Janelle Pica

The Added Bonus For Pull Up Training

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We are into the third week of the first test program on the VIP training forum on facebook. I am happy with the results thus far on part of the participants, and we recently did a fun little weekend challenge that I will be revealing this Friday. That being said, I had a question come […]

The Powerful Pull Up Program

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Today is the day folks! I need a handful of strength training guru’s to meet me at the pull up bar for my first test program of the year! Starting April 1st, I will be working alongside YOU, the reader and trainee on this program, to enhance your current pulling power, or master your very […]

Let’s Hang Out: Hang Training for Pull-Up Power

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Welcome to our hang out session 😉 Today, I will be discussing two styles of hang training that will not just help with stretching your back and shoulder stability, but will also help you master the right amounts of strength to facilitate your first pull up. The first hang drill I want to discuss is […]

Pulling Yourself Up

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This past weekend I had a very moving conversations. I received a phone call from a former client, that had recently gone through a serious rough patch in her own life. She had told me she had recently filed for divorce after watching her own husband fall prey to alcoholism. Despite the severity of her […]

Pull Ups From the Ground Up: Training for Your First Rep

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I took nearly 8 months off of serious pull up training due to a) focussing on my strong first level 2 kettlebell certification and b) going through some wacky and WILD situations back in Pittsburgh that had taken a stressful toll on me personally. Believing that I could just step up to my home pull […]

Friday Fitness Fun! Body Weight Blast Training!

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Happy Friday Yinz! AND OH MY GOD IT FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY THAT! I am keeping this blog post, show, sweet, yet SINISTER today as I will be releasing one of the toughest body weight training workouts that are a part of the Minimal Effective Dose program. If you haven’t registered for the Minimal […]

The Minimal Effective Dose: Hardstyle Training in Minutes a Day

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Have you ever had one of those moments when you looked over your schedule, and realized that you were truly crunched for time to exercise? Busy lives filled with work responsibilities (bills bills gotta pay the bills!) taking care of our families and loved ones, let alone having enough time to get to the gym […]

The Kettlebell Kick-Starter: WELCOME TO GREENSBURG PENNSYLVANIA!

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Greater City of GREENSBURG: This blog post is dedicated to YOU! You may have heard of a certain red-headed kettlebell instructor making her way back home for all things strength, endurance, and obviously more awesome via kettlebell training. I AM BACK IN THE AREA! I now operate out of Virtus […]