Optimize Fitness & Performance Blog
Original content from coach Devin Gray, CSCS
Exercise of the Week: Barbell Chest Supported Row
At Optimize Fitness & Performance, we want our clients to achieve great fitness results. For us, an ideal exercise is one that allows you to push hard and become incredibly strong but with a minimal risk. Each week, head coach Devin Gray, CSCS, will introduce one...
Sleep: The Forgotten Fat Loss Habit
Sleep: The Forgotten Fat Loss Habit By Devin Gray, CSCS Are you doing everything right in the gym and in the kitchen, but still struggling with your results? In this article, I’ll show you how a lack of sleep can sabotage your fat loss efforts and wreak havoc on your...
How Our Most Successful Clients Lose Fat With Simple Habits
The diet & fitness industry is fond of quick fixes and short, intense challenges. There’s this constant reinforcement of the idea that, if you can just be perfect for 21 days, all your problems will go away. You'll train like a spartan,...
We’re One of Thumbtack’s “Best Personal Trainers of 2015”!
Good news, everyone! Optimize Fitness & Performance was awarded a spot on Thumbtack’s “Best of 2015” award list. We’re honored to be the only personal trainer in Franklin to be selected for this award. You can see our award here (link...
Are You Fit to Run?
I have a confession: I have not ran on a treadmill for more than 5 minutes in over 6 years. That sums up a conversation that I have with clients on a weekly basis. Simply put, running is a bad option for many exercises. Especially beginners. Personally, I simply don’t...
11 Ways to Save Money and Eat Healthy
Eating healthy – very healthy – doesn’t always mean breaking the bank on every grocery trip. With the right shopping strategies it becomes very easy to save money while eating nutrient-dense, whole foods. I’ve shared 11 of my personal strategies for saving money while...
Mastering the Plank – Regressions and Progressions
Learn how to master the plank with specific exercises and progressions in this article. You’ll build a strong, stable, and effective core. Highlights Once you can hold a plank consistently for at least 60 seconds (2:00 is ideal), progress to a more difficult...
Learn How to Fix Saggy Pushups
Learn how strengthening your core can improve you form on pushups and squats – and get you better results. The Highlights: A weak or inefficient core is what is holding back most people’s squats and pushups. The key is to use a progression that allows you to get...
Top 5 Exercises for Performance and Stability
These 5 exercises all have a high degree of natural difficulty. By mastering them, you will see improved performance and stability in several exercises. Each exercise will challenge you and force you to overcome your weaknesses. Best of all, you will see improved...
