What is the missing link in most training programs and why is it tempo? If you know, you know. If you don’t know, keep reading. Tempo is the time spent in each phase of movement: ▪️Top and bottom positions ▪️Eccentric (muscle contracting while LENGTHENING). Normally the lowering phase but not always. ▪️Concentric (muscle contracting while […]

Especially in the western world, it seems to be preached that more is better – that we should always be after more, that more is to be coveted. Annie’s being philosophical again, watch out. Truly, I know nothing other than what I have experienced. So, that’s the lens I am sharing through. I don’t know […]

Anecdotally speaking, Instagram is far less predictable than it used to be. Meaning, back in 2015 when you created “x” piece of content at “y” time of day, you had a fair chance of knowing how that piece of content would perform – how many likes and comments it would get. Gone are those days. […]

Leavenworth is a German town at the base of the Alpine region known as the Enchantments in Washington State. We’ve been many times before, but never in February. It’s a shoulder season in the town for sure. The holiday craze is over, but it’s not quite spring. That is a fantastic thing if you’re looking […]

Does cardio negatively affect muscle growth? Yes and no. This discussion largely comes down to muscle fibers and the demand placed upon them by the type of training a person is doing. What is the stimulus? And how will the body adapt? First and foremost, the body is not a robot. We don’t use energy […]

It’s 8:25pm on a Sunday. I’m in the tub, writing per usual. After busting out six other instagram captions, this one makes me pause. I think to myself, “I don’t really waste time. Never have.” Or I don’t feel like I waste my time. Maybe from the outside someone would say I do waste time. […]