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PART 2 of my FREE health & fitness series, FOUNDATIONS. In my last video, I discussed goals, purpose and the importance of sleep. This week I cover some of what I consider to be the essentials of the screening & assessment process. Now that you know what you want and why it’s time to find what you may need. This particular video contains quite a bit of information but is crucial to any goal you may have, be that fat loss, muscle gain or simply improving overall health. I’m doing these videos to help illustrate the fundamentals, the basics. Don’t let anything become complicated. Ask me any questions if need be. I’m here to help. Enjoy.

FOUNDATIONS SERIES, Opening Monologue, Overall Health, Screening, Tellin' it Like it is, Things that make ya go Hmm...

October 9, 2017/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

New Health & Fitness Tips! So i’m doing a Free Video Series on what i consider to be the Essential Elements of Health & Fitness. Until the end of the year, my plan is to release one new video each week covering a fairly wide range of information, doing my best to limit most of the main points to 3 things. Tune in. These videos are free. I’m doing these to help. I know more than anyone how confusing and frustrating diet and exercise stuff is. I’ve worked professionally as a Personal trainer for well over a decade. My hope is to clear up some of the confusion. Take notes, ask questions. I’m always here to help…

Diet, Fat Loss, FOUNDATIONS SERIES, Frequently Asked Questions, Goals, Habits, Health, Inspiration, LIFE, Misc, Motivation, Myths, Opening Monologue, Overall Health, Rest & Recovery, Screening, Tellin' it Like it is, Training Philosophy

September 26, 2017/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

“Refocus after Time Off” 8/28/17 Carlton Cullins-BLUE SKY STRONGBOX-Personal Trainer-AustinTX

Diet, Fat Loss, Fitness, FOOD, FOUNDATIONS SERIES, Frequently Asked Questions, Goals, Habits, Health, Holiday Eating, Inspiration, Intro to Exercise, LIFE, Motivation, Opening Monologue, Overall Health, Tellin' it Like it is, Training Philosophy

August 30, 2017/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

New Weekly Health & Fitness Tips! Your health is the foundation that everything in your life is built on. Do not sacrifice it for anything else. It’s very common these days to find those that sacrifice their health for fitness gains and vanity. This can only last for so long without paying a price. If you want to look better, feel better or live longer then take good care of your health first and always. Begin with what I call the “big 3”. #1) Hydration. #2) 30 minutes of brisk, yet relaxed, daily walking. #3) A regular sleep schedule that allows you to get between 7-9 hours of sleep without the aide of drugs and alcohol during the waking hours.

FOUNDATIONS SERIES, Frequently Asked Questions, Goals, Habits, Health, Inspiration, Intro to Exercise, Misc, Motivation, Overall Health, Tellin' it Like it is

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April 4, 2017/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

New Weekly Health & Fitness Tips! “No pain, no gain” has always had limitations. You don’t have to be in constant pain to make progress. This week i talk briefly about soreness due to exercise. Some soreness is normal, unavoidable and typical ok. Some is not. Normal soreness should be infrequent and bi-lateral. In other words, if one arm or leg is sore, the other side should be equally sore. This kind of soreness is mostly due to microscopic tears in the muscles, which sounds bad but is actual very normal, due to them having to work against incoming resistance. But there are other kinds of soreness, which affects areas in a way that is not productive and may even be harmful. They may even seem similar to the good kind but are more intense and shouldn’t be frequent, or chronic. Don’t seek out soreness. Instead, gradually disrupt your homeostasis. Too much damage done too often is to be avoided. “Stimulate, don’t annihilate”. Progress can be made without killing yourself in the gym. So my questions is always this, When is it really ok to be really sore on a regular basis? The answer is, it’s not ok. Say what you want, do what you will but trust me, being sore on a regular basis, to the point of altering the way you were meant to move, is almost always gonna be wrong, especially if done intentially.

Advice for New Trainers, Corrective Exercise & Strategies, Etc..., Foam Rolling/Soft Tissue Work, Form, Frequently Asked Questions, Habits, Health, Injuries, Intro to Exercise, LIFE, Myths, Opening Monologue, Overall Health, Randomness, Rest & Recovery, STRESS, Tellin' it Like it is, Training Philosophy

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February 6, 2017/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

New Health & Fitness Tips! This week I want to talk about a common occurrence, the obsession of counting calories. Things such as how many calories we eat and drink, how many calories we burn while exercising or meeting our daily step quotas. I’ve been there. Many of us have. Some of us, for medical reasons, may always need to count such numbers. And that’s ok. Health is most important. I’m talking more about vanity, which is also important to many people. It’s not that I think counting calories is completely pointless for making improvements in body composition, it’s more to do with the disregard for everything else that often accompanies. Common sense things like quality of sleep, reduction in stress, quality of food, quality of exercise and how each of these can make or break the hormone balance that controls everything you’re probably wanting to do. For those that may be in the middle of your own battle with calories, remember this important detail. Counting calories is not a long term solution. Do the right things most of the time and eventually you shouldn’t have to worry so much about all the numbers.

