PEAK Strength and Fitness

06/18/2026

The trap bar deadlift is an excellent total body strength exercise for all ages. Some benefits are:
1) Reduced risk of a lower back strain because you are standing in the center of the bar instead of the bar in front like in the barbell deadlift.
2) Joint friendly grips which reduces stress on your wrists, elbows and rotator cuff.
3) The set up allows for increased quad engagement due to the centered load which allows a person to recruit the leg muscles earlier in the movement. The earlier recruitment of the leg muscles could also allow the to use heavier weights.
4)Assists in the development of explosive power. You can generate more vertical force which makes the trap bar an excellent for training jumping power and athletic explosiveness.

06/16/2026

DELOAD and RECOVERY. One of my favorite places for deloading and recovery happens to be the best hot yoga studio at the beach Just 26 Hot Yoga in Largo Fl adjacent to Indian Rocks Beach. Great instructors, and community!!! Be sure you check it out if you are in the area.

06/14/2026

Peak Strength and Fitness congratulates the athletes of Gainesville Area Rowing (GAR), Coach Garrett Bauer and his staff on a great showing at this past weekends US Rowing Junior National Championships. Four boats qualified for Nationals with three earning top 20 final rankings. The Men’s Youth 4 finished 6th. The Women’s Youth 4+ finished 20 and the Men’s U17 finished #12. Brice and I have enjoyed working with GAR athletes the past two years because they are focused and work hard. We also want to congratulate all the seniors on graduating and wish them the best in their collegiate careers GO GAR!!

06/08/2026

Great job everybody last week! We can’t wait to get back to another week of working on strength and mobility with you all. Let’s have a great week and keep getting strong.

06/06/2026

Friday Strength and Mobility Happy Hour!! Have a great weekend. And we wish our friend Gwynn a happy birthday weekend!!!

06/03/2026

Peak Strength and Fitness welcomes Miguel Carodine to the summer coaching staff. Miguel is currently the Head Strength Coach at Oak Hall School Eagles the 2025 State 3A football champions. He holds an Master’s of Science in Exercise Science along with the following training and coaching certifications:
NSCA-CSCS .
NASE-Certified Speed Coach.
USAW1-Sport Performance Coach.
CsCcA-SCCC. .
Miguel has also had successful experience at the collegiate level.
Asst. Director of Olympic Sports Georgetown University. Georgetown won the men soccer national championship in 2019 when Miguel served as the strength coach.
Asst. Director of Football Performance UCF.
Strength Assistant - Univ. of Florida .
Strength Asst. USF .
Miguel who was a member of the 2006 &2008 Gator Football National Champions is taking personal training and small group clients. For more information you can contact Miguel at mcarodine41@gmail or me at [email protected]

05/28/2026

Congratulations to two of our members Jen Figueroa and Karyn Austin on their medal winning performances last weekend at the Lucy’s Lake Open Water Swim. Jen won the gold medal in her age category finishing almost 3minutes ahead of her competition. Karyn had a strong winning finishing while earning silver in her age category. Great job Jen and Karyn -Strong Stuff 🏊‍♀️💪🏽

05/24/2026

05/17/2026

INTEGRATED TRAINING. Exercise programs should integrate:
Strength and Resistance training to maintain and increase muscle mass to combat sarcopenia and osteoporosis .
Mobility Training to improve joint stability and its range of motion.
Balance for fall prevention.
Agility training to improve reaction and your ability to avoid objects which assists fall prevention. If you are interested in integrated training please contact us at Peak Strength and Fitness.