What's up, Achievers?! It finally happened! Kendrick Austin Pak was born at a whopping 9lbs 3oz at 8:54am on 10/17/18 and 21 inches long! We summarize what happened and how we came up with his name! In our first question, we answer a question from a professional soccer player who was wondering what he should do about the tightness he's feeling from his lower body (4:25). Next, we cover a question from a personal trainer who was wondering how they should go about working with an overweight teenager with a lot of mobility restrictions (8:29). Then, we talk about StrongLifts 5x5 and what to do when you plateau (15:44). Lastly, we cover a question from a fellow gym owner on how we encourage consistency with our members (21.49) ! We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we'd love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you'd like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles! ...
What's up, Achievers?! A super practical episode for you all today that has more tangible advice. In the first question, we talked about the different between forward and reverse lunges, which one we prefer and why (4:22). Then, we covered the ideal spinal position for both loaded and unloaded squats (8:30). Next, we discussed some knee-friendly cardiovascular exercises that are more low-impact (11:21). Finally, we delved into a listener who tends to pronate when they squat/deadlift/hip thrust/etc. We talk about pronation and if it's "bad" and how to address it! We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we'd love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you'd like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles! Jason and Lauren ...
What's up, Achievers?! In this episode we take a deep dive into all things back pain! We go over breathing drills, mobility drills, low level core exercises, as well as high level performance exercises, and what considerations you should be making if you have back pain. We hope these tips help to mitigate some of the issues you might be facing! As always, we recommend seeing a PT or Chiro to make sure there isn't a more severe underlying reason causing the pain. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles! ...
