HPF Pittsburgh

Great work @mamanicnackk Reposted from @mamanicnackk Happy to be able to order my leggings in size 'Husky' Kept New Years resolution since New Years for the first time in 39.999999 years. Dropped 20 pounds of pregnancy/stress weight by... Weight lifting 3x/week at @hpfpittsburgh and training @pittsburghacademy and eating plenty of HEALTHY foods. See more

Always an honor to be in this world class training facility. The @ufcpi combines 2 of my favorite things in the world: MMA and Sports Performance.

Internal vs. External focus of attention and how that relates to performance... Reposted from @chrisabeardsley Exactly how an internal focus of attention might enhance muscle growth is not clear. While there are indications that an internal focus of attention involves higher levels of muscle activation (in part due to increased antagonist coactivation), there is currently no widely-accepted mechanism for how this might stimulate more hypertrophy when training to failure. Exte...rnal focuses of attention are often recommended for athletes. However, they may be most relevant when the athletes are performing exercises that closely match the movements that are used in their sport, since the main mechanism by which the external focus of attention produces its effect is by means of an improvement in coordination and not by means of an increase in voluntary activation. See more

Glute Ham/Reverse Hyper Combo Power Lift @ufcpi

Reposted from @andiealauzen.fitness Benefits of exercise stretch beyond the physical components - although, hey, those are great too! Besides trimming your waistline, regular exercise can have a profound impact on mental heath. PTSD? Help your nervous system get unstuck by moving out of the immobilization stress response that characterizes trauma. ADHD? Improve concentration, motivation, memory, and mood. Physical activity gives the brain a boost in dopamine and serot...onin- all which affect focus and attention. Besides those, exercise relieves stress improves memory helps you sleep better boosts your mood (gotta love those endorphins being released! ) builds resilience to those challenges that life throws at all of us. For me, excercise has been a way to work out those inner emotions that sometimes don't have words. It's a really sweet thing to put energy on sharing that with others. Cheers to the learning process of what that looks like. Find what works for you and then...stick with it!