FitProJoe

Let’s goooo 🥳💪🏻

Taking my National Board for Health and Wellness Coaches exam later today! 👨‍🎓

Been working on this for over the past year so excited to finally do it 😊

🏀😎Balling in the Bahamas! 😎🏀
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Definitely missing the warmer weather from last week, but it’s nice to get back into the gym feeling refreshed and motivated!
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Made it to the gym twice on the cruise and stayed active/moving. Had some nagging injuries I was dealing with from pushing myself of late and the light week was just what I needed. Recovery needs stays undefeated, I can’t ignore it!

🏝😎Vacation mode engaged 😎🏝
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I got to visit the beautiful Charleston, SC and see a home built by my g-g-g-g-great grandfather. Next up, my first cruise 🛳🏖
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I rarely slow down in my day to day life and stay “on” a lot. Vacations are a great way to force my hand and facilitate better recovery in all facets of life. I personally like to use them as complete breaks from structured workouts and nutrition. My plan for these weeks with my health goals? Prioritize protein with unconventional eating, move and have fun, relax and recover.

Nice little birthday workout this morning. Still feeling pretty good at 36! 💪🏻😎💪🏻

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If you’re looking for ways to improve your hip and core strength then check this out!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUffu7ZANBO/?utm_medium=share_sheet

Strength and Power 💪🏻💪🏻+🚀🚀 — This 1-2 punch is one of my favorites for building strength and power in the hips/core/back. I’ll utilize about 50-60% of 1RM (basically leave 3-5+ reps left in the tank) and complete them back to back as a superset. — Hex bar deadlift KB swing — Both of these exercises are quite technical though so I would recommend learning them individually and perfect the form before dialing up the intensity in this example shown. If you need any help with learning them definitely reach out! . . . . . #strengthtraining #power #deadlift #kettlebellworkout #kettlebellswings #kettlebell #glutes #gluteworkout #glutegains #lowbackpain #lowback #lowbackstrength #hexbar #hexbardeadlift #golffitness #golffit

Took a full week+ off from the gym for the first time in forever (😉) and feel revitalized and rejuvenated!
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I wasn’t able to pull the sword this time 😩. Time to get back to the gym and try again next year!