Lots of exercises can be modified to isolate one side of your body. This allows you to work on strengthening your non-dominant side (leg, arm, etc). Everyone knows that their dominant hand is due to handwriting, but Continue Reading »
Anyone who works out regularly has probably done their fair share of lunges. Lord knows that I have, so it becomes important to find ways to mix up this basic exercise to keep it challenging. This can be done Continue Reading »
After missing boxing last week due to our family vacation, I was super excited to get back to my routine. I am a complete creature of habit, so I try really hard not to vary from my normal workouts too Continue Reading »
One of the things I love most about my focus on lifting heavy as my fitness benchmark is definitely achieving a new personal record or PR. This is the heaviest you've ever successfully done the Continue Reading »
Today, I had the opportunity to do two different boxing combinations back to back on the focus mitts and the bag. I thought this would be a great opportunity to show how the same moves vary based on how you're Continue Reading »
Every day this week, I have continued to feel better. I went into XIT this week pretty sure that I would end up having to walk out early, because I was still too weak. Not only did I complete the workout, but I was able Continue Reading »
Today was my first boxing class after being sick, so I knew I had to try not to push it too hard. It's very easy for me to get carried away while boxing. I get so caught up in the combination that I'm not always aware Continue Reading »
It's been a super long time since I did barbell squats, so I'm not really sure what my previous PR was. Therfroe, I'm going to count this as my standing PR. This is 115#, which includes the bar (45#), two 45# Continue Reading »
This video is from the strength circuit of our new XIT routine. It is a TRX push-up to a pike. Now this is a very difficult move, although I have had people tell me that I make it look easy. You have to really Continue Reading »
My Motivation Monday video is from my boxing class last Monday. I was the only person in class that day, which meant the workout was personalized just for me. We did some more advanced moves and played with foot work. Continue Reading »