• Great last Mind Pump Live event with Mike Matthews @muscleforlifefitness as a guest. Talk about a lineup of open books to say the least. My takeaways from these events: Give, teach and produce great content to share because there is too much misinformation still out there. Stay true to your message and always connect with your vision. Never be anyone else but you in the process. Don’t be afraid to revisit your values daily and connect with your purpose. The fitness space can be so niche oriented and sometimes even dogmatic following a specific modality. It’s funny to me, because I never identified with ONE particular movement so much more than another. There is so much carryover doing more than ONE thing for yourself and your body. It’s a big vast world of movement and health related modalities out there- and it’s nice to see @mindpumpsal @mindpumpadam @mindpumpjustin @mindpumpdoug showcase so many talents and stories in this industry of health and fitness as well as other walks of life. Be curious, question everything and then keep learning because the real information is out there. Shoutout to one of my favorite clients @chrisg.shaw for coming out to this event with me in this pic! She’s naturally effervescent and curious which I adore! ✌🏻 . . . . . #mindpumplive #mindfulaxis #mikemathews #muscleforlife #mindpumpmedia #becurious #shareyourknowledge #humblepeople
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    Great last Mind Pump Live event with Mike Matthews @muscleforlifefitness as a guest. Talk about a lineup of open books to say the least. My takeaways from these events: Give, teach and produce great content to share because there is too much misinformation still out there. Stay true to your message and always connect with your vision. Never be anyone else but you in the process. Don’t be afraid to revisit your values daily and connect with your purpose. The fitness space can be so niche oriented and sometimes even dogmatic following a specific modality. It’s funny to me, because I never identified with ONE particular movement so much more than another. There is so much carryover doing more than ONE thing for yourself and your body. It’s a big vast world of movement and health related modalities out there- and it’s nice to see @mindpumpsal @mindpumpadam @mindpumpjustin @mindpumpdoug showcase so many talents and stories in this industry of health and fitness as well as other walks of life. Be curious, question everything and then keep learning because the real information is out there. Shoutout to one of my favorite clients @chrisg.shaw for coming out to this event with me in this pic! She’s naturally effervescent and curious which I adore! ✌🏻 . . . . . #mindpumplive #mindfulaxis #mikemathews #muscleforlife #mindpumpmedia #becurious #shareyourknowledge #humblepeople
  • Sound on 👆🏻! When I see people do Scapular Pushups at the gym before they workout I shed a little tear of joy 🤣. But let’s be honest- that rarely happens! Nobody appreciates mobility & stability until they hurt. Literally it takes some people getting hurt to actually experience proper mobility and exercises with practice! So, do these before you do any upper body workout or on your mobility days (yes you can have those too and not be a weirdo). Your Scapula (shoulder blade) elevates, depresses, retracts and protracts. It’s really the “track” of the shoulder joint. If it doesn’t glide and move well- then the entire shoulder joint takes on poor movement habits and that Scapula can end up “winging” sticking out. No bueno. Get to it: • 4 Point Protract & Retract as many as you like 10-20x. •Plank Scapula Pushups as many as you can perform with proper form. You can also prop your hands on a bench and do an elevated version as a regression so you don’t have to hold your whole body weight in a full plank. • Hold the protracted top position pushing your blades apart engaging the Serratus Anterior- main muscle to hold the Scapulae protracted and elevates it. . . . . . #mobility #healthyshoulders #mindfulaxis #shoulderpain #movebetter #moveyourbody #homeworkout #shoulderjointpain #happybody #stayyoung #primeyourbody #movewell #mindfulmovement #fitlife
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    Sound on 👆🏻! When I see people do Scapular Pushups at the gym before they workout I shed a little tear of joy 🤣. But let’s be honest- that rarely happens! Nobody appreciates mobility & stability until they hurt. Literally it takes some people getting hurt to actually experience proper mobility and exercises with practice! So, do these before you do any upper body workout or on your mobility days (yes you can have those too and not be a weirdo). Your Scapula (shoulder blade) elevates, depresses, retracts and protracts. It’s really the “track” of the shoulder joint. If it doesn’t glide and move well- then the entire shoulder joint takes on poor movement habits and that Scapula can end up “winging” sticking out. No bueno. Get to it: • 4 Point Protract & Retract as many as you like 10-20x. •Plank Scapula Pushups as many as you can perform with proper form. You can also prop your hands on a bench and do an elevated version as a regression so you don’t have to hold your whole body weight in a full plank. • Hold the protracted top position pushing your blades apart engaging the Serratus Anterior- main muscle to hold the Scapulae protracted and elevates it. . . . . . #mobility #healthyshoulders #mindfulaxis #shoulderpain #movebetter #moveyourbody #homeworkout #shoulderjointpain #happybody #stayyoung #primeyourbody #movewell #mindfulmovement #fitlife
