Posts by A|M Fitness
Desk Hack
The sedentary workstyle that many of us have had to adopt, especially in the workplace, has led to a lot of back pain, hip pain, and generally poor posture. By: Coach LeighAnn Clark Of course stretching and foam rolling will help to alleviate some of this pain and help us to sit with better…
Read MorePersonal Coaching – Connie
Personal coaching is a great option for a lot of people. By: Coach Greg One of the greatest benefits of personal coaching is the ability for the coach to help the client overcome their mental hurdles. I’m going to share a story with you. This is just one small example of the power of…
Read MoreReward Yourself
Today I’m going to talk about something we sometimes forget to do, which is rewarding ourselves. By: Coach Mike Harland When someone walks into our facility, it’s usually with a goal in mind. Those goals could be related to weight loss or gain, strength gains, health related issues, or a list of many other…
Read MoreEveryday Is Chest Day
Everyday is chest day. Soooo yeah, about that… By: Coach Mike Harland When I was younger I hit a point where I wanted to get in shape. School was over, my lifestyle habits were shit, and it showed. Going from a childhood full of sports and activity to McDonald’s and hanging out was beginning…
Read MoreFix a Winging Scapula
Your shoulder blades are more important than you may realize. The movement of your scapula is responsible for the final 1/3 of the movement of your arms overhead. That means if you have a winging scapula you are missing out on some very important range of motion! The problem is almost always created by…
Read MoreTop 5 Ways to Keep Healthy Eating Fun
What’s one of the hardest things for someone making big lifestyle changes? Nutrition. Getting an understanding of what to eat, how much to eat, when to eat, how to cook it, etc. Let’s fast forward through the learning phase of it all and assume we’re ready to eat what we’re supposed to, when we’re supposed…
Read MoreSquat Tip: Chest Up
There are a lot of pieces to our squat and a ton of ways to improve our squat form, as well as depth and strength. One common mistake we tend to make is allowing the chest to fall too far forward. We need the chest to come forward a little to be in a…
Read MoreQuad Stretch
We’re always working toward building up our mobility, whether in our ankles, hips, etc. These are all important to focus on, but sometimes we find we have some tightness in muscles that we haven’t talked about as much, and you may not know the best way to get after those muscles. One muscle group…
Read More1st Place Winner
By Coach Mike. Max Defilippis There’s a lot we could say about Max, but I think the below picture says it all; hard working (as shown by the MyZone stats), team player, and great student ~ always interacting with the coaches. Max also went above and beyond on a daily basis in pursuit of his…
Read MoreToday’s Workout Sucked
Today’s workout sucked… Not the actual workout, but everything leading up to it. I had the perfect daily routine and that got derailed –> BIGTIME! Coach Greg took a couple of weeks off for his honeymoon. That meant I was back to coaching the early morning sessions. Since I would typically answer emails…
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