Posts by A|M Fitness
1,200 Square Feet Later
Recently we added roughly 1,200 square feet of training space, as well as renovated and added to our current training floor. By Mike Harland Below we will post some pictures, but I’d also like to share what the ultimate goal of the expansion was. Over the past few months, we’ve been working hard to make…
Read MoreAnkle Mobility
We talk a lot about improving hip mobility but sometimes we don’t think about how important the ankles are. By LeighAnn Clark Squats are one of our most used and most important movement patterns. Building mobility in our ankles will help us to improve our range of motion in our squats so we can squat…
Read MoreKnee Pain
If you are starting to experience any kind of discomfort in the knees, it’s a good idea to make sure that we are mobilizing the areas so that hopefully we can alleviate some of that pain. By LeighAnn Clark This could be you if you experience general knee pain while squatting or during high impact…
Read MoreFoot Pain
If you have ever experienced any kind of foot pain or have been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, rolling and stretching your feet and calves will help to manage the pain and hopefully get rid of it altogether. By LeighAnn Clark We need to make sure we are hitting not just the bottoms of the feet…
Read MoreKettlebell Swings
Kettlebell swings are a great exercise for power development, along with increasing your metabolic rate, when they are done correctly. By Greg Hammons Most people have jobs now that require being seated for long periods of time which has a whole list of problems, one of them being “gluteal amnesia” or simply put, we forget…
Read MoreI Can’t Promise That
Sometimes I get frustrated with this industry. By: Mike Harland A large part of that is because I can’t promise all of the things that other people do. I can’t. You see, I browse my social media outlets, I check out what some of the “health coaches” are saying, and I just couldn’t lead…
Read MorePeanut To The Rescue
If you’re finding that your low back tends to arch when you follow certain movement patterns, one muscle that we need to pay attention to is the erector spinae. By LeighAnn Clark This muscle runs the length of your back, from the top of the neck, down to the pelvis and runs just along…
Read MoreTight Hamstrings?
If you have tight hamstrings and are looking for a way to increase your range of motion one of the best techniques to use is PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation). By: Greg Hammons PNF is a way of stretching that involves activating and then relaxing and passively stretching the targeted muscle, resulting in autogenic inhibition.…
Read MoreIce Cream or Your Goals
I was having a conversation with someone the other day and we were talking about why we weren’t seeing the changes we wanted to. By: Mike Harland They were working hard, eating healthy, getting enough sleep, and seemed like all the stars were aligned. We had to dig a little on this one… and…
Read MoreBack Pain From Sitting All Day?
People frequently experience back pain and every so often they’ll interpret SI (sacroiliac) joint pain as well. By: Coach LeighAnn Clark You of course always have the option of seeing a chiropractor or an orthopedic to try to set yourself straight again, but nine times out of ten, back pain and “SI joint” pain,…
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