  • One conversation that keeps coming up as a trainer, is related to human behavior and the beliefs associated with exercise. Beliefs like: “I’m not fit enough to join a gym and be seen in public” “I’ll never be that fit like she is” “I’ll never be flexible or be able to do that move” “I’m too busy with being a Mom to workout” “I didn’t grow up athletic and I have poor coordination” “I like food too much to be a fit person” “I don't have time to be healthy I can’t even drink water at work I’m so busy” These are all false beliefs that are barriers from you evolving and becoming healthier taking that first step. So, why do we give these false beliefs power that in turn affect us from taking steps towards exercise or healthy lifestyle choices? Why is it so hard for us to commit to a simple step ? Or why do we make bold declarations of commitment towards a new goal and then default to these old false beliefs, therefore taking no action at all? We start, stop, start and stop again. This is all because of a misunderstanding of how many tiny changes it takes to get to the bigger overall goal. It takes the awareness of changing your belief system around exercise as a lifestyle- not a short term loose weight ASAP approach. Too much change too fast won’t stick, regardless of what marketing tells you. Don’t be a product of this marketing- be smarter than it. Real changes that stick start with 1% changes towards your actual big fitness goal. It takes implementing systems that work and get reworked as you build on them. If the goals are to loose weight, build muscle etc. which are great but not if they never start. We have to change our belief system around how to get there, educate ourselves, and stop reading into the marketing BS out there. @tri_nguyen_photography . . . . . #mindfulaxis #strongwomen #mindset #workout #realtalk #my2cents #fitlife #athleticphotography #realchange #beyou #onedayatatime #noexcuses #workoutmotivation #mindfulmovement #awareness
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    One conversation that keeps coming up as a trainer, is related to human behavior and the beliefs associated with exercise. Beliefs like: “I’m not fit enough to join a gym and be seen in public” “I’ll never be that fit like she is” “I’ll never be flexible or be able to do that move” “I’m too busy with being a Mom to workout” “I didn’t grow up athletic and I have poor coordination” “I like food too much to be a fit person” “I don't have time to be healthy I can’t even drink water at work I’m so busy” These are all false beliefs that are barriers from you evolving and becoming healthier taking that first step. So, why do we give these false beliefs power that in turn affect us from taking steps towards exercise or healthy lifestyle choices? Why is it so hard for us to commit to a simple step ? Or why do we make bold declarations of commitment towards a new goal and then default to these old false beliefs, therefore taking no action at all? We start, stop, start and stop again. This is all because of a misunderstanding of how many tiny changes it takes to get to the bigger overall goal. It takes the awareness of changing your belief system around exercise as a lifestyle- not a short term loose weight ASAP approach. Too much change too fast won’t stick, regardless of what marketing tells you. Don’t be a product of this marketing- be smarter than it. Real changes that stick start with 1% changes towards your actual big fitness goal. It takes implementing systems that work and get reworked as you build on them. If the goals are to loose weight, build muscle etc. which are great but not if they never start. We have to change our belief system around how to get there, educate ourselves, and stop reading into the marketing BS out there. @tri_nguyen_photography . . . . . #mindfulaxis #strongwomen #mindset #workout #realtalk #my2cents #fitlife #athleticphotography #realchange #beyou #onedayatatime #noexcuses #workoutmotivation #mindfulmovement #awareness
