Do you live an active lifestyle, often taking part in CrossFit, obstacle courses, or dance professionally? Are you finding that knee pain is affecting your day-to-day? You shouldn't have to choose between your favorite activities and completing daily tasks. Living in New York City means a lot of walking, often up and down stairs to... Continue Reading →
Creating The Perfect Warm Up Routine To Avoid Knee Pain When Exercising, Running And Performing
Knee pain can wreck your life, making it impossible to exercise, difficult to walk and climb stairs, and for performers, threaten their income. But can a warm up routine help to drastically reduce your knee pain when you do the things you love, or during your basic daily tasks? In short, yes! Warming up your... Continue Reading →
Everybody Lift
I've been having quite an in-depth conversation with Nick Novak, the Head Weightlifting Coach at WillyB CrossFit Bowery. We just kept digging up topics!
Beating The Bar
Coach Novak brings a unique perspective to weightlifting. His coaching style is laidback and welcoming, making weightlifting accessible to athletes of all ages and levels.
Break It Down
Chatting with Nick Novak, we get into some of the nitty gritty of Coaching and breaking things down.
Moving Minds
When I started this project with Nick, I didn't quite realize the incredible can of worms I was opening. There's more where this came from!
Oil That Rusty Hinge – Basic Movement Patterns
The hinge is a hip-dominant pattern and one of the most powerful movements the human body can use to move loads.
Pulling Your Weight – Basic Movement Patterns
This week, we will be looking at the opposite movement of the push, the Pull.
Lifting Heavy
This month, I had an in-depth conversation with Nick Novak, the Head Weightlifting Coach at Solace New York.
Push It – Basic Movement Patterns
You will likely push something EVERY day. It’s a good idea to know how to push efficiently with appropriate force.