If you’re like most people, you pretty much live in the sagittal plane of movement. This means a majority of your movement is done front to back, back to front. Sitting down, standing up, walking, taking the stairs… it’s all sagittal plane. This doesn’t make you a bad person, it’s just the world we live…
Hit a plateau with your fat loss efforts? Well, it may be time to go back to the drawing board to figure out where you can make some tweaks in order to bust out of your funk. While this article will be geared specifically towards what you’re doing in your workouts, there are plenty of…
It’s an unfortunate truth that with every passing year beyond the age of 30, you will slowly succumb to the natural effects of aging. Decreased strength, loss of power, decreased mobility… all of these things will start to become more prevalent as time goes on. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t take preventative measures to…
I’m sure for many of you who follow Grit on social media, or more specifically my personal account (Chris speaking), you’re more than aware that I have an 18 month old son, Nolan. Being a father to Nolan is by far the greatest thing I’ve done with my life up to this point, and I…
Scroll through any social media outlet and search for #workout, or essentially any fitness related term. Chances are your search is gonna yield some sort of shirtless this, half naked that, and tons of models who are magazine cover ready. Guys, this look is pretty desirable, no? I mean, all men would probably kill to…
We all have daily routines. Wake up, get pretty, commute, work, lunch, commute, kids, dinner, relax. Repeat. Now it might vary from person to person, but a lot of us have one unfortunate thing in common. Our daily habits and overall lifestyles take a compounding toll on our health, stress, and waistlines over time. Yet…
We know you’re probably like us… just counting down the days until gyms and fitness facilities open back up. And when that glorious day finally does arrive, it’s likely many of you will flock to your fitness facility of choice with the enthusiasm of a kid on Christmas morning. However, with that child like enthusiasm…
Well… we’re still on lockdown for the most part. As the restrictions put in place due to the COVID pandemic are slowly being lifted, there’s still a large portion of people who are stuck at home. And while we all eagerly await the day where we can utilize fitness facilities and equipment, for the mean…
With the entire country still shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, working out from home has been the only option for a vast majority of people. And even with the proper knowledge and a decent amount of creativity, bodyweight workouts are often not challenging enough to see continued results for a lot of people.…
For a ton of us during this COVID-19 lockdown, bodyweight is the only tool available for workouts in our homes. And while some of you may be past the point of bodyweight in terms of using it during your workouts, that doesn’t mean you can’t manipulate some variables to make workouts with bodyweight plenty challenging. Here…