I’m New to the Gym, What Should I Do?
“Where in the grand heck do I start?” That’s a good question—we, as people in a bunch of situations, ask ourselves that question. It’s one that people new to the gym ask themselves all […]
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What to do on Non-HIIT Days
Last week we had a quick chat about why HIIT is not enough to build a body that’s strong, looks good, and has longevity. Well, it would be rude of us to say that HIIT […]
Why HIIT Isn’t Enough
Let’s pretend that you’re a contractor and you’ve been hired to build a house. I think we can agree that a house is a pretty complex structure, right? It requires a lot of different […]
A Simple Way to Make Change A Little Easier
We like to think we can tell ourselves what to do—that we’re fully in control and we just need to muster up our will power and get to work. Well, we are silly. It doesn’t […]
I Just Don’t Want to Fail
Human beings are strange creatures. We’re surrounded by all of these things that could potentially make us happy—like success and the associated positive emotions—but it’s rare that we stretch ourselves and seek them out. Mostly, […]
BasicSkill, BasicsKill: 5 Reasons to Keep Doing the Simple Stuff
BasicSkill, BasicsKill is a little saying we’ve coined around here. It’s representative of a simple philosophy: get great at the basic exercises and keep doing them because they produce results. That’s why, at BSP NOVA, […]
How to Warm Up With Weights
In last week’s blog we outlined 5 Reasons to Warm-up With Weights. Today, we’re going to expand on warming up and give you a strategy for your weight warm-up—and answer some warm-up FAQs. Ok, let’s […]
5 Reasons to Warm-up With Weights
Warm-ups that get the body moving are great—especially ones that start on the ground and progress to the feet. They prepare the body for a wide range of movements and build movement skills that carry […]
5 Tips for Better Conditioning Workouts
Thanks to gyms like Orange Theory and CrossFit, conditioning workouts are more popular than ever, and with good reason—the workouts are fun, focusing, and challenging. Conditioning, also commonly called cardio, is also a necessary component […]
How Getting “Crushed” at the Gym Can Be Okay
We all want to walk out of the gym feeling like we’ve accomplished something, and sometimes that something is feeling like we got our ass kicked. You know the workouts we’re talking about—the ones that […]