Janelle Pica

Paving the Path to Success- Ryan Williams, PCC and DVRT Instructor

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Yes, it’s that time of the year folks. New year, new me, this time I mean it! Resolutions abound relating to diet & exercise, health & fitness but in 360 days from now, ninety percent of you will be saying the same thing because you failed. Why did you fail? Lots of different reasons, most […]

Back to Basics: Troubleshooting the Kettlebell Swing

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It’s January! A brand new year is upon us and we are swinging our way into a ton of healthy new habits here at the studio! During the month of January, myself and the rest of the crew at Primal Fitness Pittsburgh normally crank up the interval training and focus on a lot of kettelbell […]

2016: The Power of Your Authentic Tribe

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“True strength is found in vulnerability” – Marina Khonina of Team Totem, Precision Nutrition January Class of 2015 On my last conference call with my coach from Precision Nutrition, I was asked what my “theme” was going to be for 2016. The New Year brings about a ton of slogans, some of which I am […]

Alex’s Guide to Getting Back on Track

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  Alex’s Guide to Getting Back on Track ‘Twas the week after Thanksgiving and all through the house were the leftover pie slices and not a vegetable to be found. Our bodies were full of turkey and red wine, and as we set out for the gym, we said, “I’ll save that for another time.” […]

OttomanStrong: How to Train for a 48KG Turkish Getup- Dan Byrnes

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The Turkish Get Up (TGU). Let us start at the beginning with a history lesson: What is the origin of the Turkish Get Up? I have no idea. The Internet, in its unverified fashion, mumbled something about a heavy TGU as a prerequisite in order to join the Turkish wrestling teams. Also, some Old-Timey Strong […]

The Turkish Get Up from the Ground Up

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This month at the studio we are focusing on the Turkish get up for our lift of the month. We plan on getting our clients up to a heavy one rep max, so most of our programming is designed to increase the level of our turkish get up strength. Today, I wanted to cover the […]

Beast of the Month: Krista Frederick!

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In October, we focused on the squat. This exercise is a powerhouse on its own as a bodyweight movement, but it’s even better when you throw kettlebells into the mix. If you’re accustomed to Ryan’s calisthenics courses, you’ve probably been practicing your single leg variations, too.   Here at the rump factory (which is evidently […]

The Spooky Booty Halloween Routine!

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Happy Halloween from all of us here at Primal Fitness Pittsburgh! Today, I wanted to shoot off a killer squat routine as we here at the studio are wrapping up Squatober here at the studio. We’re calling this the “Spooky Booty” routine as it is guaranteed to increase your strength in your general rump region […]

Tried and Tested: Alex’s Fall Foodie Favorites

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  Tried and Tested: Alex’s Fall Favorites Maybe – just MAYBE – the burning question you’ve been seeking the answer to is, “What in the world is Alex eating?” I mean, probably not, but there’s a small possibility. You probably have some standby dishes that grace the table, especially for fall which is easily the […]

All About the Squat- Daniel Byrnes

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I love squatting. Goblet squats open up your hips, single & double (kettlebell or barbell) front squats build posture and abbies, and overhead squats, well, they’re miserable. And the squat snatch? That’s miserable and scary. I’m more of a squat clean guy when it comes to the Oly lifts. You can’t drop the bar on […]