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I'm an adventurous introvert from Vancouver, Washington who lives on sleep + "me time." I'm a lover of lifting weights, dinosaurs, real talk and traveling with my husband. I am here to help you move better, lift more, bust the myths of the fitness industry, and inspire you to love the process.
Why you should consider training barefoot. The human foot is a magnificent thing in the role it plays in weight lifting, and movement in general. You may be missing out on awareness, and foot contact/force transfer if you’ve never moved shoeless. I saw @squatuniversity post that said something along the lines of “if feet had six packs, […]
Back foot elevated split squats are superior to all single leg work. Change my mind. But don’t. I am, of course, being sarcastic. Step ups are fair competition. But I love my back foot elevated split squats. Just swipe, read and learn. If you’re in Built By Annie, you do these five ever. I’m not […]
Everyone does not start out with the same genetic potential. We each have our own, predetermined at birth. But that doesn’t mean you can’t max out your own genetic potential, or use it to your advantage. We can all push within our own natural capacity. To start off, you need to understand that you are […]
Step one: Stop stressing over your sets and reps. They matter, but there is a whole lot of context outside of your set and rep scheme that matters more. Swipe for your #educatedgains There is a large continuum of set and rep possibilities and combinations (as seen when you swipe). When we look at this continuum, […]
Waveloading – What is it? Who is it for? How do you do it? And when? Trainers and trainees – LISTEN TO ME. Waveloading is very simply, TWO THINGS: 1️⃣ Built in progressive overload in regards to a load : volume relationship. 2️⃣ One of the BEST WAYS to get newer lifters comfortable under a […]
Short and VERY surprising answer? NO. You don’t need them. Sure. Depends. What’s your goal? Allow me to explain. You need a squatting pattern or several of them. But that doesn’t mean you need to specifically back squat. Take it from a controversial and OG professional in strength and conditioning, Mike Boyle. I was so […]
Push ups are a big insecurity for a lot of women. I know this because I hear about with my clients and now, @madelinemihaly hears about it inside Built By Annie (BBA). She told me I needed to make this post. So here we are…thank Maddy. Before we get into progressions, and how to use them, know […]
Programming Q’s part 1 If you’re here for the business side of things, then go ahead and join my free on demand workshop, Your Biz | Your Way – 3 steps to build a profitable online health and fitness biz And while you’re on the site, snag all the free resources – you’ll find goodies […]
Comparing touch and go and reset deadlifts: Deadlift how you please with either touch-and-go or reset. Neither option is better or worse, they simply have different purposes. Generally speaking you’d progress from reset deads to touch-and-go deads as you become more proficient at the movement and you increase your capacity. Why? In touch-and-go deadlifts there […]
A moment for our society that now praises big ass booties, but used to praise no shape, pancake butts. Let us please do better. Sweet Jesus. No matter your genetics, or societal standards (which will change in 10 years), the hip thrust is the mother of all glute exercises. And I am here to help […]
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