5 Lower Body Stretches to Work on at Home
April 8, 2020
While the majority of us are working at home, it’s easier now more than ever to find yourself sitting around for most of the day. Spending extended amount of time in a seated position can wreak havoc on your hips and lower back, especially if you aren’t setting aside 30-60 minutes of movement/training a few
Read MoreHow Detraining Affects Your Strength and Muscle Mass
March 25, 2020
With the COVID19 pandemic hitting the country and forcing us inside, it’s easy to get frustrated and come up with a number of excuses as to why our training should take a backseat. Although training at home may not be the most ideal solution, something is always better than nothing. If you think your “gains”
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Food labels – How to read to avoid unhealthy ingredients.
March 22, 2020
Written by Jamie Sabel, Nutritionist Why does it seem like food labels and ingredient lists are written in morse code? We don’t know the names of half the ingredients, and the ones that we are familiar with are often disguised under alias names. The good thing, we don’t have to worry about ingredient lists when
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Building a Bigger & Better Deadlift
December 27, 2019
Create bigger and better deadlifts with these tips and exercises!
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Is Cardio Really Bad for Your Gains?
November 22, 2019
One of the biggest myths and common training misconceptions that you’ve probably heard at one point in your life is “cardio kills your gains.” Every statement needs some context, but what if I told you that aerobic training could compliment a well-designed strength training program and even enhance some of the gains you’re making in the weight room?
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How Training to Failure is Ruining Your Gains
November 13, 2019
By: Jared Blincow CSCS, FRC, Coach at LIFT Chicago How many times have you heard that if you’re leaving reps on the table and not training to failure then you’re missing out on some serious gains? What if I told you there was an alternative approach that was just as effective, allowed for greater recovery,
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5 of 1,000 Reasons Why Women Should Strength Train
October 30, 2019
Beyond the many fallacies of lifting weights being taboo for females, science has proven time and time again that everyone, especially women, should indeed be strength training. Take a gander at 5 super basic, yet obvious reasons why women should be strength training.
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Five Exercises Every Runner Should Be Doing
October 21, 2019
Believe it or not every runner should be strength training in order to reduce injuries, increase stamina, and shave minutes off race times. Stronger bodies result in stronger, faster, better runners.
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Why Runners Should Lift Weights
October 17, 2019
Strength training is vital for optimal performance and injury reduction of runners. If you’re a runner you’ll want to check this out.
Read More6 Back Stretches/Exercises You Need To Be Doing.
October 8, 2019
By: Jared Blincow, CSCS, Strength Coach LIFT Chicago The average person spends eight hours of their day sitting at a desk only to get home and sit on the couch watching tv, surfing the internet, or scrolling through their phone. This daily pattern can wreak havoc on your posture and is a popular culprit for
Read More7 Benefits to having a Strength Coach/Personal Trainer
September 19, 2019
It’s educational. Sessions are much more than you just working out. You gain knowledge of what to do, how to do it, and how it benefits your health and fitness. You learn the most important things you need to concentrate on to be most successful and what things are fitness myths that are very irrelevant.
Read More5 SMARTER WAYS TO TRAIN YOUR ARMS
May 8, 2019
If you have ever train here at LIFT you may have noticed we don’t always directly train the arms because compound lifts (just a fancy word for 2 or more joints) are more efficient for our clients. Having said that, we do believe there are benefits to hitting the arms when programmed correctly. Benefits: Improve
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