Hey Angels and Alphas, Let’s face it – squats are basically one of the most important movements you can do for your body (and your lean muscle gain efforts.) Not only do they help you strengthen…
There is no gainsaying that an athlete’s performance in fitness coaching cannot be separated from nutrition. More so, there is a growing interest in how nutrition experts can also impact sporting performance through a professional approach….
Sports competition is a fantastic field in health and fitness, while the significant stakeholders are performance coaching experts. These experts are responsible for imparting skills and knowledge to the appropriate quarters, in this case, the Athlete…
Setting and achieving goals is a tremendous feat in the performance coaching ladder, and it is such a vital part of life. Top performance coaches optimize the opportunity that workouts and exercises provide to all participants….
There are particular techniques to optimize performance coaching during a workout session. Also, these techniques do not have to be complicated as they pay attention to all necessary factors. Some of these factors may include the…
Performance coaching is an integral part of fitness and sports success and is subject to certain important factors. However, this article will focus mainly on the physical training factors essential in achieving the set fitness goals….
From afar, one might think a performance coaching role is similar to the field of strength coaching. While the latter brings up different ideas about physical fitness, the former is a broad field beyond physical wellness…
Can you imagine that the great Michael Jordan was not even enlisted into his high school varsity basketball team? Neither was Tom Brady a first-round draft pick from college – he was only as good as…
Hey Angels and Alphas, If you’re someone who is on a journey to losing fat or just getting leaner and slimmer overall, you’ve likely people telling you things like: “If your goal is to lose fat,…
Hey Angels and Alphas, Whether you realize it or not, your muscles literally help power your every move. From running, to lifting weights, to smiling. Your muscles are made up of an enormous number of cells…
Hey Angels and Alphas, As you probably know, there are about a billion reasons to make stretching a regular part of your fitness routine. It’s not only relaxing, but it improves your flexibility and range of…
Hey Angels and Alphas, There’s so much we can say about sleep. If you decide to go to bed early and get some quality sleep tonight, you’ll not only feel more focused and energized in the…
Hey Angels and Alphas, You know it, I know it, everyone knows it – there are few things that feel more rewarding than finishing a hard workout. You feel accomplished, you’ve pushed yourself to the limit,…
Sometimes life gets busy, and you can’t drive to the gym, workout for an hour, and drive back home. For some people, this is the hardest part of training – not the exercise itself, but merely…
Setting goals is a critical step when it comes down to structuring your training – before or after a contest. Without well-established goals, you can go back and forth between fitness programs and exercises all you…
In any sport, it’s often the athletes that go the extra mile that end up taking 1st place. The gap in physical ability and skill level between first and last place can be next to none….
Ever wonder if it’s possible to build muscle mass by lifting less weight? And if there was, would it be something you might want to try? If the answer is yes then strap yourself in for…
Hey Angels and Alphas! You’ve probably heard a lot about foam rolling from fitness experts, athletes, coaches, therapists, chiropractors, rehabilitators, and to be honest, from pretty much everyone nowadays. It’s true – foam rolling has gone…
Hey Angels and Alphas! Let me ask you something – how come some days you can get up in the morning, make coffee, have breakfast, workout, and do it all in perfect succession, boosting yourself up…
Hey Angels and Alphas, What’s your morning ritual? Whether you realize it or not, you have a morning ritual. There are things you do consistently every morning that either build your momentum up or down for…
Hey Angels & Alphas, Have you ever done a drop set? A superset? Any other similar advanced lifting technique? Well, pretty much every bodybuilder ever has made use of these lifting variations. What’s interesting is that…
Hey Angels and Alphas! Without a doubt, everyone who goes to the gym goes there for one reason – progress. Regardless if your goal is to lose weight, make your biceps bigger, or squat a hundred…
Hey Angels and Alphas, As we all know, good fitness is the result of a combination of factors working over a long period of time. One of these factors is especially interesting in that it highlights…
Hey Angels and Alphas, Now, you probably already know how important warm-up and cool-down routines are. They help us prevent injury, stay on top of our game, and reduce the negative drawbacks of intense exercise such…
Hey Angels, it’s Ally! Let me ask you something – do you bring your headphones to the gym? Have you ever felt a grumpy sensation when you realized you forgot them at home? For some people,…
Hey Angels and Alphas! Being a trainer, athlete, and gym-lover for so long has taught me one undeniable fact – if you dedicate your time to a particular type of training, you might as well make…
Hey Angels and Alphas, The New Year right around the corner, and with it comes a great opportunity! It’s an opportunity to reflect on what we’ve experienced in the past year and learn from it. An…
Hey Angels and Alphas, Whether you’re going to the gym for an intense HIIT session or to put as much weight as you can on the bar, we all know that’s not how your workout starts….
Hey Angels and Alphas, We’re about a couple of weeks into the New Year, and even though it might feel late, now is a great time to set goals for the upcoming months and reflect of…
Hey Angels and Alphas, We all know the holidays are a time of joy, festiveness, and most of the time, indulgence. They are your taste buds’ favorite time of year, and they herald family get-togethers featuring…
During this global pandemic, we should really be making an effort to stay as healthy as possible. And while that does include hygiene, staying active, hydrating, eating properly, and more, it also includes one of the…
Hey Angels and Alphas! Today, we’re talking about a topic that goes beyond the physical and into the world of sports psychology! We all know fitness has a mental aspect to it, but it’s something we…
Hey Angels & Alphas! Every experienced trainer or physical therapist will tell you the same thing – in the gym, real progress happens only after you’ve finished your workout. We’re talking about the time away from…
