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Strength Training in the 3rd Trimester
During the third trimester, some specific changes in your body can have an effect on exercise. Many things add up and potentially lead to...
Feb 28, 2023


Train Like an Athlete – Strength
We’ve discussed that strength training and conditioning outside of sports benefit the athlete, but what exactly does that look like? ...
Feb 28, 2023


Stretches for the Office
Spend most of your day working at a desk or driving in a car? If so, check out a few of these quick and easy office stretches. Toss into...
Feb 21, 2023


Upper Body Training for Athletes
What sort of training should an athlete do for their upper body? Do all athletes need upper body training? Some athletes don’t...
Feb 2, 2023


Team Training is BACK!!
IT'S BACK! After a 3 year hiatus (thanks Covid 😡) we are bringing back Team Training to NSS!! And we think it's appropriate to fire it...
Feb 1, 2023


Pregnancy and Strength Training Considerations
In the past we've posted about some benefits of strength training during pregnancy. Today we want to dive deeper into some exercise...
Jan 24, 2023


How Many Reps Should an Athlete Do in Strength Training?
For an athlete, the goal of strength training is to better prepare the athlete for sport. With that (as we’ve maybe mentioned), getting...
Jan 20, 2023


Quantifying Progress in the Gym
Here is a quick video helping you to decide when to go up in weight. Along with other ways to quantify progress in the gym!
Jan 16, 2023


Strength Training IS Resilience Training for an Athlete
In sports, an athlete must be resilient. This is true physically and mentally; strength training can help build resilience in both...
Jan 9, 2023


Should an Athlete Strength Train In-Season?
Hopefully, at this point, we’ve convinced you that strength training for an athlete is important. As a reminder, the long story short is...
Dec 27, 2022


How Strong Does an Athlete Need to Be?
As an athlete, how strong do you have to be to be a good athlete? LOADED QUESTION – but here we go! In simplest terms, being strong is...
Dec 8, 2022


Women and Strength Training
A short list of stellar reasons why it's important for women to hit the weight room. 1. Lose body fat. As lean muscle mass increases, so...
Dec 6, 2022


When Should My Son/Daughter Start Lifting Weights?
WHENEVER THEY SHOW INTEREST IN IT! But in all seriousness, it is a great question as there are a lot of misconceptions out there about...
Dec 5, 2022


Why Do We Do So Many Different Exercises?
If you come to a couple of our athlete sessions, you’ll notice something: we do a bunch of different exercises. We don’t typically stick...
Nov 14, 2022


Do You Stretch Your Calves...Enough?!
Let's talk about those calves! Specifically how we may go about getting the most out of calf stretches. The key details are: 1. Stretch...
Sep 29, 2022


Training Tolerance and Stress
Let's talk about training tolerance and training stress. Imagine your TOLERANCE for training as a bucket. It gets bigger as your train...
May 31, 2022


Barbell Bench Press Walkthrough
In this video, we will go through the barbell bench press. In it we will cover: Proper setup Considerations for grip width Proper bar...
May 6, 2022


Obscure Exercise Names
If you’ve ever heard an exercise with the terms Supine, Prone, Abduction, or Adduction and wondered what the heck they meant, this video...
Apr 27, 2022


What's The Best Way to Set a Fitness Goal?
Setting goals is an important process of a health, fitness and wellness journey. But even more important than a setting a goal is making...
Apr 4, 2022


What is Landmine training?
Have you seen this handy little tool around NSS and wondered, “What the heck is that?” It’s called a Landmine, and this specific version...
Oct 28, 2021
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