I hope that was a catchy enough title to get you to click on this. Lol! I haven’t shared any training on here in quite a bit, so here is what I’ve been up to for the past couple of months in training. We’re in prep for the 2nd Memphis Classic and it’s gonna...Read More

A few months ago, I wrote an article about the importance of warming up before teeing it up on the golf course. Way too often, I see people trying to squeeze in a workout, skipping or just completely forgetting the warm-up because they feel the main movement is more important. When in fact, the warm-up...Read More

This month’s exercise of the month is a kneeling push press. It is a great exercise for working your postural muscles, while performing a pressing motion. Also, it is a good exercise to use if you’re looking for a pressing motion that is different than a bench press or shoulder press. It is a lot...Read More

The mobility exercise of the month for July is called the reach roll lift. This exercise strengthens the lower trap and improves shoulder mobility in the golf swing. If shoulder stabilization is something you are looking for, this is a great mobility exercise for you.Read More

Here at Mid-South Spine and Sports Performance, we operate at a three season a year pace. We have Spring, Summer and FALL FOOTBALL SEASON! In preparation for the upcoming Fall Sports season, we would like to outline some basic fall reminders as well as cover a few big announcements.   1) Dr. Detweiler will be...Read More

Okay! So, if you follow along with any of my posts at all you may have recently seen the one about me trying to get back into playing guitar. I figured one way I could keep myself accountable and also share some of it with all of you is to start doing a riff of...Read More

Diet: I have bumped macros to 180 on 3 training days, 350+ cheat meal 2 training days per week, and 100 on off days. Training: Every other training session, I hit back.  Other than that, I’m following a basic chest/back/leg/shoulder split weight: up 7lbsRead More

With the rising costs of today’s healthcare, more and more people are turning to alternative medicine options for their ailments. My profession has often declared chiropractic cost effective. But is it really? Let say it is. How do you know whether or not it would actually apply to you? Back pain is in the top...Read More

July was another super cool month. Heres some shit I did! 1.) Bought a new car: The truth is, Jeep isn’t a great everyday driver and gets terrible gas mileage. Further, Kilo doesn’t fit really well in the Jeep. So…after months and month and months of just totally blowing it off and not getting a...Read More

I’ve had a lot of things on my mind this week that I wanted to blog about, so much so that’s been hard to narrow down a topic. However, after reading David and Bobby’s latest blogs, I decided to expound a bit on their topics. Why train? Why get up every day, put on the...Read More

I recognize that most people workout because they want to looker better naked. I’m the same way, of course I want to improve my physique. But I would argue that physique improvement is at the bottom of the benefits of training. Physique is so subjective. You can win the Mr Olympia and people will think...Read More

Do you have anything in your life that you are working towards right now? Have you ever set goals and reached them because it gave more of a purpose to what you were doing? If you train, do you train with a purpose? Do you have a reason for the things that you put yourself...Read More

I have mentioned to people a lot lately that I struggle in deadlift in a competition because I am always gassed. I usually have not trained deadlift after heavy movements in training, until now. I am stoked about how training has been going lately and 2x a week I am deadlifting and squatting on the...Read More

Sometimes, life has themes.   Over the past year or so, I have taken a step back from my previous perch as the super set-in-her-ways diva and have done a bit of introspection.  This quest to understand myself a bit more led me to a really great set of writing prompts by Jordan Peterson (...Read More

The CrossFit Games For the first time in CrossFit Games history, it will be televised on a national network. The Games will be broadcast through 2017 and 2018 on CBS, CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Digital. With nearly 400,000 athletes from more than 175 countries The CrossFit Games is the single largest participatory sporting...Read More

Check out my latest podcast I did for ACRE Podcast. ACRE stands for Arts Culture Religion and Entrepreneurship and is hosted by my good friend and pastor at my church. In it I talk about how NBS was created and what it’s like being a business owner.Read More

welcome to my experiences of battling ego, poor mindset and fear as I attempt an 8RM and fall drastically short! https://www.elitefts.com/training-logs/wk8-day1-new-8rm-squat-and-bench-in-the-same-day/Read More

The vast majority of my clients are not physique competitors looking to do well onstage but are instead regular people who just want to lose some body fat, build some muscle, feel better, and be proud of their bodies. What this means is that packing all their food and taking it with them everywhere they...Read More

I don’t feel like training today. A couple of weeks ago I was pretty down in the dumps. I had had an emotionally challenging weekend with a trip to Brinkley to see my dad, who is very sick with Parkinson’s. As if the disease isn’t enough, there are many underlying issues when it comes to...Read More

Sports Performance is a buzzword that holds a high amount of value in competitive athletics. When most people think about performance in sports, they think about training, lifting, agility drills, or other activities that increase the athlete’s abilities. Athletes invest a large amount of time pushing their bodies through extremely high levels of physical stress...Read More

Don’t be Camera Shy If you are like me, explaining things via text can be difficult. Important bits of information can be lost in communication if the message is misinterpreted. This is amplified when trying to give instructions to clients who need explanations or form breakdowns and technique cues. For one thing, the coach is...Read More

Lives are Changing! I recently pulled a few of our CrossFitters aside and asked them to share how CrossFit has changed them. It seems dramatic, I know, but CrossFit has truly made such positive change in so many lives. I hope this inspires you to make the changes you need to make to improve your...Read More