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Feeling frustrated that you βcanβt do it!β because this movement is often touted as a beginner movement because itβs body weight?
Youβre 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 βeasyβ but they are not!
10 Minute Full Body Circuit: For Beginners!
For this home based workout, you just need a bench or chair (make itβs sturdy and wonβt slide on you!), a set of dumbbells or cans/bottles if need be, and your body!
Craving a Strong Core? Try These Anti-Rotation Moves!
Thereβs a βcoreβ 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.
βIn 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.
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 βtoo easyβ and not βhard core enoughβ. But what Iβve 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 βformβ of the exercise. Read on for tips to maximize Coach Michelleβs favorite core exercise!
5 Minute Cherry Vanilla Smoothie
Looking for a simple, satisfying but speedy breakfast (or any meal!)?
In this video Coach Michelle walks us through how to make one of her go-to smoothies: Cherry Vanilla!
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:
β"How do I determine the right weight for an exercise?"
βt 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!
Follow the Four Pβs 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 βwhatβs for dinner (breakfast/lunch)?β 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!
Importance of Strength Training and How to Get Started!
Why bother to lift weights if youβre not chasing an aesthetic change (i.e.: weight loss or muscle growth) or a performance goal (i.e: powerlifting competition)?
Because strength training allows us to be strong for life.
6 Ways to Make Your Home Workouts More Challenging: Without Adding Weight!
When working out from home, you might be running into a situation with your home workouts: hitting plateaus with your strength gains because the weights you have access to are no longer challenging you.
4 Tips to Get (and Stay) Motivated
Feeling stuck and βunmotivatedβ to get moving? Hereβs Coach Michelle and Coach Tinaβs top 4 tips to get moving, and stay consistent!