  • Sound on 👆🏻 Change up your squat stance to ensure strength in various stances. This will help your overall squat by focusing on opening the hips and adding depth. Functional indeed! The Goblet Squat is one of my favorite because of the whole body involvement to ensure the weight stays close to your chest as you lower, and your core stays contracted. Many variations with gripping a weight or kettlebell out there but this is a good one! With the Sumo Squat this stance ensures that your adductors are also getting a lot more work as you lower by bending the knees. You can practice variations which can include both narrow (knees going past ankle) and wide shown here. Adding a variation of a Single Arm Sumo Squat just gives you a isometric pause at the bottom while you switch hands as well as adding a lot of trunk stability to keep that weight centered. . . . . . #mindfulaxis #squat #sumosquats #gobletsquats #outdoorworkout #fitlife #glutework #legday #mobility #buildyourself #buildyourbody #moveyourbody #moveeveryday #crosstrain
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    Sound on 👆🏻 Change up your squat stance to ensure strength in various stances. This will help your overall squat by focusing on opening the hips and adding depth. Functional indeed! The Goblet Squat is one of my favorite because of the whole body involvement to ensure the weight stays close to your chest as you lower, and your core stays contracted. Many variations with gripping a weight or kettlebell out there but this is a good one! With the Sumo Squat this stance ensures that your adductors are also getting a lot more work as you lower by bending the knees. You can practice variations which can include both narrow (knees going past ankle) and wide shown here. Adding a variation of a Single Arm Sumo Squat just gives you a isometric pause at the bottom while you switch hands as well as adding a lot of trunk stability to keep that weight centered. . . . . . #mindfulaxis #squat #sumosquats #gobletsquats #outdoorworkout #fitlife #glutework #legday #mobility #buildyourself #buildyourbody #moveyourbody #moveeveryday #crosstrain
  • For full video visit my IGTV!👆🏻 Hey ya’ll here’s another great Mind Pump tutorial all about getting Sculpted Shoulders 💯! Thanks @mindpumpmedia Arm work is different than shoulder work...shoulders specifically “set the stage” for the arm! If your shoulders pop out then rest of your arm aesthetically looks balanced. In this video I go through the 3 parts of the deltoid (shoulder muscle) with exercises and form cues! Perform 3 sets 8-12 reps with good form! 1) Single Arm Bench Lateral Raise 2) Single Arm Bent Over Reverse Fly 3) Single Arm Overhead Press . . . . . #shoulderworkout #mindfulaxis #sculptedshoulders #armworkoutsforwomen #strongwomen #homeworkout #fitlife #mindpumpmedia #mindpump #dumbbellworkout #workouttutorials
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    For full video visit my IGTV!👆🏻 Hey ya’ll here’s another great Mind Pump tutorial all about getting Sculpted Shoulders 💯! Thanks @mindpumpmedia Arm work is different than shoulder work...shoulders specifically “set the stage” for the arm! If your shoulders pop out then rest of your arm aesthetically looks balanced. In this video I go through the 3 parts of the deltoid (shoulder muscle) with exercises and form cues! Perform 3 sets 8-12 reps with good form! 1) Single Arm Bench Lateral Raise 2) Single Arm Bent Over Reverse Fly 3) Single Arm Overhead Press . . . . . #shoulderworkout #mindfulaxis #sculptedshoulders #armworkoutsforwomen #strongwomen #homeworkout #fitlife #mindpumpmedia #mindpump #dumbbellworkout #workouttutorials
  • Sound on 👆🏻Priming your body is as equally important as working out...Why you ask? Benefits of Priming: 1️⃣ Being able to connect with your body before loading it 2️⃣ Addressing joint restrictions through specific mobility techniques 3️⃣ Introducing bodyweight movement first allows for your joints to feel movement without excessive load 4️⃣ It feels amazing 5️⃣ Your workout will feel “smoother” throughout 6️⃣ You can customize your priming movement to enhance your specific workout ahead Basically it’s amazing! Go get that priming on! 🤘🏻 #mindfulaxis #moveyourbody #freeworkoutguides #moveeveryday #workoutathome #mobility #dynamicstretching #warmupexercise #mindfulmovement #fitlife #strongwomen
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    Sound on 👆🏻Priming your body is as equally important as working out...Why you ask? Benefits of Priming: 1️⃣ Being able to connect with your body before loading it 2️⃣ Addressing joint restrictions through specific mobility techniques 3️⃣ Introducing bodyweight movement first allows for your joints to feel movement without excessive load 4️⃣ It feels amazing 5️⃣ Your workout will feel “smoother” throughout 6️⃣ You can customize your priming movement to enhance your specific workout ahead Basically it’s amazing! Go get that priming on! 🤘🏻 #mindfulaxis #moveyourbody #freeworkoutguides #moveeveryday #workoutathome #mobility #dynamicstretching #warmupexercise #mindfulmovement #fitlife #strongwomen