Janelle Pica

Serenity and Strength: A Strong Mindset Matters

By

It has been an exhausting week here in Pittsburgh, and I say that in reference to the past seven days here in the city. Having just returned from the first ever Serenity and Strength Retreat in Asheville, NC, I spent the majority of my week reviewing the very notes I had taken on part of […]

Around and Around the Hamster Wheel: Ending Dietary Confusion

By

  I want to lose 15 pounds. I am ready to change my eating habits so I can better my health. Eating healthy can be hard. Food is expensive. What will my friends think when I say I can’t go out anymore? Can I go out anymore? What if I fail and don’t reach my […]

The Bridge of Strength and Endurance: Beta Test 2

By

Back in May, I launched a program that was titled “The Bridge of Strength and Endurance”. At the time, I had just completed two big fitness events back to back. Event number one was my Strong First Level 2 Kettlebell Certification, and the second event was the X-Man obstacle race in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Both […]

On the words “Strength”, “Strong” and (Re)Defining Them Both

By

What is strength? What does it mean to be strong? Lately I have been redefining what the word “strength” means to me, and what it means to be truly strong. I had an epiphany yesterday with a friend and colleague of mine over a mobility session (because that’s the kind of thing I do in […]

Strength in Weakness- The Spartan Sprint

By

“As I climbed out of the police car I could feel my heart ready to leap out of my chest. I carefully listened to the officer’s instructions and tried to do as he said, while the two inebriated passengers in my car watched breathlessly. The rain poured down hard on me as I took the […]

Mental Traps, and Pressing On Towards Your Strongest Self!

By

A few weeks ago I put out a feeler on facebook and asked the general public about learning what it takes to be a successful person in terms of their own training. After a series of 20 interviews that I had conducted on the phone, I came across something that struck a chord with me […]

The Narrative We Tell Ourselves Determines Our Reality

By

I cannot tell you how often I have heard the phrase “I am stuck” these past few weeks. As a coach, I take that to heart considering it is my job to get you where you want to be physically through eating smart and training even smarter. I can remember a coach of mine a […]

Flashbacks: RKC Level 1 and the Blog that Started it All!

By

A friend and kettlebell colleague gave me a challenge to get out of my own head. “I think you should write up your old RKC level 1 prep and post it online.” I thought this was an odd challenge, considering I had written that post YEARS ago on my very first blog, primalburgher.com.  To be honest […]

The Season for Strength

By

A friend of mine recently told me that change can be a very frightening thing if we don’t have support to walk through the changes in the seasons of our lives. Having worked with hundreds of clients all over the globe, I got to thinking about change, and the changes I have seen both in […]