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How Do You Measure Strength When You Don’t Care How Much You Bench?

When people hear the word “strong,” they often picture a heavy barbell, a big bench press, or someone trying to set a personal record.   But what if you don’t care how much you can bench?   Maybe what you really want is to carry your suitcase through the airport...

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...

3 Of The Biggest Deadlifting Mistakes And How To Fix Them

I don’t believe there is one exercise that everyone should be doing. I do believe there are certain “movements” that everyone trains in the gym, but the way people train them may be different.   If you’re curious as to what those movements are you can check out my previous...

Meet Richard….. A Hardworking Professional Like You….

Meet Richard,   Richard is on the left, in the dark red shirt Richard is a hard working professional that has made his health and fitness a priority. How?!!!! Well Richard for the past year and half has shown up consistently 2-3 days a week to make the changes he...

My Big Fat Greek Dinner: Culture and Eating

This week my mom is visiting me from the Midwest. One of the first things she did when she walked through the door on Saturday is open the fridge to see if we needed to go grocery shopping.   My mom is old school Polish and her idea of a...

How To Choose An Appropriate Weight

Everyone that goes to a gym goes for a reason, they want something to change. They want to get “better at something” those things can range from body composition, improve their lifestyle, sports performance, reduce or prevent aches and pains, and just feel good overall.   No matter what your...