JEFF BRINES Q: You reached 100,359 vertical feet for the GU Mountain Challenge!! What was your favorite single adventure you took? A: That feels like asking “so what was your favorite drink” following a guy’s bachelor party. Ha! The month felt like a blur. The one lap that stands out the most was skiing off the…
Q: You dislocated your knee most recently in 2016 requiring surgery and, after some PT, your physical therapist told you to start strength training. How is that going? A: I think it’s a lot of adversity because when you’re battling an injury and trying to get strong, it’s not an easy feat. But I can…
Q: You suffered a broken leg which had you out of commission for a couple of months. What did you do to stay positive and keep a healthy mind? A: On my very first day of winter skiing this December I badly torqued my knee resulting in a fractured tibia plateau, and eight weeks of…
Strengths and Weaknesses.Why do you come to the gym? Is it to show off how many pushups, pull-ups, and heavy squats you can do? Do you need more flexibility, mobility, agility? Or wait, you want to lose some weight!, or put some on? Hopefully your answer is yes to it all! It feels good to…
Q: You’ve been operating Wright Training for years now. What made you want to become a personal trainer and open your own gym? A: The gym is about to have its 8-year anniversary but I have been a coach and trainer for 15 years. I have had a lot of injuries due to my sports…
Q: You recently ran a 4:57 mile at 50 years old! How did you accomplish such an incredible run!? A: I ran track and cross country in college but post-college mostly focused on bike racing, so I hadn’t run a timed mile or anything on the track in about 28 years. A few years ago…
This workout is programmed to help you increase your overall strength through barbell specific movements. This will be the format for our barbell class that will be starting up in the near future following Ski/Snowboard Fitness. In the barbell class, we will have a specific warmup for every barbell movement for the day that the…
Q: Having lived in Jackson as long as you have, why have you chosen Wright Training to help with your health & fitness goals for the last 10 years? A: First, Crystal has been a friend for a long time and, of course, I want to support her business. But that’s not the only reason –…
Life as we know it has changed and exercising from home is becoming more and more common. A major challenge for those working out from home is lacking adequate weights – many of us live in small spaces and do not have room for equipment, cannot afford weights, or the weights/equipment is backordered from increased…
As we kick off the Ski Fit program, many of you know what to expect…. Leg Blasters!!! The hour is packed with beneficial exercises to get you stronger, build stamina and dynamic stabilization which are all key elements to an epic winter experience. But what if you added a layer, a recovery/performance layer specifically geared to…