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Natural Movement Strength Training Program for Beginners
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…
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Holistic Recovery Methods for Strength Athletes
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…
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Somatic Strength Training: Nervous System Integration
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…
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Energy Cultivation Through Strength Training Practices
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…
Faith and fitness
Fruitful Fitness Fun: for All Ages
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…
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Holistic Nutrition for Strength Training Performance
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…
Faith and fitness
Strength Training for Emotional Resilience and Mental Health
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…
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Natural Movement Strength Patterns for Real-World Power
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…
Functional fitness
Intuitive Strength Training: Listening to Your Body’s Signals
I used to be the guy who followed every program to the letter. If the workout called for three sets of ten, I did three…
Functional fitness
Functional Strength Training vs Traditional Bodybuilding
I spent the first ten years of my training career completely obsessed with bodybuilding. Arnold and Lee Haney were my heroes, isolation exercises were my…