The Power of Walking
31 Jan
What if there was a highly effective habit you were missing, one that will truly lead to significant results in your health, fitness and general well-being? Something so simple that it is often ove...
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4 Life Lessons and 145 Pounds Lost
21 Jan
We all have aspirations for bettering our lives, whether it’s to receive a promotion at work, scale a business, lose 15 pounds of fat, hit a 2x bodyweight deadlift, or become more mindful. After y...
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What it REALLY takes to be 6% Body Fat
14 Jan
There is always a sacrifice when it comes to decreasing your body fat, but the amount you are willing to sacrifice will determine which goals are realistic for you. Wanting to make improvements to ...
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The Central Athlete Story
24 Dec
Central Athlete is Austin’s premier strength and conditioning facility with a client-centered focus. Whereas most gyms in Austin offer group classes or personal training, Central Athlete has create...
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Better Energy = Better Entrepreneur
10 Dec
Entrepreneur Stephen Garten joined CA when a friend referred him. He had been unhappy with the one-size-fits-all classes he had been attending for years. “I had been doing group fitness classes fo...
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How To Master Any Skill
10 Dec
As a strength and conditioning coach, it is imperative to take more responsibility for increasing the maximum physical potential of each client as it relates to their specific goals. The journey is...
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Why Coaches Need Coaches
15 Nov
As a strength and conditioning coach, one of the most profound learning experiences I have had over the past six years has been putting myself through the same process I use with my own clients. ...
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Why Membership Holds Are Hurting Your Progress!
25 Oct
At Central athlete we don’t offer “membership holds” to our clients--this may seem a bit harsh up front but the reasoning ensures long-term growth. By adopting an “always something” mentality, clie...
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The Principles of Adaptation
17 Oct
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”—or in the eyes of strength and conditioning coaches around the world, specific adaptations result from imposed demand, also known as the SAID principle. ...
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Cold Water Therapy ... Is It Worth the Discomfort?
04 Oct
Central Athlete prides itself on delivering the most personalized experience for each client, not only with each client’s individualized training plan but also with the client’s nutritional, lifest...
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Infrared Sauna Use .. Is It Worth the Hype?
20 Sep
There is no denying that proper training and nutritional prescriptions are essential when it comes to increasing performance, improving body composition, optimizing health and reducing pain. But th...
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Periods & Training: How to Sync Your Cycle with Your Workouts
12 Sep
Periods and Training: Ladies and coaches, here is a topic that is not discussed enough in the fitness world but can have a huge impact on your training and mentality. You all know those training ...
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The Benefits of Vibration Therapy
29 Aug
There are many tools on the market that are used to upgrade training prescriptions, enhance recovery—and optimize overall well-being. At Central Athlete, we house three incredible recovery tools th...
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4 Strategies to Improve Posture
23 Aug
With the advent of modern technology came what’s popularly known as “the desk job,” which can be described as sitting in front of a computer for 8 or more hours a day. Not only did this advancement...
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A Smoothie Without The Sugary Crash?
14 Aug
Whether you are looking to get lean or gain weight, "The man shake" is the perfect balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats to keep you satiated without a sugary crash! Ingredients: 2 scoops whe...
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5 Quick & Easy Recipes For Meal Prep
31 Jul
There are many myths when it comes to eating healthier, the biggest being that it is extremely difficult and time-consuming. The good news is that cooking meals that support your well-being doesn't...
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How I Lost 10 Pounds of Fat in 12 Weeks
17 Jul
Less Training, Better Guidance. This is the strategy that helped Devon Humphreys lose 10 pounds of fat mass in less than 3 months. The conventional ways to lose fat that are advertised in the med...
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5 Ways to Grow & Adapt
24 Jun
For most of the population, maxing out a deadlift is the least of their worries. But, for that same large population, complacency seems to be their worst nightmare. Continually growing, bettering t...
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Personalized Fitness ... Explained
19 Jun
Fitness manifests in many forms. This is for good reason: individuals have unique requirements for fitness relative to their overall functioning as human beings. Additionally, different people atta...
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Enjoy Fitness and Fend Off Stress
11 Jun
We are lucky to live in a time and culture that provides us with many options for how we can “live.” But, making the decision of how you want to live is becoming more challenging with each passing ...
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How to Grow: Belief
29 May
The fifth aspect of generating an environment suitable for muscle growth can easily be overlooked in a traditional gym setting. Although subjective, and difficult to measure, without this instrumen...
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Progress Forever
21 May
For so many of us, we don’t necessarily love the start or the finish; we love the journey that life provides us. We love to progress and grow throughout our lives. It doesn’t matter what area of li...
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How To Grow: Rebuild
14 May
This is part four of our five-part series on how to grow, avoid plateaus and experience adaptation over a long period of time. Breaking down your muscles becomes null and void if your body is unabl...
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How Proper Fitness Can Help Your Career
01 May
Many of us find deep meaning in our work. We value the time that we spend learning, growing and building our businesses. That said, while we love fitness—when we search within—we realize that fitne...
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How To Grow: Recovery
27 Apr
Looking to Grow? This is part three of our five-part series on how to grow, avoid plateaus and experience adaptation over a long period of time. You can only grow as much as you can recover and ...
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Who Are You ... At Your Core?
24 Apr
We are being systematically programmed to expect more and more from ourselves. Bombarded by social media of “success” from “influencers.” We’re being brainwashed into behavior that puts our eyes ba...
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The Four Principles Of Effective Coaching
17 Apr
In any coach/client relationship, there are traits that are necessary for an effective coaching relationship. At Central Athlete, these are the Four components to effective coaching, and what we ve...
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How to Grow: Breakdown
12 Apr
Looking to get bigger? This is week two of a series of articles that speak to just that. We will continue to touch on all things related to growing—both bigger and stronger. This week the topic i...
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The Top 4 Remote Coaching Platforms
10 Apr
If we know anything about health and fitness trends, it is that impermanence is a consistent theme. From bodybuilding to Jane Fonda to massive globo-gyms—to the functional fitness craze—some posit ...
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How to Grow: Central Nervous System
29 Mar
Looking to get bigger? We are embarking on a series of articles that speak to just that. Over the coming weeks we will touch on all things related to growing—both bigger and stronger. To start: Th...
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