshua Fields Millburn, Minimalism This one is pretty straightforward and plays off of last week’s quote too. At the end of the day we are able to make a lot of decisions in this world. Deciding who we spend our time with is one of the
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Often times we as coaches hear the words “I can’t squat, it hurts my knees” “I can’t deadlift, I have back problems”. In the world of medicine, many professionals set limitations for us that we go on believing will always just be. We as humans are constantly fixated on the problem and not the framework
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“I shall pass this way but once; any good that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being; let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”-Etienne de Grellet Our life motto here at Iron Legion is “Lift Heavy,
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