Lifting heavy is relative. Lifting heavy simply means the weight feels heavy to YOU and your body at it’s current load capacity.  A 100lb bar might be as heavy to your friend as a 220lb loaded bar is to you. Get that straight. It’s all relative.  This is where RPE comes in. Rate of Perceived […]

My Body Image Issues: The day I discovered my cellulite. Are you a human? Okay cool, so you have image issues. At some point in your life: you’ve felt insecure, disliked the way you felt in your skin, thought negatively about your body, been envious of someone else’s body or wanted to change something about […]

I thought I had mastered Movement… I’ve got a little story for you today.  Let’s call it my journey to quality movement through all of the injuries.   I am here to answer the question: Why is Annie Miller of Fitdesignbyannie so passionate about proper movement patterns and simplicity?   I was in school for […]

Doing a deadlift is simple, right? Pick the weight up off the floor. DONE. #WRONG. Deadlift might be the lift linked to most back injuries.  Today, I want to help you thrive when deadlifting. It is a lift that should be taken seriously, but does not have to be intimidating if you understand the movement. […]

Here’s to the push up. The push up is the squat of the upper body – and we all know how much I love squats. Push ups are used in almost every sport, by every trainer, in almost every type of exercise.  You see them in yoga, crossfit, at home workouts, fifth grade P.E., in […]

You want abs? STOP DOING CRUNCHES. I’d like to point out that we all have abs. The anatomy is there, but those abs might be hiding behind some unwanted visceral fat…which is minimized mostly by nutrition my friend.  As it turns out, you do need a strong functional core and that is why you’re here…To […]