Think Fitness Life

This weeks episode is geared around Homeostasis, Allostasis, Growth and overcoming fear.  We talk about amygdala vs prefrontal cortex processing and how comfort can keep you stagnant and prevent growth. Weekly workout: Row/run/bike 60s 70-80% then rest 30s repeat 12 times then YLTW 3x15 Quote of the day: "Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardships" - Denzel Washington --- This episode is...

Justin Riddick is a coach and Personal Trainer. He has trained large groups of 100 or more and has perfected the small group training. He has good perspective on how to get the most out of your training in groups and how to makeup for the individual support you may need. He is the co-owner of Riddick Fitness and Noshwell Nutrition located out of Tampa Florida. He is also apart of our ThinkFitnessL...

In this episode Matt interviews Eric about a documentary recently released about Nick Saban and Bill Belichick.  A concept we hope to highlight is the idea of attacking your weaknesses and becoming better.  Not to belittle oneself, but to honestly assess performance and help them achieve higher levels of ability and growth. Ready to take your next step? Join our community on Facebook and start mak...

In this episode we gathered data around "New Years Resolutions" and what makes them fail.  It is a mentality and it's proven to lead people down the wrong path. Don't become another statistic. Educate yourself and plan ahead so your goals bring you success. Key takeaways: Sustainability and consistency, finding your why, adjusting your goals, dynamic routine including fun and play. --- This episod...

We reflect on our previous work pointing out where we succeeded and where we failed, this allows us to be as accurate as we can be when assessing what are goals going forward should be.  We provide examples on how to adapt and adjust through the holidays. So keep making strides in your fitness journey! Weekly Workout: Squats, pushups, front plank, alternating reverse lunge, side planks Food for th...

Documentary on how social media companies can sway behavior, believes and perspectives. We decided to do a review on this trending topic because the underlying message is right in line with our basic principle; think for yourself. The documentary can be found on Netflix. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Weekly workout: Pick 10 exercises; Squat, Hinge, Pushup, Row, HE Squat, Lunge, OH Press, Reverse flys, situps, lying leg raises 3 rounds of 10 reps with 30s rest moving to next exercise. Food for thought: Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired but by controlling the desire. - Epictetus. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://an...

Weekly workout: 10 x 10s sprint with 20s rest. Hamstring fallouts 30 reps in as many sets as you need to 2x60s hamstring bridges. Food for thought: "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius Mapping out priorities for different goals; athlete, weight loss, muscle growth, strength in reference to volume, intensity, frequency, nutrition, sleep and stress....

Reflecting on our own Training, Personal Successes/Failures & the importance of Emotional Health Trainers setting the tone, there different approaches Our own successes and failures Friendly competition driving motivation Roles of the personal trainer Emotional Health Weekly workout: KB squats x 8, sprint 20s repeat 3 times. Dan John Food for thought: Life is a constant adjustment of internal and...

Topics include; General Preparatory Program (GPP) and training for better performance and aesthetics. Accountability and ways to keep yourself consistent. Common problematic foods; dairy, corn, soy etc. Weekly workout: 10 x 80% run for 10s - improve stride. Glute ham fallouts 3x10 or 30 reps. Depth jumps, 1x20 hamstring curls Food for thought: If you are depressed you are living in the past. If yo...

Yoga helps improve the way you move and the way your body feels by improving mobility, circulation and function. This week we interviewed Maggie Kuepper, our Yoga Instructor here at ThinkFitnessLife. She is a wonderful teacher and it was great to interview her to let her personality shine. She has some free yoga videos on her Youtube channel @Mountain Yoga Weekly Workout: 4x:KB deadlift x 6 supers...

Weekly Workout: Back Squat superset walking lunges, BB step up superset RDL's, DB row superset weighted pushups Food for thought: If you fail to plan you plan to fail. Bi-lateral vs uni-lateral; when and how to apply both. Conditioning; work capacity, training effect, floor and ceilings Eating on the go; everything other than buying whole foods and preparing yourself. Buying in a store, restaurant...

Alyse is a Personal Trainer and Massage Therapist. I met her at Xcel, she has so much energy and enthusiasm and she loves what she does and I watched her schedule fill up in less than a month. She has a very unique understanding of the human body, how it is supposed to move and how to fix poor mechanics. Food for thought: "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, it has no survival va...

