It is an awfully blizzardy day here in New Hampshire. We are hoping Mother Nature saves the rest of these storms for Wednesday's and weekends. Snow is one thing, ice makes us nervous. This morning we are delaying our open for adequate time to treat the parking lot and for the city to treat the roads. This decision is not an easy one and is for your safety and ours. We sincerely appreciate your understanding. We will be open for  the 11 AM training session and all afternoon and evening sessions. You are welcome to jump in on one of those sessions if that works in your schedule. Snow days do not take away from perfect attendance! 

Stuck Inside? - Do This!

1) Spend some time on a foam roller, doing your correctives, and flexibility training. You have enough knowledge to make this time productive.

2) Do any additional nutrition planning and prep work for the week.

3) Jump on one of the training videos below. There are options for bodyweight only as well as band training.

4) Don't stress out! 

Training Options Here! If you don't know what you are doing - don't do it.  

No Band, no problem try this training - click here

Have a band at home? Try this "vacation training." Just pretend you are somewhere tropical -   click here

Why are we doing upper body rolling and how do we do it to get the most out of it?  Watch below to find out!

It is hard to believe 2018 is quickly coming to an end! What an incredible year it has been. Let's get together and celebrate. On Saturday, December 8th at 10AM we will gather at the gym for brunch and reindeer games!

Don't worry, we won't sweat so come in your "people" clothes! Red Blazer will do the cooking for us so we can just focus on having fun! 

Here is what you can expect:

• Delicious food
• Laughs
• Student superlatives
• More laughing
• Raffle Prizes
• Optional Yankee Swap
• Excited faces
• Coffee
• Mimosas

We totally understand that this is a busy time of year, but if you can join us please R.S.V.P using the link below! 

Tell us you are coming

We appreciate you,

The Get Fit NH Team

We have been working on patterning the full Turkish Get Up and it has been so awesome to see everyone doing so well and building skills! 

As you have seen the Turkish Get Up is a pretty complicated skills with a lot of moving parts. It takes a lot of focus and patience to become proficient in this movement. On our instagram, (@GetFitNH), I took some time to talk about some common things we see to help build this skill better!

#1: ​​​​Proper Hip Placement

In the picture below you see a very common thing we see when people are placing their hand down to the ground when working their way down from the top of the Turkish Get Up. People tend to sit the hips back to get the hand down to the ground, which limits mobility and space when trying to pull the foot through. Make sure to keep the hip over the knee by walking the hand down the thigh to make sure you stay in the right position.

​#2: Roll Don't Crunch

This one tip can be a BIG game changer for people working on the Turkish Get Up. Get the first movement of the TGU down can be the most challenging. The first video below shows what it looks like when you try to crunch or sit up from the starting position. Trying to do this is very difficult because the body is trying to move against its natural mechanics and gravity. 

The second video shows what happens when instead of sitting up you roll over to the elbow. The body will follow the natural angles you make. Drive the shin towards the hand on the plant foot and try rolling your body up to the elbow and watch that movement become a lot more smooth!

​#3: Joint Stacking

When working together your joints are very STRONG! We can make them work together by joint stacking. What that means is aligning multiple joints on top of each other to build a strong support beam. 

In the first picture the hand is placed to far away from the body which is not allowing the joints to stack and be strong. When you do not joint stack all the weight and pressure will go to where every the bend point is and stress that single joint. Think if you have a support beam and hit it in the middle with a sledge hammer, now that bent in point is taking most of the stress. The same will happen with your joints if they are not properly stacked!

Hopefully these tips can help you master the Turkish Get Up!

Keep Making It Happen!

-Coach Brian

Can you believe it is already November? I can’t believe it. The brisk weather is here and snow is not too far behind, BUT hopefully before the snow comes we can enjoy Thanksgiving. I don’t know about you, but I could do without the 2014 Thanksgiving blizzard!

Thanksgiving week is going to be a little bit different. Family time for you and us is important stuff so make sure you jot down the whacky schedule so you don’t miss out on the bonus training (and so you don’t show up when we’re not here!)

