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Hey everybody hope you had a great weekend!!!! Here is a great core circuit that you can throw into your workout. Grab an adequate Medicine Ball and your workout partner; http://TrainerJosh.com in my case and go two times through at 20 repetitions at each exercise; MB takeaways, MB Opposite hand touches, MB Crunch w/ Resistance, and MB touches. This is …

Gabe has worked his way into a healthier future!!! Within the past 5 months this young man has been, “Getting After It” on a daily basis at HealthQuest Fitness Center in Napa Valley. We met when he first joined, gave him a game plan, I have been there if he has needed any help, and the rest was his great …

I see athletes succeed and fail all the time whether in the weight room, trying to make their numbers for that day, or the court going one on one in the post. What can often separate the two athletes is a strong core, with a stronger core than your opponent you will be able to transfer more power, be more …

I have been roommates with Renoir aka Renweezy for the past year. I have watched Renweezys time go, from being dominated by WOW (World Of Warcraft) to him dominating personal workout goals!!! It’s been great to watch, he recalls how he was never really interested in sports or doing athletic endeavors. As a Coach and PE teacher these statements are …

CHEST BUMP, CHEST BUMP!!!! I have been fortunate to be interning for Coach Blasquez the head strength coach at Cal Berkeley this summer and have been learning a ton! This great opportunity has also, reinforced what I already teach and preach as the right way to go about strengthening my athletes and clients. This complex is four exercises one after …

I’m a big fan of healthy snacks and understand that everyday tasks can wear you out, making you feel sluggish and unmotivated. This powerful snack that only takes two minutes to make is exactly what you need when your running low on fuel. 1 Yoplait “lemon burst” yogurt Handful of strawberries Handful of dried cranberries 1 banana 1 sliced green …

Coach T is at it again with a very hard working, disciplined, and focused “Project Karma” participant. I have watched Luke change his body in the span of 4 months and his “never satisfied” attitude and work ethic is going to propel him past his weight loss goals!!!! In this video Luke supersets exercises for reps or time intervals. By …

The RDL is a great exercise to target the low back, glutes, and hamstrings!!!! When performing the RDL you want to setup the bar at a height easily removed from the rack, once the bar is in your hands you want your knuckles down, scaps engaged, elbows out, knees slightly bent. Slowly lower the bar keeping your knees slightly bent …