Traditional barbell squats, using the typical fast, ballistic reps, common to conventional training, can cause injuries to joints, create muscle tears, and develop repetitive strain injuries like tendonitis. X Gym has solutions! For this particular problem, the answer is the Quadraslide, invented by PJ, X Gym founder. See the video below for this demo and…
Pressed for time? No time to work out? Fitness hacks can be found anywhere if you keep your eyes open to them and set your Reticular Activating System on alert to notice new opportunities. Here’s just one Xample to get your own brain juices flowing.
Did you know that walking while talking is an amazingly effective therapy? If someone is having a hard time, talking about it while walking will bring out more feelings, openness, and honesty because the brain lets down walls and feels more comfortable being vulnerable when it’s getting oxygen and outside stimulation. Walk and talk therapy…
John is my main guinea pig because he’s an Xperienced Xgymer and always game for anything. We meet most Sundays for “Sunday Funday” where we experiment with new exercises and fitness approaches. When the club is closed, we work together to Xperiment with Xercises and come up with new, Xtreme, and safe functional movement patterns.…
Here’s the NY resolution timeline and how they typically play out for most people. January 1st: Wonderful goals are set and NY resolution plans made to get healthier and fitter. January 3rd (after the January 2nd hangover wears off): To the gym! January 4th: “Wow, I’m sore!” January 7th (second workout): “This is a bigger…
The true meaning of fasting is to keep calories out of your mouth for the period of time you are fasting, whether this is intermittent fasting or extended fasting. Obviously, water is fine, since it is 0 calories and encouraged, of course (and lots of it – more than normal to stave off hunger) because,…
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