By: Kyle Finneron I don’t think everyone should be a fitness model or has to look like people in Hollywood or in the magazines. (In real life, they don’t even look like those published pictures). However, excess weight can cut […]
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Swimming, the art of controlled suffocation
By: Kyle Finneron I have never been an incredibly strong swimmer. In my youth, my parents signed me up for swim lessons and the swim team simultaneously in hopes that I would grow to love the water. Both met early […]
The first 30 days
By Kyle Finneron I can hear my pulse in my ears, my lungs are on fire and I’m completely disoriented. That was how I felt after swimming my first lap at the Pico Sports Center pool. For weeks now I […]
World Cup Wednesday Ski Bum Race Series: Jan. 20
SNOWBOARD – A Women 1. Pam McNeil, Sweet Peaks. Time: 30.48 2. Heather House, Gorillas In The Mist. Time: 30.75 3. Jessi Travers, RAMROD. Time: 33.26 4. Kim Williamson, TBD. Time: 34.13 Men 1. Steven Kelly, RAMROD. Time: 25.37 2. […]
Coaches’ Corner: Group mentality works
By Kyle Finneron The theme of this edition of the Body Transformation Challenge was “Gain your Independence.” While the core training and programing remained consistent, the thought of freeing themselves from the extra weight they carried around, I believe […]
Coaches’ corner: Don’t forget to breathe
By Kyle Finneron What do you think is the most important variable when you are training? I’ll give you a hint: it’s not your pre-workout drink, or the food you have had for that day. People tend to forget […]
Coaches’ Corner: Start with the end in mind
By Kyle Finneron This week I asked all of the participants to think about their lives if they woke up tomorrow and had their ideal body. I wanted them to really imagine what their lives would be like, what […]
Coach’s corner: Gym etiquette: Part II
By Kyle Finneron I would like to start by saying that the previous write up about gym etiquette and the one that follows are in no way directed towards any particular people. These are simply general/universal rules of etiquette that […]
Coach’s corner: Etiquette
By Kyle Finneron Welcome to the gym. This may be your first time in the weight room or you may be a seasoned pro. Unfortunately, people tend to forget that the gym and the weight room are shared spaces. This […]
Coach’s corner: “I don’t want to look like a bodybuilder”
By Kyle Finneron It is great to have a goal in mind before starting on a transformation of your own. Often when I sit down with a new student and ask them what their ideal body would look like […]