Janelle Pica

The Simple Things in Life

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If there is one thing I really took back from my recent Primal Move Workshop experience, it was the lesson we all learned about being spontaneous. At the workshop, we discussed the nature of how to move freely through different body weight progressions. While it seemed tricky to get our bodies to cooperate at first […]

Handstand Pushups for Snatches? SAY WHAT?!?!?!

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In the RKC School of Strength, we often discuss how heavy two arm swings can carry over and improve our regular swing. This is true, as we cannot “cheat the system” when it comes to swinging heavy kettlebells. Our form must be precise to swing a heavy kettlebell. What we find though is the heavy […]

On the Go? Grab Raw-Z Protein!

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Happy Monday to all of yinz in Pittsburgh and beyond! Today we are going to talk about one of my new found favorite food bars that are perfect when  you are pressed for time and in a pinch to find some serious nutrition. Hey, it isn’t always easy eating healthy if you’re traveling a lot, […]

Recap of the Knee Cap! ;) My Debut on the “Knees for Life” Podcast

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Happy Tuesday everyone! Last week I had the opportunity to do an exclusive interview with Bill Parravano, the Knee Pain Guru. Bill and I have been friends now for a number of years and have worked together on several occasions to help me get out of my own knee pain. A number of years ago, […]

Pittsburgh, Eat Your Heart Out! The 21 Day Sugar Detox is Here!

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The Greater City of Pittsburgh has been flooded with some amazing Paleo celebrities lately. Last week, I was invited to attend the “Against All Grain” book signing with Danielle Walker (big shout out to Scott Mills of Live Well Chiropractic for the impromptu meet up. You’re the man!) Tonight, there is yet another meet-up that […]

HOLD UP! WAIT A MINUTE! (Literally Speaking from Convict Conditioning)

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Over the weekend I had took it upon myself to practice crow stands from the book “Convict Conditioning”. This controlled pose is actually a precursor to learning handstands against the wall and then eventually, hand stand pushups. While I am already capable of doing hand stand push ups, I took it upon myself to actually […]

It’s Primal! It’s Raw! It’s A Green Apple Smoothie!

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Happy Monday to yinz! I really hope you all had a fantastic weekend and are ready to kick start your health this week! Today, I wanted to share a super awesome smoothie recipe that will fuel  you up for the day. I have been experimenting more in the kitchen lately with my own smoothie recipes […]

Exercising to Enjoy Life Each Day

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It never occurred to me that my training after my RKC certification was . . .well. . .just not fun anymore. There I was, the  fitness instructor, teaching my clients about how important it is to have fun with workouts in order to reap the benefits of a healthy body and a lust for life! […]

Strengthening Your Knees with The Knee Pain Guru

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If you have ever struggled with knee pain and have failed to get the results you are looking for because pain was keeping you from reaching your goals, folks, this blog post is for you! This week I have been invited to participate in an amazing podcast called “Knees for Life”, which is sponsored by […]