Diet, FOUNDATIONS SERIES, Goals, Habits, Inspiration, Intro to Exercise, Motivation, Nutrition, Overall Health, Tellin' it Like it is, Training Philosophy

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January 24, 2017/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

New Weekly Health & Fitness Video Tipz! This week I demonstrate and describe a short and simple exercise routine that can be done anywhere by most anyone, with very little equipment. Don’t be put off by the fact that it might only take 10 minutes to do the entire workout. Don’t be put off by the fact there are only 3 exercises. I’m not going to go into great detail on this today, but just know that exercise need not be long or include lots of exercises to be effective. All 3 of these exercises will help improve the three big areas that constantly need our attention: Stretching, Strength & Stamina. Do you need to lose body fat? Then focus most of your precious energy on eating better and food prep, sleeping well and managing your stress. Most of us don’t need to exercise hours on end. But yes, we should move every day and eventually work towards 2-3 days of simple strength training each week. There will be much more on all of this in the coming year. In the meanwhile, get to work. Ask for help if you need it. You are in control.

Active Rest/Supersets/Circuit Training, Body Weight Exercises, BREATHING/Heart & Lungs/Cardio, Cardio Training, Corrective Exercise & Strategies, Exercise Clips, Exercise Variables, Exercising with Weird Stuff, Fat Loss, Fitness, Flexibility & Mobility Training, Flexibility Training, FOUNDATIONS SERIES, Frequently Asked Questions, Full-Body Exercises, Habits, Intro to Exercise, Multi-Exercise Routines, Overall Health, Strength Training, Tellin' it Like it is, Things that make ya go Hmm..., Total Body Exercise, Training Philosophy, Uni-Lateral Exercises

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January 9, 2017/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

New Health & Fitness Tipz! This week I talk about avoiding injuries when trying to do things we may not yet be ready for. Sounds obvious I know, but trust me it’s not. We all have things we are good at as well as things we need to work on. Unfortunately, especially in group settings, it’s very popular now to throw body awareness and form out the window in the name of competition or a challenge. This is one sure way to get hurt. We must be smarter than that. As a bonus, near the end I demonstrate some “finesse” progressions/alternatives to burpees.

Corrective Exercise & Strategies, Exercise Variables, Form, Frequently Asked Questions, Full-Body Exercises, Habits, Injuries, Intro to Exercise, Overall Health, Things that make ya go Hmm..., Training Philosophy

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February 17, 2016/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

New Weekly Tipz! First off, Happy New year. It’s now 2016. I have an idea i’d like you to hear, a suggestion, for being better this year and the next. For many, this advice will sound too simple or too easy. For others, it might even sound like a lot. But my suggestions for moving more in 2016 are simple, important and everyone should hear them. Watch the video. Get motivated. Start today :)

Cardio Training, Fitness, FOUNDATIONS SERIES, Frequently Asked Questions, Goals, Habits, Health, Inspiration, Intro to Exercise, LIFE, Opening Monologue, Overall Health, Tellin' it Like it is, Things that make ya go Hmm..., Total Body Exercise, Training Philosophy

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January 19, 2016/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

New Weekly Tipz! This week is a great time to access where we are, which is roughly 15 weeks till the end of the year, less than that till the “holidays”. Time doesn’t care if we’ve been busy. We need to know where we are exactly at this moment. Because where we are NOW has everything to do with where we are heading in the future. I’m talking about goals, dreams, the things we want from life. I say this often, and only with the best intentions: wherever we are at this present moment was made possible by our past and current lifestyle, environments and behaviors. If we want something different for ourselves in the future, we will mostly likely need to make some serious changes to the the way we think and the things we do (and don’t do). Make no mistake, this is the only way that i know conscience progress and change happens. Start slow. Build strong. (P.S i have no idea why the video is so dark. sorry. just roll with it.) Blue Sky Strongbox Personal Training

Fitness, