Training Splits: Two Ways to Break Up Your Training
What is the Best Training Split? Your training split is just what it sounds like – it’s the way you split up your training. You can break up your training into specific body part days, upper and lower body days (upper lower split), full body days, or more. – there are a ton of possibilities. […]
How to Stretch and Strengthen the Hip Flexors
Keeping the hip joint healthy is important for longevity and a pain-free life. With convenience and lifestyle factors (a lot of sitting), the hip joint tends to suffer from both tightness and weakness. Here are a couple of tests to determine if your hips are tight of weak and when you should stretch versus when […]
How to Warm Up and Cool Down Properly
Why do a warm up? It’s Squat Day. You walk into the gym and take a few reps with the empty bar and then jump into your warm up sets …sound familiar? This is NOT a proper warm-up. A warm up is about priming your body for the specific movements you will be performing that […]
How Online Personal Training Works
The world is changing. Technology provides us with a unique opportunity to work with personal trainers anywhere in the world. This type of training provides convenience, flexibility, and accessibility. The Benefits of Online Personal Training Working with an online personal trainer means working out on your own time with whatever equipment you have access to. […]
Skin Care: The Do’s and Don’ts!
Skin Care, Products, and Health Your skin is the largest body organ and has the amazing ability to absorb substances into the body. However, this means it also absorbs toxic substances if you expose yourself to them. Enter – most skin care products. You should actually be thinking of skin a bit like your mouth […]
10 Minute Workouts with No Equipment
Busy schedule? Struggling to get a workout in? If you’re a busy person with limited time to work out, it may not seem like it’s worth it. But, there are plenty of short, no equipment workouts you can do quickly without interrupting your entire day. 10 Minute Workouts with No Equipment Here are a few […]
Sumo Deadlift vs Conventional Deadlift: Which One Should You Do?
Should I Sumo or Conventional Deadlift? Short answer: BOTH! A strength athlete will especially benefit from doing both sumo and conventional deadlift. When it comes to competing in a strength sport such as powerlifting, the style of deadlift you choose will be completely dependent on the style you’re most comfortable performing for maximum strength. If […]
Knees Over Toes – Exercises and Rationale
For years, the fitness world has been saturated with the mantra “never let your knees go over your toes.” But here’s the thing—this advice is flawed and holding you back from unlocking your full potential. At Barpath Fitness, we’re all about challenging the status quo and pushing boundaries to achieve optimal strength, mobility, and performance. […]
Chronic Cardio: When High Intensity Cardio Is Too Much
There are many social, environmental, nutritional, training and emotional obstacles that can potentially come into play when trying to lose body fat. A lot of people get stuck in either two of the main “camps” – not doing enough or doing too much. Today, we want to talk about those of you who are inclined to […]
How to Train When You’re Short on Time and Short on Tools!
Ever since quarantine started in March 2020, many of us have found ourselves being stuck at home while being forced to come up with creative home workouts in order to stay on track. Most people are still living busy lives even with being “safer at home.” Let’s face it – time is precious and we […]