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My Favorite Smoothies This Week- Alexandra Barone

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Well, it’s officially HOT in Pittsburgh. Okay, it’s kinda warm. Like, it’s nice to be outside and I’m rocking shorts regularly. Naturally, my meals are starting to reflect the sunshine and that means smoothies. I secretly want soups and stews, but it’s all about the cold stuff, salads included. The fun part about a smoothie? […]

Primal Fitness Pittsburgh South Side VIP Program

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WE’RE MOVING TO THE SOUTH SIDE! ! It’s exciting and I can’t wait for everyone to start swinging bells with me on May 4th. It’s been a long road considering we had to move out of our own digs in a week and essentially “recreate” Primal Fitness Pittsburgh from the ground up. But, all of […]

How Bad Do You Want It?

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UP. down. AlL OvEr ThE eFfInG pLaCe. That seems to be the general theme of the past few months of my life. There are a lot of awesome things in store for me and Primal Fitness Pittsburgh, but there are a lot of obstacles to climb over to get to the awesome summit. Sometimes I […]

Your Swing is NOT a Squat- How to do a Kettlebell Swing like a Boss!

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I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine who had confronted me about something she saw in the world of kettlebell swings. “Did I miss some special kind of kettlebell swing, where you SQUAT while swinging? I have been witnessing a bunch of trainers show this weird looking sorta-swing. I am dead serious […]

May The 4th- Storming the Gates of the South Side!

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Friends, Family, Clients, and Citizens of the Greater City of Pittsburgh! PHEW! We have been dealing with a LOT here over the past few months. I am excited to announce that we have officially begun our moving process to 903 East Carson Street. Today, I wanted to ramp things back up and let yinz all […]

Spring into These Seasonal Recipes- Alexandra Barone

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Ah! The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining (at least as much as it’s going to in Pittsburgh for now), and new produce is popping up left and right. Move over pumpkin and beets; we’re into all things asparagus right now. Bright green hues, fresh herbs (go plant some!) and light fare are all […]

The “What the Hell?!?!?” Effect- Pressing Variants, The Deadlift and Climbing

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In our publication, “Powerful Pressing”, I took some time to talk about this unique little thing I like to call the “WHAT THE HELL!?!?” effect.  This effect, aka “the cross over effect” , is an effect where one particular method of training carries over to another unique training area unrelated to kettlebell specific lifts. In […]

WE’RE MOVING! Cracked Nut Butter BLOW OUT SALE!

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You may have seen the news at Primal Fitness Pittsburgh. We are happy to report that we are moving to the South Side of Pittsburgh at 903 East Carson Street, 15203 by the middle April. Since we are in the middle of wrapping up all our training here at the studio, we wanted to just […]