When your a strength trainer and anyone glides past me carrying twice as much, they get my attention. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Then when I noticed they were moving with this effortless grace that made me question everything I thought I knew about strength and mobility. That moment sparked my deep dive into primal movement patterns, and what…
About thirty years ago, I made one of the biggest mistakes of my career – I tried to create a “one-size-fits-all” natural movement program for my gym. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Spent weeks crafting this elaborate system with progressions, rep schemes, and fancy names for everything. Handed it out to fifteen clients, expecting amazing results. Three weeks later,…
Perhaps because I was and continue to proclaim I am a good tree climber, that I have always enjoyed natural strength movements. So when I am asked to help school children enjoy moving more, I jump at the opportunity. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ I was demonstrating what I thought was a simple bear crawl during a family fitness…
Several years ago, I thought recovery meant chugging a protein shake and maybe foam rolling for five minutes if my legs felt extra cranky. Then I hit what I now call “the wall that changed everything” – a period where my strength gains completely stalled despite following all the traditional recovery protocols. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Sleep was…
I’ll be honest with you – when I first heard the term “somatic strength training” about eleven years ago, I rolled my eyes so hard I nearly pulled something. https://www.rushwalter.com/what-is-holistic-strength-training-guide-to-mind-body-fitness-in-2025/ Here I was, thirty-plus years deep in the fitness game, and suddenly everyone’s talking about this fancy-sounding approach that seemed like just another wellness buzzword….
I invested the first twenty years of my training career often thinking that strength training was supposed to leave you completely drained. I’d walk out of the gym feeling like I’d been hit by a truck, and I thought that was the point. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Of course those were the 2 plus hour days in the…
When I first started training people back in the early 80s, sometimes I had this ridiculously narrow view of what fitness looked like. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ Picture this: rows of intimidating machines, people grunting through heavy lifts, and everyone looking like they were preparing for some kind of military operation. Purposeful but is it fun? It wasn’t…
To be involved in the fitness industry as an exercise equipment provider and simultaneously a personal trainer is an immense blessing which is a joy to share with friends and family. https://www.rushwalter.com/holistic-strength-training-for-beginners/ This is another fitness blog to share what I’ve learned to help others grow stronger regarding holistic nutrition with strength training, For the…
I’ll won’t forget the day one gentleman walked into my training studio. This was maybe fifteen years ago, and he looked like he was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Divorced, unemployed, and dealing with what he later told me was the darkest depression of his life. He didn’t come to me…
You know what really gets me wondering? When I see someone crushing it in the gym with their perfect bicep curls and leg extensions, then watch them struggle to lift a 50-pound bag of mulch into their truck. https://www.rushwalter.com/what-is-holistic-strength-training-guide-to-mind-body-fitness-in-2025/ I’ve known more than a few folks like this, trust me. Back in my early training…
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