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Many times we will see clients knees cave in when squatting. When we see this there are three things we look to change to stop the knee from caving.

1. Slightly turn the toes out. This allows you to squat between your feet using you hips without having to put all of the pressure into the knees.

2. Push the hips back first. This will bring the hips into the movement taking some of the weight off of the knees.

3. Add a mini band. By adding a light force pulling in on the knees this will cue your body to press out against the band, activating the glutes which will stabilize the knee.

If that all fails, it is a load issue and you need to move into an Assisted TRX Squat.

Always fix your movement before adding weight to keep your joints and body healthy and strong.

Don’t be the person who can’t put a suitcase into the overhead bin on an airplane.

Pick heavy stuff up and lift it overhead to stay strong. As we age our strength decreases, making strength training more important to stay healthy.

The Single Arm Kettlebell Clean & Press is a great way to stay strong as you get older and continue to lift heavy things overhead, like your suitcase. Add it to a couple of your workouts each week for a few sets of 5-8 reps.

Here are 7 ways that a cup of joe can make your workout better.

1. Promotes fat cells to be used as energy versus glycogen when consumed before a workout.
2. Coffee can help boost performance by helping you train harder and longer.
3. Increases mental focus.
4. Gives the body a boost in antioxidants to protect against damage caused by free radicals.
5. Suppresses appetite, researchers have found that those who drank black coffee before a workout ate 72 fewer calories later in the day.
6. 300mg of caffeine, roughly the amount found in a cup of coffee, helps the body burn 15% more calories in the 3 hours post-workout.
7. Makes working out easier. Research from the Journal of Applied Physiology has shown that caffeinated exercisers found their workouts easier than non caffeinated exercisers.

Grab a cup 30-60 minutes before your next workout, just skip the cream and sugar.

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