Monday November 19th- Regular Training Schedule

Tuesday November 2oth- Regular Training schedule

WEDNESDAY November 21st- Regular Training Schedule 

Thursday November 22nd- No Training

Friday November 23rd- No training

Saturday November 24th World Famous Pie's Off Thighs ALL family training at 8AM

We hope you enjoy this holiday season with your family. Thank you for choosing to train with us!
Get Fit NH Coaches

Attention all! Help us out!

Ski Erg world sprints next week! 

One of the most consistent traditions at Get Fit NH has been the yearly Ski Erg world sprints.  Every year at the beginning of November we ski erg 1000 meters as fast as we can!  Those times get matched up to people around the globe who participate also. 

We are asking you to participate and show the world just how hard Get Fit NH clients train!  We have had clients that have placed in the top 5 in the world multiple times, even several times have won their age group! 

All we need from you is between 3 and 7 minutes of your time, your name, birthdate, and where you’re from!

1000 meter sprints can be done any time between the 8^th and the 11^th of November and we will be opening up times on Saturday morning from 7-8:30 am and will open times as necessary that morning if its needed outside that window. 

Help us as coaches show off that we have the best and most hardworking clients anywhere! 

See your coaches for any additional information.

-Coach Adam

Mark your calendars for November 10th because we will be hosting our annual Pampered Chef and 31 party! Come enjoy some brunch and get some early Christmas shopping done!

Check out the video below for all the details!

I have to take a few minutes to tell you how PROUD I am of each of you. This phase we have been working on a lot of similar movement patterns from week to week. If you have not noticed then allow me to catch you up a bit . You have seen heavy farmers, kettlebell swings, lateral lunges, squat patterns, deadlift patterns, ladders, medicine ball work, chins, Turkish get ups, etc pretty regularly and that is just to name a few :-)!  

The purpose of the repetitive patterns is to build the skill and build strength in that skill. I have never in my six years with Get Fit NH seen such consistent progress week to week. That is a huge testament to your commitment to be the best version of you and Coach Adam's programming.

Variety is good, but skill acquisition builds confidence and strength and I think all of you can agree that this phase you have all gotten a whole lot stronger. Keep at it. Consistency is the key to results and you all impress me every single day.

Make it happen

Coach Meagan

Some of you might have seen these videos on Facebook last week, but for those of you who are not on Facebook this is for you! Check out the videos below along with the brief explanation of what we are looking at. If you are on Facebook and you missed this then you will want to head here and like our page right away (I'll wait...)

Video 1 shows thumbs up high at the bottom of the swing. “Thumb to bum!”
Also shows the correct way to start a swing which is from the floor! Starting from the floor encourages an aggressive hike from the bottom which reinforces the power of this movement right from the first touch of the bell.

Video 2 shows what we often see in the gym which is starting the swing from the standing position which not only compromises your back, but again the power of this movement. You will also notice the bell is way low which forces the chest to dip below the hips. The thumbs should be up high to keep the hips engaged and generate power from glutes and hamstrings

Video 1 shows neutral spine and shoulders above the hips. We often see what video 2 shows which puts the spine in a compromised position. Find a spot on the floor! When you break spine alignment you compromise not only a whole lot of power, but also risk of injury. Same thing when your chest dips below your hips you are seriously compromising your low back.

Video 1 shows proper follow through technique meaning at the top of the swing there is “triple extension.” That’s a fancy way to say ankles, knees and hips are locked out at the top. It also shows shoulders pulled back at the top which protects from the reach at the top and hyperextension.

Video 2 shows the top of the swing with soft knees. Triple extension promotes the explosiveness of this exercise so lock it out! Also you’ll notice the bell is reaching forward at the top which does not make for happy shoulders so pin those shoulder blades together.

Next time we do kettlebell swings in training keep these techniques in mind.  We hope this clears up some coaching cues along with visual aid to help you have the best kettlbell swing in the world!

Keep making it happen,

Coach Meagan