Dr. Lauren Shelton at Loa Movement

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We’ve got a full month of education and strength training for you inside of our Core Connect Challenge on the Loa App📲and I literally CAN’T WAIT for you to see!!!🥰🥰

Shout out to and her adorable “Mom School” series as inspo for Fit Physics 🤓

Do we need more Fit Physics episodes?!

Pilates VS. Weights

What a silly debate 🤪

Why does it have to be one or the other?!

If you love Pilates, don’t stop!
But *maybe* I can convince you to join us for our Core Connect Challenge in May💗

There’s going to be strength, stability, & education, so you can connect with your core in a whole new way👌🏼

AND the best part is if you’re new to Loa you can do the ENTIRE CHALLENGE FOR FREE.
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I am so proud of this program and I want as many people as possible to enjoy it with our Loa Movement community.

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This is not to put down other professionals. Promise.
But y’all, I’m exhausted by the constant obsession with optimization.

Like can’t I just do a Push-up in peace?😩😂😅

This is why I’m blocking out the noise and practicing Intuitive Fitness™️

If this resonates with you, comment PUSHUP31 and I’ll send you a link to try Loa Movement free for 7 days 🤸‍♀️👯‍♀️

All movement has value💗

I feel like we're in this new age of information overload with social media where we feel like EVERYYYY little thing has to be optimized.
And I'm not buying into it anymore.
😅Who is with me?!🙋🏼‍♀️

Less numbers. More realness. More fun. More trusting yourself.
THAT is intuitive fitness.

I have lots of online friends with hypermobility who strength train with me - and achey elbows are a common issue!😐

The 2 P’s have helped them to crush their triceps while still feeling good at their elbow joint!!👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

It’s my go-to tricep move🎯💯

Try it out🙃

I don’t typically teach a tricep kickback… mainly because it can feel awkward
⬇️Here’s why:

As the elbow is bending, gravity is assisting the movement so it feels kinda easy.
But when the elbow is straight, gravity is maximally loading the tricep at the point where it is the weakest… so it feels awkwardly hard😐

Instead of feeling a challenging resistance to the muscle throughout the movement, Tricep Kickbacks alter between feeling too easy and then too hard ⚖️
Does that make it a bad exercise? No!
If you like this exercise you can still use it!!

However, you may find it more comfortable when the max resistance MATCHES the point where the muscle can maximally produce force.
In the second variation, the greatest resistance from gravity occurs when the tricep muscle fibers have an optimal length/tension relationship, and can generate the most force🔑

👉🏼Do your elbows ache with tricep work??
Next post I’ll give you my go-to tricep move for painful elbows!👌🏼👌🏼

👉🏼If consistency really is the most important factor, then trying to hit muscle failure with every move, in every workout… may be counterproductive.

Let the last few reps feel challenging. That’s it.🎯

If working all the way to failure leaves you too sore and too tired to consistency show up… then back off a bit!

You’re playing the long game here.
I want you strength training consistently for YEARS… not 6 weeks🔑🔑🔑

Check out this new ACSM Position statement on strength training (released last week):
PMCID: PMC12965823

Thoracic extension ≠ upper chest expansion

💻I spend a lot of time hunched over at my computer, and probably even more time hunched over nursing my 6 month old🤱

Because of this, my body loves to “cheat the stack” by dropping my sternum, rounding my shoulders, and pushing pressure out through my stomach.

Thoracic extension exercises (like a “Superman” exercise) are typically a go-to for “rounded shoulder posture,” but they don’t address the underlying pressure mechanics💨

I don’t just need a spine that can extend, I need a ribcage that can expand💯💯

Upper chest expansion is a critical piece! (And one that I personally need a lot of work on 🤣😅, which is why it frequently shows up at the beginning of my classes)

I love practicing 360 breathing in a Hooklying position (on my back with my knees bent), so I can feel my hamstrings, and work on full exhalations while keeping my upper chest open.

Does your body like to compensate like this too?!

Let’s make sure we clear the air before everyone starts swapping out their weighted vests for grip trainers 😉