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The Power of Community

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Community is a powerful thing. It’ in our nature to seek it out and it’s critical for our success. There is a quote: “Surround yourself with like minded people”. How true is this ? If you put yourself around those who have the same vision, a similar goal and want to help you accomplish it, you have a beautiful community of people all moving toward success.The opposite effect happens if you surround yourself with people who are not as motivated and won’t make you strive towards more, you too then fall into that trap of letting yourself find an excuse.

Think of why having a good community of people is so important. First off if you are training for an event or competition, you now have people to feed off of for energy. Your community will support you and push you to get better.

You learn from those who are BETTER than you. If you are the smartest, fastest, most athletic or whatever the case may be, go to a different place where you can find people who are better than you. Training within a group of people who have more experience than you grants you a wealth of wisdom and new ideas that can absolutely help you perform. It’s part of the reason many athletes travel to train with elite athletes and coaches if given the chance.

Training WITH someone makes you accountable. Why do people need trainers or coaches ? Partly to make them better or learn from them but the other reason is to have accountability to make it to the gym. When you have to let someone down and suffer the consequences of not being there your increasing your likelihood of committing to training regardless of the circumstances.

Find a group of people who do what you do. If you CrossFit, powerlift,or bodybuild, make sure you find a place that you can work with other people who are seeking that common goal. Find a person or a group of people who will push you and get you out of your comfort zone.

The people you train with should build you up and be a positive impact on your life.Ask yourself- what is it that YOU need to bring to the table? If you are low energy, that is exactly what you will attract and who you will be compatible with. Always be the best you can be in any given moment in training.

 

 

 

Reference: Barbell Shrugged

Hips and Mobility !

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Did you know, the hip joint is the most mobile in the body? So why is it often difficult for you to move them? A lot of time we are doing the wrong types of stretching to get your hips looser but the progress is next to nothing. How do we fix tight hips ?
 
Your hips drive the vast majority of your movements, holding the key to everything from walking to squatting. If they lose range of motion, you’re bound to compensate somewhere else – cue low back and knee pain. This is WHY we need to work on better hip mobility for better quality of life.
 
First lets find your hip. Many of you would place your hands on your hips and call it a day. Try this. Slide your hand up and down along the outside of your leg. Feel that bony bump? Yeah, that’s not your hip. But it is a useful landmark. Put your thumb there, and bring your hand flat along the front of your leg with the fingers pointing in. Now lift your leg the tiniest bit. Feel that muscle under your fingers? That’s where your hip is. Your hip is where the head of the femur meets the acetabulum, the proverbial “socket.” This understanding of the hip is tremendously useful when trying to organize your hip movement.
 
First exercise to master: hip circles
 
Your hips love circular movement. It’s what they’re built for. Hip rotations teach your hips how to navigate that three-dimensional space and regain control over that range of motion. Here’s how it’s done:
Start on hands and knees
Maintain spinal and pelvic neutrality
Bring your knee forward
Take it out to the side along an arc
Reach it around behind into extension
Reverse, moving slowly and with control
Do 5 per side x 2
 
Second exercise is 90 / 90 stretch
 
Now that your hips are loose with the first exercise, now we can start to work inside them. Find your way into a 90/90 position, with 90 degree angles at the hips and knees. You may want to put a tennis ball under your lead knee for tactile reinforcement. Think of crushing the tennis ball as you pivot on your trail toe to open the hip. When you put your body in unfamiliar positions, occasionally the nervous system freaks out and engages every muscle it can in a hunt for stability which is why you cramp.
 
Sit in this position for 3 minutes per side.
 
 
The final exercise is the wall hinge.
 
We are learning to use hip flexion by using the wall as external feedback. Get heavy in your heels, and think about reaching the sit bones back toward the wall. Get tall through the spine to avoid compensatory rounding in the back. If you can reach the wall without falling into the wall, scoot a tiny bit forward and repeat. You’re on a hunt for the end range of your balance. If you fall into the wall, scoot backwards and try again. Aim for 8-12 hinges at your end range.
 
 
And the BIG take away… Get out of an office chair and MOVE ! Your body is designed to move around and get mobile. Try to get up and use the muscles you have !

Are you the ONE?

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http://fitnessheroics.com/crossfit-coach-needed/

We are looking to hire a part time coach/coach assistant to help in teaching classes. You do not have to be certified, but must be willing to get certified for CrossFit Level 1.

If you are that person we are looking for, that’s freaking awesome! Please fill out the form below so we can start talking immediately.

If you are not that person but know THAT person, please do us a favor and pass this page along to them.

We are growing quickly and want to continue to provide our members with the best and most attentive coaching and classes…so finding the right Coach is priority for us!

Personal Training Spots OPEN !

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Set up your personal training sessions to get started on a journey to the best YOU possible !  

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Are you struggling to see results ?

Do you have a goal you want to accomplish but don’t know how to get there ?

Are you coming off an injury ?

Tired of it just “not working”?

Set up a session today. YOU are worth it ! 

Contact fhsuperheroes@gmail.com for more information!

  • 850-240-2406
  • 314 Eglin Parkway NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL
  • 850-329-8565
  • 314 Eglin Parkway NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL

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