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A few years ago, a woman came in who was terrified to start. On a scale of 1 to 100, where 100 is scared to death, she was about a 97. I remember her first one-on-one. I handed her a 22-pound kettlebell before we started deadlifts, and she was absolutely

He came to us after his physical therapist recommended Pratt Personal Training. The therapist knew that if he didn’t get stronger, he’d end up right back in pain. They also knew that our customized programs would allow him to keep doing the exercises his PT wanted him doing—while avoiding the

We’ve had a woman training with us for about six years now. Before she found us, she had tried everything—other gyms, group classes, even personal trainers. But none of them stuck. Each time, it lasted two to four months. Then life would get busy, she’d miss a week or two,

We all want to help the people we care about. But when it comes to inviting someone to the gym, it can feel uncomfortable. You don’t want to come off as pushy. You don’t want to sound like you’re lecturing. And you definitely don’t want to feel like you’re telling

Your spouse just walked in with a pizza. We’ve all been there. You plan on having a turkey burger and vegetables for dinner, maybe with some Greek yogurt and fruit afterward… and then your spouse ruins the night.   Suddenly, the meal you were perfectly fine with starts to feel like

One of the most common strength superset strategies we use at PPT is something called a density set. A density set is when we pair two exercises together and aim to complete as many quality rounds as possible in a set time frame — usually 10 minutes. A Common Example

I first heard about small group personal training back in 2011. I listened to some talks on it and looked into gyms that made it their main offer. It seemed smart, and I was very interested. But it wasn’t until 2015 that it all clicked for me. At that time,

Recently, I had a conversation with a member who told me they weren’t thrilled that our workouts only included about 40 minutes of total work.  They compared that to the 90 minutes they used to spend working out on their own and felt that less time in the gym must

There’s a guy who’s been coming up to me at the gym a few times a week lately. Always asking great questions—about what exercises he should be doing, how to improve his form, how to make small adjustments that make a big difference. Naturally, I love these kinds of conversations.

Sidney officially started maternity leave. So that had me thinking, what is the most important lesson we can learn from Sidney? Is it her intense lower body day workouts?  Nope. Is it how she stays lean despite having chicken nuggets as a staple in her diet?  Nope. Is it how