Workout of the Week

Recently Pregnant and wondering if you should continue your fitness routine? We’re here to let you know don’t wonder, just do! Everyone’s body is different but as long as your doctor approves, exercise during pregnancy is highly recommended. Going through Labor is one of the most physically challenging things a body can take on. Not…

First picture is a hip flexor stretch; arching the spine backwards provides for a negative hip angle resulting in the psoas muscle stretch. The psoas can be a culprit in lower back pain.  Second picture is a quad stretch; lying on the floor keeps a neutral hip angle resulting in an isolated quads stretch.  Use…

As we age we loose on average 10% of our ability to balance every decade.  Some of us more than others.  Their are micro muscles that don’t activate doing anything other than balancing. Here are a handful of tests and exercises to keep you on your feet for life.  Do these barefoot.  20 seconds stand…

This routine is great as an active warmup, cool down, a way to accessory movements to your workout or just when you want to add some mobility into your day! Perform 3 Rounds of the following exercises5ea x Kneeling KB Halo 5ea x 1/2 kneeling Rotations  5ea x TGU sit backs  5ea x Wtd. Shin…

Chest supported incline row is one of my go to exercises when working upper body pull movements. The addition of the bench takes away unnecessary movement and momentum that inevitably makes exercises less effective. In this case, by eliminating chest movement, we increases activation of the rhomboids and increase the force production required by the…

The WHAT:Static stretches are so last decade!!!   Got Back pain or tight hamstrings, try this mobility movement:  the Jefferson Curl. The WHY:Jefferson curls provide a low level of loading in spinal flexion, a back position rarely used in strength training but necessary for overall spinal health.  Secondly, by reaching beyond your feet/floor your hamstrings are…

This warm up emphasizes both activation & mobilization through those shoulders which is extremely important for building strength & preventing aches, pains, and injury. Show those shoulders some TLC with these moves!  5 Moves  1.) Banded pull aparts (from all angles) 2.) Banded shoulder circles 3.) Banded Rows  4.) Banded pull downs  5.) Scap pull…

VO₂ max refers to how much oxygen your body can absorb and use during exercise. The higher your VO₂ max, the higher your aerobic capacity. Oxygen is used to create ATP (adenosine triphosphate) the usable energy source for our cells. More O₂= longer cell performance= stamina= less lactic acid build up= longer, further, faster. We can…

Minimal gear – Kettlebell or dumbbell plus resistance band. This workout is designed for times when you have minimal space or gear. If you only have resistance bands you could substitute the clean and press for banded curl and press if you have long enough bands. As for the TGU if you do not have…

At Wright Training, we try to implement a decent amount of stretching into the daily workouts because stretching is just as important as strength training. Many of us who live in Teton Valley are on the go – we love to play outside in the mountains- that’s why we live here! We hike, bike, run,…

If you feel like you often have tight hamstrings this is for you! Mobility & stretching are amazing and can help with loosening up those chronically tight & stiff areas BUT we cannot forget about strengthening! Especially as we get into ski season, our bodies tend to become a bit more quad dominant. Keeping our…

Whenever we do an exercise that requires heavy use of the lats, I ask members if they are able to voluntarily contract their lats.  The STRONG majority cannot.  The latissimus dorsi is too large of a muscle that it is imperative that we can all utilize our lats when we want.  The same can be…

Workout of the Week by Coach Dr. Rebekah Donley, PT, DPT, CPI Pilates Spinal Warm Up – Over the Summer, Wright Training in Victor successfully added a Mat Pilates portion to the Friday 7am Base Fitness class. Joseph Pilates originally called his work “Contrology.” He considered this to be a body/mind/spirit approach to movement founded…

Maybe you can’t get outside. Try this! Modify as needed but this is designed with uphill mountainous terrain in mind. This is about the mindset as much as the muscular and cardiovascular effort needed to complete the 30 min effort. Go hard and test yourself! Warm Up Appropriately THEN: 3 Rounds 5x Burpee 10x Toy…

With summer upon us, the only thing more important than being able to scale a mountain is looking like you can! This hypertrophy program is designed specifically with one thing in mind, muscle growth. Training within a hypertrophic range, we will utilize rep ranges to squeeze every last rep and maximize the pump. We will…

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…

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…

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…

Rock climbers supplement!  This is for those of you who are starting to ramp up your climbing in anticipation for fall sending temps!  Training antagonist muscle groups is important to keep rock climbers balanced and pain free.  This workout incorporates pushing motions, scapula and rotator cuff stabilization, wrist extensions and leg work.  The idea is…