Do You Lack the Time or the Energy?
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We often don’t get things done because “we don’t have the time”, but is it actually that we just don’t have the energy?
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Part III: Why I Like Running
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Why I like running (and why you might too). As a decidedly unathletic person for most of my life, I started in fitness with running. Here is how I grew to appreciate it and how lifting has improved my running. You may find the same!
Read MoreUnconventional Greens
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Filling half your plate with vegetables just got more interesting. If you are trying to cook more and bored with the usual green suspects give these unconventional veggies a try!
Read MorePart II: How to Include Running into Your Lifting Without Holding Yourself Back.
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There are a few important considerations when it comes to incorporating running into a strength training program. Avoid some common pitfalls if you have these concurrent goals.
Read MoreWhy I Won’t Tell You Not to Eat the Pie.
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Whether it is sticking to a hard-earned workout regiment or not completely overdoing the holiday goodies, doing something different takes work.
We all need reasons that are greater than abs to stick with healthy habits. That’s why it is important to consider, beyond being more fit, who do you want to be?
Read MoreWhy Are Fitness Myths So Persistent?
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Why are these myths so persistent? Why do we have to disprove these same myths over and over again? If we have so much knowledge readily available in our pockets, why do falsehoods like these stick around?
Read MoreHow to Build a Home Gym: What you Need and What you Don't
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Thinking about building a home gym? You’re not alone, this is something we help clients with regularly. It’s a great way to make getting to the gym easier. You can also save quite a bit of money with some smart purchases.
Read MoreThe Keys to a Beginner Program
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Most people are considered “beginners” when it comes to strength training, so you would think that more quality program options would be available. The truth is, beginner programming relies on a few basic principles for success, and if written correctly, are pretty simple and straightforward.
Read MoreThe Only New Year's Resolution You Need to Make
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It’s the new year and with it comes big changes, but some things never change. Many people use the new year as motivation for change to both body and mind. See what Ari and I think is the most important resolution you can ever make.
Read MoreBe Wary of the 'One Thing' to Fix Everything
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Life is complex and often requires complex solutions, and in a world like fitness where minimizing your variables is literally impossible, the solutions you’re looking for like getting stronger or feeling better likely don’t rely on just one thing
Read MoreHey TFN, who is YOUR favorite coach?
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TFN trainers talk about their favorite coaches, and how that changed the coaches they are today
Read MoreHow NOT to sit in a chair
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Movement advice from people who don’t know how to move isn’t just useless - it can be dangerous.
Read MoreThe moment YOU know you’re strong...
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TFN presents our collection of clients' breakthrough moments!
Read MoreWhat We Believe
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You never know someone until you know what they stand for. This is what we stand for.
Read MoreHow to train in two easy charts
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Eric Helms breaks down training brilliantly in the Muscle and Strength Pyramid. Let him teach you everything you need in 2 charts or less :)
Read MoreWhy YOUR weight fluctuates (and mine does too)
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Body weight fluctuation is totally normal - but how much is too much? Read Jenn's new article about it.
Read MoreHow to KILL Your Progress
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Haven’t hit a PR on a main lift in a couple years? Can’t quite make it over the hump with your new eating plan? Make sure you haven’t STIFLED your progress by avoiding these 3 major mistakes:
Read MoreTFN is 4 years old! The secret to staying in business
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What really makes us special, is that we are not a business at all, but a message and its people. We spread that message everywhere we go and wear it on our shirtsleeves. People are willing to take up that message and share it with others because it is a message that matters. What message you ask? I’d love to tell you.
Read MoreWhy I let my CSCS expire
/The CSCS is presented to strength coaches as a requisite to qualification in the industry. We can do better.
Read MoreFind the mind's 'off switch' so you can finally go to sleep
/You’re exhausted but know you need to be up early again so you better get to sleep fast. You turn out the lights, jump in bed and then BAM. Your mind wakes up.
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