Development Manager and Coach Sam Orfanidis talks about why fitness and resistance training is important as we age. From keeping bones strong and healthy to injury prevention and quick recovery to the social and mental benefits the reasons to stay active are many.

Development Manager and Coach Sam Orfanidis writes about the difference between Olympic Lifting and Powerlifting and where they each fit in to strength programming.

General Manager and Coach Kevin Guild talks about the importance of having a goal, a plan, and an accountability partner when it comes to building strength.

Development Manager and Coach Sam Orfanidis talks about one of the buzziest words in the supplement game: creatine. It’s been around for years, and often targeted toward a specific, muscle-building-focused group. However, it is has benefits for lots of other types of people with lots of different goals.

General Manager Kevin Guild gets in his feelings about supersets and how why some movements and exercises were meant to be together in this Valentine’s Day post paired perfectly for you, from SomaVT.

When you think of people who are yogis and people who primarily lift at the gym, you wouldn’t think that they have much in common. But, in reality, yoga provides a ton of benefits for those that strength train. Let’s dive in…

I remember the day that I tried my first 100 mile bike ride, cycling through parts of Vermont on route 100, route 2 and route 15, taking in some incredible Vermont scenery. It was an awesome experience…What I learned that day was that while biking long distances seemed mainly aerobic, having prerequisite strength to push the pedals down was just as important to my success. While strength didn’t seem like a limiting factor while I was fresh and ready to go, it certainly was when I was in the depths of fatigue and asking more of my body.

What is actually involved in the squat? Better question, are you actually squatting correctly? I want to ask a few questions so you can self-assess your own squat…

DO NOT FEAR THE BARBELL. But, the barbell is only for meatheads. I don’t even know how to use one. Wait, is that the thing that slides up and down on the metal rods? Wait, I can do more than bench press with it?!?!…

“I wish I could do that exercise” “That exercise would decapitate my knees and cause me to lose consciousness in the middle of the gym” Working out with other people can be challenging. We all have our own goals, injury histories and motivations for training…