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What Does a Personal Trainer Actually Do During Your Workout?

“Eight…nine…ten!”   If that’s your picture of personal training, it raises a fair question: Why do I need someone to count repetitions for me?   You don’t.   The valuable part of coaching happens around those repetitions: deciding what you should do, watching what actually happens, making small adjustments and...

Why We All Need Help and Accountability

We hear it time and time again; “I am going to try it on my own.” Whether this is a through conversation during a Strategy Session or a client that has been here for a while, and life seems to be getting in their way which just makes it harder...

A Great Attitude Makes Training Better

Clients give coaches the best job ever. We honestly get the opportunity to witness people grow, change, and come to realizations of how they can get better. As a strength and conditioning coach I get the fortune of watching people undertake obstacles they thought were tough or impossible. Through strategy...

Detroit Hustles Harder: The Story of Nicole

Let me tell you a little story about Nicole, a dear friend and member of ours at CP.   Nicole has joined Core Principles over 8 months ago and she is an awesome girl who has continuously proven that no matter what stays in your way or how busy you...

The Most Efficient Way To Lose Weight

Today let’s talk about the age-old questions, which is better for weight loss?   Long slow low intensity cardio or high intensity interval training, The simplest answer to this question is the “best” one is the one that you do.   Let’s start with low intensity cardio; now there is...

Meet Lillibeth: Someone Who Shows Up and Puts in the Work

Today I want to talk about a client who represents consistency, effort, and who pushes and gets better each and every time she comes to work out.   Meet Lillibeth!!!! Lillibeth: squatting with a Single Arm Racked position in her left hand. Lillibeth came to Core Principles less than 6...

3 Foods to Avoid for a Flat Belly

There are a lot of different misconceptions when it comes to nutrition and one of them is that you can out-train your bad eating habits. The truth is that no matter how many crunches, cardio, or weight lifting you do, you will not be able to lose fat from your...