In this episode I interview a very successful Master Trainer and Training Manager Mike Rosas. We get a chance to hear his story from youth athletics to strength and conditioning to the personal training world. Enjoy! Weekly Workout: 20 reps to 1 rep of Squats, Inverted Rows, Situps, Pushups. At the end you will have done 210 reps of everything. 840 Food for thought: Enjoy the little things in life...

In this episode Eric interviews his friend Jenn Canniff who is a Personal Trainer with a large online following. She dives into her journey that has influenced and shaped her over the years. Weekly workout: Max Pushups, 10 squat jumps, 75 yard sprint, walk back & repeat 6x Food for Thought: The woman who does not require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet. https://w...

Weekly workout: BB complex: All in one set, Bent over row, RDL, Cleans, Front Squat, Overhead Press, Back Squat. 6-8 reps of each movement. 3 rounds. Food for thought: You don't rise to the occasion you fall to your highest level of preparation. Suggested Reading: Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki. Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins. Tips for eating for best performance. Article referenced: h...

Food for thought: If it wont challenge you it won't train you. Summer wouldn't feel so rewarding if it wasn't for winter. Weekly Workout: Sprint 10x30-50 yards. 30 seconds rest between Topics: Planes of motion, X & Y axis in fixed plane, Z axis for stability, core engagement. Resistance training, CNS loading, neuro-muscular failing for adaptations.  Times of feast, times of famine. Shortened eatin...

Weekly Workout: Building an aerobic base; 10 min HR at 150-160, then 3 rounds of trx rows, dips and ab rollouts. 10 min on bike/stairs/elliptical. Another 3 rounds. 10 min Food for thought: "The best thing about the future is it comes one day at a time." -Abe Lincoln Topics: Body renews itself, 100 billion new red cells born every day, 600 thousand particles of skin leave your body every hour. New...

Weekly Workout: Around the worlds and scap retraction, DB flat press, trx row, half kneeling landmine press, weighted planks Food for thought: Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything - Vince Lombardi Topics include: Failing is success in progress. Bench mobility requires good shoulder mobility, smaller muscles to keep the scapula in place so the larger muscles can do the work....

Weekly workout: RDL's, Single Arm lat pull down, Deadlift, side plank Food for Thought: Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food Topics include: ATP from Fat, ATP from glucose, ATP from (Phosphagen, Anaerobic, Aerobic).  Deadlift & hinging, Keep hips in extension. Keep Scapula stabilized, obliques, core in anterior position, driving through floor, hump the bar. Digestion from mouth to esc...

Weekly Workout: Front loaded squat, Half kneeling horizontal cable press, split squats, bird dogs,  Food for Thought: The Secret to your Success is in your Daily routine. (John C Maxwell) Topics include: Anti rotation paloff press, pelvic flooring, adductors, proprioception and breathing.  Ankle, knees and hips, Arthur squat method. Diet based on fermentable foods to avoid, inflammation in the gut...

In this episode Matt & Eric discuss 'redlining' and compare the redlining of a car motor to that of our cardiovascular system. Then Thoracic Mobility and lastly they discuss Calories and the importance of nutrient density and quality in terms of diet. Www.thinkfitnesslife.com with more podcasts and blogs. We now have an online platform for our clients to stay organized with workouts and hold them...

In this episode Eric and Matt discuss mental bandwidth in reference to stages of learning, they break down hip mobility along with it's importance, and then discuss the history and uses of the food pyramid and our original food guidelines. Check www.thinkfitnesslife.com with more podcasts and blogs. We now have an online platform for our clients to stay organized with workouts and hold them accoun...

Let's talk boredom with our routines; blessed monotony. Then we'll discuss foot and ankle mobility.  Finally we'll discuss elimination diets and their role. Check www.thinkfitnesslife.com with more podcasts and blogs. We now have an online platform for our clients to stay organized with workouts and hold them accountable. We are also offering free assessments because sometimes all we need is a lit...

In's and out's of scientific research, what to look for. Then we dive into the pelvic floor and its importance. Lastly we finish it off with some meal prep big batch recipe ideas. Simple, inexpensive, healthy, flavorful and meant to nourish the body. Check www. ThinkFitnessLife.com with more podcasts and blogs. We now have an online platform for our clients to stay organized with workouts and hold...