What’s the Warrior Warm Up?

When I was in Vegas I got to hang out with a friend, Tyler Bramlett. He opened my eyes to some cool things regarding warm ups. I asked him some questions in the interview below and he tells us how he came about creating a cool program…   Naturally I was curious as to how … Continued

4 by 4 Finisher

I was recently in Las Vegas for a conference. I go from time to time and meet with the best of the best in fitness. We have a ton of fun, even if it involves being semi-irreverent. We’ve been known to be asked to leave hotel gyms for video taping or for skipping on the … Continued

12 Minute Challenge

Guess what? Time is short for EVERYONE, but it’s not a reason to skip a workout. Recently, I had a crazy day ahead and so I decided to do a 12 minute challenge, it happened to be one from my ‘Boot Camp Challenge Workout’ program. The challenges in the program can be used by trainers … Continued

Pull Up Tips – It’s Okay to Cheat!

  Let me qualify my statement ‘it’s okay to cheat’…. Cheating is okay only under certain circumstances…like if you’re at a bar for example. I have no problem with you (or me) cheating at at bar. In fact, that’s probably one of the best places to cheat because you’re less likely to get hurt at … Continued

Another Challenge?

Yep, we all love a challenge don’t we? As many of you know, I have a rockin’ fitness boot camp here in Calgary. It’s called Calgary NW Fit Body Boot Camp and if ever anyone is in town and wants to come by for a workout, email me and we’ll see what we can do … Continued

I Dare Ya!

You knew if was coming didn’t you? Dang me and my masochistic ways… Version 4 of the OMG Push Pull Burp! workout. It came to me as I was doing version 3 from this post, as if that one wasn’t bad enough… Here’s version 3: 1 burpee push up to 1 pull up 2 burpees … Continued

What is ‘Ripped in 42’?

I like to introduce you to all my fitness friends and show you what they’re doing with their clients. Meet my Canadian friend, Rob King who’s getting some amazing results with a program called ‘Ripped in 42‘….     Hey, Rob King with Rippedin42  here,  first of all I want to thank Shawna for giving … Continued

OMG Push Pull Burp!

I was recently at a meeting of the best of the best fitness minds in Vegas. Although there are many distractions in Vegas, we managed to lock ourselves away in a conference room from 9-5 to help each other help our respective clients. I feel pretty lucky to be able to rub elbows with those … Continued

Body Weight Meets Pilates

Vegas baby… I spent last weekend with a bunch of fitness pro’s at what we call a ‘Mastermind’. We basically lock ourselves in a conference room from 9-5 and figure out ways we can help you best. But it’s not ALL work… You’re probably waiting for some pictures of me dancing on a table top … Continued