Quick intro: Brandy Norris is one of our awesome group fitness instructors at Spring Hill Fitness. She and her “Mudaholics” teammates have been competing in obstacle course races, so we wanted to get the scoop on what it’s all about! SHF: Brandy, congrats on completing the Savage race in Georgia...
Should You Wear a Weightlifting Belt?
The belt question is one I hear a lot around the gym. The short answer is that if you have no back pain and you don’t do heavy lifts like squats, deadlifts, or bent over rows, then you don’t need a belt and are actually better off not wearing one....
Muscle Building with HIT
Today I want to provide an intro to HIT (High Intensity Training) which is an effective form of weight training that was popular from the 1970s-1990s. It works just as well today as it did back then, but not a lot of lifters today know about it. It’s especially great...
Workout Variety and Periodization
Today I want to touch on the concepts of workout variety and periodization. Hefty text books have been written entirely about periodization, but it’s a safe bet most of you don’t have the time or desire to read them, so I'll do my best to briefly explain the basics and...
Supersetting For Better Workouts
Today I want to talk about a bodybuilding training technique that anyone can use to make their weight workouts more effective and efficient. For those who don’t know, supersetting is doing two exercises without any rest in between. There are a lot of ways to incorporate supersets into your workouts,...