Lifestyle Steven Nickel Lifestyle Steven Nickel

THE ART OF APPRECIATION - CULTIVATING GRATITUDE WITH A JOURNAL

I find that in a world of abundance we periodically find ourselves losing touch with being grateful for the people, places and moments in our life. Honestly, with the rise of the digital age at our fingertips it is hard not to blame you for getting stuck in the overabundance of information thus leading to mental and emotional state of analysis paralysis.

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BUILDING STRUCTURAL BALANCE IN THE LOWER BODY

Unfortunately, most people do not physically earn the ability to Squat. Majority of the population are dominant in sitting rather than moving. This will lead to restrictions in their range of motion more specifically in the hips, hamstrings, quadriceps and ankles.

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THE ART OF TAILORED FITNESS

In the world of luxury fashion there is an emphasis on Experience. The heritage, the craftsmanship, the attention to quality and detail. It is what separates high end fashion from just any other company. Companies such as Tom Ford, Ralph Lauren and the great bespoke tailors of Savile Row such as Thom Sweeney and Henry Poole embody this particular principle.

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3 SUCCESS HABITS TO START YOUR MORNING

To be successful means to accomplish an aim or purpose. What is your aim? What is your purpose? Your answers will dictate the blueprint to your journey. Figure out your why then try to replicate the successful people before you.

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STRENGTH TRAINING FOR ATHLETES

Endurance athlete’s overuse their Aerobic Energy System which can lead to decreases in performance and recovery. Analyzing testing data with my athletes from numerous tools, I have seen declines in VO2 max, HRV, Sleep…

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THE ZOTTMAN CURL

The Zottman Curl is one of my favorite Biceps exercises to program into training for Arm Strength, Arm Size and Prevention of Elbow Injuries.

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GOAL SETTING BROKEN DOWN

You’ll never accomplish your goals through just discipline and motivation itself, you have to love what you’re going after which dictates how successful you are in achieving those goalS.

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THE CUBAN PRESS

The Cuban Press, also referred to as Muscle Snatch, was popularized amongst the strength industry by Charles Poliquin. It is a movement he utilized for athletes to improve structural balance

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HOW TO DO LESS BUT MORE

The problem with most clients I have worked with is that they go shallow into multiple directions yielding the least amount of results instead of going deep in one direction and dedicating quality time into

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EAT YOUR PROTEIN FIRST

I have researched the importance of nutrient timing for optimized results. For example, if you choose to eat simple carbohydrates and processed sugars early in the morning it can have a negative impact on your food choices during that day.

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GROUNDING | EARTH’S NATURAL ENERGY

"Grounding is literally putting your bare feet on the ground. When you do that, you're in contact with the Earth, and mother Earth is endowed with electrons, and these electrons are literally absorbed through your feet. It's like taking handfuls of antioxidants, but you're getting it through your feet."

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THE DEATH OF THE EGO

You see, the ego is the accumulation of thoughts and emotions influenced by third-party subjective nature factors. This leads to the feeling of being a separate entity of oneself…

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THE A1/A2 STATION SUPERSET

The lack of efficiency in training is apparent but I do see that they are updating all their “followers” with their training. The problem I see is that there is ZERO progress…

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