Q&A about contortion
Even though I don’t consider myself an expert (I’ve only been doing this for 2 years), being an Exercise Science major and a personal trainer for more than 10 years […]
Category Archives: training
The value of having a coach
All my life I’ve been quite stubborn and thought I could figure things out on my own, like when I was doing fitness modeling and preparing for fitness competitions, dieting […]
Why am I not making progress? 10 common mistakes about flexibility
Not long ago I wrote a post about the top 10 excuses about flexibility training, today I want to talk about which common mistakes I see people do (and I […]
The last one to open is the first one to close
I like to take notes of my body changes with training contortion, and lately I just came to a new interesting conclusion. Basically, the newest body part that improved in […]
I’m an athlete, what should I eat?
There is so much confusion about nutrition, that is hard to make the right choices when it comes to food. First of all, if you’re an athlete (or you’re just […]
Can I develop strength and flexibility at the same time?
This question reminds me something I used to be asked a LOT when I was doing fitness: can I build muscle and lose fat at the same time? Well in […]
What training taught me about life
On good training days, toward the end of my practice, I enter this “super wise/happy” state ( thank you endorphins) where I understand very clearly some aspects of life, I […]
Top 10 Flexibility excuses
At some point, starting out or few months in with flexibility training, you’ll question if what you’re doing is actually realistic and worth it, you’ll have doubts and often you’ll […]
