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Feeling frustrated that you β€œcan’t do it!” because this movement is often touted as a beginner movement because it’s body weight?

You’re not alone! Because they are so popular of an exercise (cause they work so many muscles!) and because they are so simple, there is an assumption that they are β€œeasy” but they are not!

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Craving a Strong Core? Try These Anti-Rotation Moves!
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Craving a Strong Core? Try These Anti-Rotation Moves!

There’s a β€œcore” fact that us fitness professionals wish was more widely understood with the public. A strong core - one that supports the upper and lower body is not represented by social media boasted 6 packs.

​In fact, someone with NO 6 pack can have a stronger core than that buff jacked guy online. Visible abs simply mean low body fat. Someone with no visible abs can be 10x stronger than someone who has a 6 pack.

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The Most Undervalued Core Exercise: the Dead Bug
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The Most Undervalued Core Exercise: the Dead Bug

The dead bug! An incredibly underestimated and devalued (by many!) exercise for the core, is often poo-pooed for being β€œtoo easy” and not β€œhard core enough”. But what I’ve found, is that many doing the poo-pooing of this exercise, are actually performing the exercise without intention and missing a critical piece of the β€œform” of the exercise. Read on for tips to maximize Coach Michelle’s favorite core exercise!

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How Do I Pick a Weight for an Exercise????
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How Do I Pick a Weight for an Exercise????

A question that has been popping up more frequently for us, especially with folks starting or restarting a strength routine is:

​"How do I determine the right weight for an exercise?"

​t might take some trial and error at first, but once you discover the starting weight for the rep range and exercise you are working on, you'll be able to progress as you gain strength from consistently implementing your training program!

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Follow the Four P’s to Organize and Simplify Your Meal Planning!
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Follow the Four P’s to Organize and Simplify Your Meal Planning!

As the summer begins to wind down and folks head back into a "typical" routine, a topic that comes up a lot amongst our members is about meal planning and prepping. While the term "meal plan" can conjure up images and strong emotions about lists of "eat this and not that" and bland chicken breasts and steamed broccoli, we prefer to guide our members with simplifying this process and creating autonomy and independence with the practice.

The main goal of meal planning and then prepping is to ensure you have the meals you need for the week right at your fingertips which helps to prevent the β€œwhat’s for dinner (breakfast/lunch)?” decision making battle and paralysis each day.

While some instagram and pinterest accounts provide ideas for fancy and complicated meals with multiple ingredients, here at Straight Up Strong we aim to keep nutrition straight up simple.

In the video below, Coach Michelle went live on instagram and walked us through an overview of her process when planning her menu for the upcoming week!

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