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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INTRA-WORKOUT SUPPLEMENTS
Andre Adams Stay Updated with NASM! With all of the information and supplements in the fitness and wellness industry, it can be very overwhelming trying to decide what the best pre-, intra-, and post-workout supplementation is based on your specific goals.In this blog...
CLEAN BULKING MISTAKES TO AVOID
Brad Dieter Stay Updated with NASM! Bulking is a term that is used to describe the process people utilize to build/add muscle tissue. Except in rare situations, being in a calorie surplus (meaning you consume more calories than you expend) is required to build muscle....
BALANCING STRESS BEGINS WITH BOUNDARIES
Darlene Marshall Stay Updated with NASM! April is National Stress Awareness Month, and you might find that your feeds are full of posts on meditation, mindfulness, and other tools that we’ve all heard can help manage stress. But there’s often something important...
How to Personalize Your Bodybuilding Workouts to Your Goals
Andre Adams Are you interested in personalizing a bodybuilding workout to meet your goals, but not sure where to start? One recommendation for people working to achieve a specific aesthetic physique goal is to get more strategic with training and nutrition to force...
SPRING CLEANING TIPS FOR YOUR GUT
Jacqueline Kaminski Stay Updated with NASM! The gut is also known as the second brain. While our gut can't solve math equations, it is responsible for helping us digest and disperse proper nutrients that play integral roles in our overall health, immunity, mental...
30 Exercises to Increase Your Mobility
Posted by Aaron Laurence 30 Exercises for Improving Your Mobility, Flexibility & Strength You've probably heard a lot about the importance of increasing your mobility through mobility training. But what exactly is mobility? And how do you increase your...
PRE-WORKOUT FOOD TIPS TO BOOST PERFORMANCE
Jacqueline Kaminski Stay Updated with NASM! Should you eat before your workout? That is a rhetorical question… the answer is always of course.An entire area of research dedicated to pre-workout fueling wouldn’t exist if there weren’t documented benefits to its...
REDUCING STRESS AND IMPROVING MINDFULNESS FOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
Kinsey Mahaffey Stay Updated with NASM! Mental health is a hot topic these days, and for good reason! According to the American Institute of Stress, about 33 percent of people report feeling extreme stress, 77 percent of people experience stress that affects their...
MOVEMENT SNACKS: MAKING MOVEMENT A LIFESTYLE
By Chris Nentarz, PT, TRX Senior Master Instructor It is well understood that eating frequent meals throughout the day is more healthy than eating one large meal. The same could be said for exercise. Traditional exercise paradigms instruct us to ‘compartmentalize’...
THE 10 BEST UPPER BACK EXERCISES TO BUILD STRENGTH AND MOBILITY
By Stephanie Warwick Your upper back is one of the most important parts of your body. The muscle groups in this area are primarily responsible for keeping you upright because they work against the core. Without a strong upper back, not only will your posture be...
POWERLIFTING VS. BODYBUILDING: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
Andre Adams Stay Updated with NASM! Have you ever wondered what the difference between powerlifting and bodybuilding is? The two are often confused or used interchangeably in conversation, but they are very different sports with specific outcomes.In this blog, we will...
SPRING CLEAN YOUR SLEEP – A GUIDE TO BETTER NAPPING
Darlene Marshall Stay Updated with NASM! Spring is about to be sprung. It’s a time to fling open our windows, clean out our closets, and for many people a time to revisit your wellness plan for 2023. Part of designing a wellness plan is scheduling periodic pulse...