Chris Protein Personal Training Austin

Client wins coming in hot! 💪

🔥 Anne: +4 lbs of muscle and +60 lbs on her hip thrust
After working with Caroline for a few months, she’s getting stronger, moving better, and noticeably more confident in and out of the gym

🏋️ Jack: Cracked ~100 lbs of lean mass and is the strongest he’s ever been
He’s been hitting it hard with his personal trainer Tom, and has gotten more athletic and is crushing it on the basketball court as a result… including a recent game-winning 3. Swish!

🙌 Leslie: Unassisted pull-ups are no problem!
After working through knee rehab with Alyse, she’s now moving pain-free, stronger through her back, and seeing better muscle definition and energy, and fitting into clothes better!.

💪 Todd: 12 strict chin-ups and 500+ lb leg press for reps
Training consistently and putting in work with Tom, he’s built serious strength, and muscle, dialed in his deadlift, and stayed pain-free while competitively playing golf

Consistent training and effort leads to incredible results like these. Nice work guys!!!

We’re super excited to have Alex on the Chris Protein Personal Training team! Alex is a U.S. Army veteran, Strength & Conditioning Specialist, and Tactical Games athlete who brings a powerful mix of real-world experience, discipline, and high-level coaching to every session. 🇺🇸💪

In this video, Alex is demoing one of the best exercises for building a strong, well-developed back: the barbell row.

When done correctly, barbell rows help build upper back muscle, improve posture, and carry over to other major lifts and movements.

Key things to get right:

▪️Keep a neutral spine (no rounding)
▪️Pull your shoulder blades back each time you row
▪️Drive your elbows back, do not lead with your hands

You should feel this primarily in your lats and mid-back. If you don’t, then come see Alex and he’ll fix that for ya.

Huge thanks to Alex for the excellent demo in this video. If you’re looking to build strength, move better, and train with purpose, he can guide you every step of the way.

DM us “TRAIN” and we’ll get you set up! 📩

StrengthTraining GymTips

Who has the best motivational trick? 🤣

austintx

We’re excited to have Ila on the Chris Protein Personal Training team! Ila was born in Australia, raised in New Zealand, and is a police and military veteran. She brings an awesome mix of professionalism, energy, and deep coaching knowledge to every session! 👮‍♀️🎖️

In this video, Ila is demoing two staple lower body movement patterns that should be in almost every well-rounded leg program: a knee-dominant exercise and a hip-dominant exercise.

Knee-dominant exercises involve more bending at the knee joint and load the quads more.

Examples:

▪️Split squats
▪️Lunges
▪️Step-ups
▪️Leg press
▪️Squats

Hip-dominant exercises involve more bending at the hip joint and load hamstrings more.

Examples:

▪️Romanian deadlifts
▪️Conventional deadlifts
▪️Good mornings
▪️Cable pull-throughs

Both patterns train the glutes really well in slightly different ways which is while you’ll find both types in most glute focused programs. 🍑

Huge thanks to Ila for the excellent demo in this video. If you need help building a balanced lower body program (or just want a coach who knows exactly what you’re doing and why), she can help.

DM us ‘TRAIN’ and we’ll get you set up! 📩

Strong People Doing Strong Things 💪🔥

No shortcuts or gimmicks, just showing up, putting in the work, and stacking real wins.

Proud of the effort these guys bring every session.

A few of their accomplishments:

Courtnea: Getting stronger and more confident with every session 💪
Lindsay: Improved mobility, pain relief, and better movement quality 🧘‍
Dion: Developed power, strength, and definition ⚡
Mina: Down over 10 lbs and stronger than ever 🔥

Double tap if you’ve tried this! 😂