Ep.1 The TGU “Turkish Get Up”

Turkish Get-up We use this movement almost as a staple on days our FST or Applied Strength and Conditioning classes programming calls for core work as a primary focus. From our perspective of programming we implement the Turkish Get-Up mainly for two reasons: 1) To reveal deficiencies in mobility/muscle imbalances and inefficient body mechanics 2) […]

Why women should lift!

You Will Lose Body Fat. Studies performed by Wayne Westcott, PhD, from the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, Massachusetts, found that the average woman who strength trains two to three times a week for two months will gain nearly two pounds of muscle and will lose 3.5 pounds of fat. As your lean muscle increases […]