The Strength Loft

The Strength Loft The Strength Loft was designed with one purpose in mind - to help clients reach their highest level of personal performance.

Whether you're a weekend warrior, or a high level athlete looking to level up, the Strength Loft has your back.

If you want to see success from your training, avoid a dogmatic approach. Rather than having our client pull her deadlif...
02/27/2026

If you want to see success from your training, avoid a dogmatic approach.

Rather than having our client pull her deadlift from the floor - the traditonal way - she used a deficit.

From the floor, she pulled 180 pounds for 1 rep. Today, from a deficit, she pulled that same 180 for 4 reps.

40 pounds added to his deadlift!
01/12/2026

40 pounds added to his deadlift!

04/22/2025

When comparing diets, many researchers have pointed out that no one diet is superior to any other in terms of weight loss. That means keto, low carb, and low-fat diets have no significant difference between them (for losing weight).

There are subtle discrepancies when it comes to appetite and markers of heart health but nothing earth shattering between patterns of eating.

Scientists have reached the conclusion that in order to reach your best body composition, you need to:

1. Cut out 200-300 calories a day
2. Never cut those calories from protein
3. Be consistent with steps 1 and 2
4. Resistance train 1-3 days a week to preserve muscle mass

That’s it. No magic diet or extreme willpower required.

03/18/2025

To all the swimmers out there…..

When breaking down swim speeds, swimmers are at their fastest at the start and then their turns. It looks like this:

Start- 4.65 m/s
Turns – 2.6 m/s
Swimming – 1.7 m/s

The start and turn are when the hips are most involved (as compared to whatever stroke the athlete is competing in). This makes the case for why dryland training is so crucial.

Comparison is the thief of joy......especially in the weight room.
01/17/2025

Comparison is the thief of joy......especially in the weight room.

When a problem arises, you don't have to completely derail your workouts. John had issues with a conventional deadlift....
01/09/2025

When a problem arises, you don't have to completely derail your workouts.

John had issues with a conventional deadlift. Rather than take time off, quit lifting weights, or any other extreme reaction, we simply changed the movement pattern.

The weight on the bar is increasing and John's a happy client.

01/02/2025

If I could eliminate a trend in strength training that rubs me the wrong way, it would be holding core movements for extended periods of time, i.e. “I held a plank for four minutes.”

Excessively long planks does not imply that the right muscles did the correct job. A random, difficult task isn't going to lead to improvement.

Dr. Stuart McGill, a renowned spinal health expert, has the following protocol when it comes to core training:

1. Don’t hold a position for more than 10 seconds
2. Those 10 seconds should require brutal focus, where you brace the entire core
3. Do multiple sets rather than holding longer than 10 seconds
4. Make the movement more challenging over time

Number 4 is a cornerstone here at the Strength Loft.

Very cool Christmas gift from the wife!
12/27/2024

Very cool Christmas gift from the wife!

08/27/2024

Rather than thinking of food in terms of "bad" and "good," think of them as conditional.

Take refined carbohydrates and fiber. During and immediately after a workout, refined carbs can help you recover faster.

Fiber should be avoided during and right after a workout/event. It can slow digestion and cause bloating/discomfort.

However, when not exercising, their roles are reversed: eat more fiber and less refined carbs.

-Train 3-4 days a week-Prioritize protein and vegetables with each meal -Chew your food slowly-Go to bed at a reasonable...
08/15/2024

-Train 3-4 days a week
-Prioritize protein and vegetables with each meal
-Chew your food slowly
-Go to bed at a reasonable time (this means go to sleep....not lay in bed with your eyes glued to your phone).

No bootcamps or extreme lifestyle overhauls needed.

07/24/2024

To the swimmers out there…..

The main muscles involved in the front crawl are the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi…..which can be referred to as your “chest and back.”

Other smaller muscles found in the shoulder (i.e. rotator cuff) play a part as well.

However, even though people disagree with the science, a large body of research shows the lower body doesn’t play a major role.

The legs only contribute about 10% of the forces needed to propel the body through the water (for the front crawl). Their main job is to help stabilize the body.

For further proof, just look at the upper body development of elite level swimmers.

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