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Every nerve in our body stems from somewhere in our spine   If our spine is not held in a stable position, that gives it room to move around giving it potential to poke on one or more of the many nerves in our body    What needs to happen to instill stability in our spine?   You need to perform core stability exercises frequently!    If your core becomes strong and stable, it will lock your spine in a neutral position freeing any nerves from being pinched by your vertebrae or intervertebral disks    You can do crunches, leg raises,...

When that alarm clock goes off and the last thing you want to do is go to the gym, it starts off as a mental battle before it becomes physical    "sleep in, I'll to the gym tomorrow" or "you had a long day, let's skip the gym today and I'll train extra hard tomorrow"   These are all mental conversations we have inside our heads before we even walk into the gym... You will be uncomfortable, tired, it will be inconvenient and disruptive to your schedule at times... But the more you do it the easier it will become...

When it comes to benching it is so much more than laying down on the bench, unracking the weight, lowering and pressing it up...   The bench press is classified as a compound lift because when done correctly it uses your full body, not just your pecs...   There is a reason it is one of the most common exercises for people to develop shoulder injuries from...       How to bench with perfect form     Step 1.  Start by laying on the bench to where the bar is positioned directly above your eyes. Grip the bar slightly...

I hear and get asked all the time as a trainer...   "I've been working out for a long time why am I not building muscle or getting stronger?" I can completely relate to this... During my high school lifting years I hit many plateaus   After expanding my knowledge and experience in the gym there are some common themes I notice with this concept        Top reasons you are not building muscle or getting stronger     1. You are performing the same exercises and workouts with the same weight, sets and repetitions   It is important...

There is nothing inherently wrong with weighing yourself...   It can be a good way to measure your progress... But where many people go wrong and become frustrated is when the scale is the only indicator they are using to measure progress..   That along with weighing yourself everyday...   It is totally normal for your body weight to fluctuate up and down across the span of a bulk or cut. It's never going to be a linear line straight up or down...   That's the reality of the human body...    You should not weigh yourself everyday if you...