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Why Do We Squat, Bench, Press, and Deadlift?

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Fivex3 Training Specialty Workshop w/Shauna Harrison
A Fivex3 Training Specialty Workshop To benefit the Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Foundation Sunday, October...
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Emily's Training Log
I have decided to share my training logs with you so you get an idea of exactly what I do when I am not...
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Strong is the new Black...or have you not heard?
My goals have certainly changed over the years. To become a professional dancer. (Check.) To become a...
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Training Germaine
For the past 10 weeks, I have had the pleasure of training one of the most determined and hard working...
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Everybody can do a great pushup. Here's how.
Push-ups, sit-ups, and a strict diet of raisins. That’s my plan. Jack Black It took me a long time...
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Sometimes it takes a 4 year old to remind us that PLAY is good.
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we...
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Review and Video of Strongman/Strongwoman Clinic
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. –...
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How A Girl Trains: Part II
Right now my training program consists of the big lifts – squat, deadlift, press (bench is a work...
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Wouldn't we all feel great if everyone...
Recently, I read a letter to the editor in The Baltimore Guide about some very basic things that people...
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Bottom's Up!
Today, I would like to show you two pictures of myself.  Taken exactly twelve months apart.  In the first...
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Strongman/Strongwoman Clinic with Mike McKenna
We are very excited to announce the first in our series of specialty workshops.  On August 20th, we will...
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Top FiveX3 Training Exercises for a Flat Belly 😉
Now that summer is here, I can share my top five exercises for a flat belly: Close the refrigerator....
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Move Better. Then Move More.
We want to move, we should move, but when we move our options are limited by our abilities to move well....
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How a Girl Trains
I am a woman. I own a strength and conditioning facility. So, the subject of “working out”...
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My Thoughts on Nutrition: Keep it Simple!
(I am not a registered dietician nor an expert on nutrition. These are my thoughts about what has worked...
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Core Stability or Let's call it what it really is - You getting stronger.
Last Friday, I had the privilege of talking with a group of dancers at Towson University. My friend,...
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20 Ways to Live a Healthier (and yes, longer) Life
(These are in no particular order…but see if  you can catch the theme) 1. Eat. And eat Healthy....
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Mothers are Athletes too - Happy Mother's Day!
It’s Mother’s Day.  A day to celebrate the woman in your life who not only gave birth to...
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My review of the Perform Better Seminar - Saturday, April 30, 2011
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to get together with about 200  like-minded individuals,...
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Check out our new article in Baltimore's Child Magazine!
We have a new article on strength training for women in the May issue of Baltimore’s Child magazine. ...
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My Back Story
Conquering Pain, Gaining Strength I can’t remember exactly how or when I hurt my back, but I can’t forget...
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To get stronger ladies, you gotta lift real weight
This subject has been covered to death. For a refresher, see here, here, here, here, or here. Suffice...
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Strength training for all ages
Older folks often think that they are too old to get into the gym and improve their physical condition....
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What's in a name: Welcome to FiveX3 Training.
Five sets of three. Three sets of five. Whichever way you read it, FiveX3 spells strength. Low reps and...
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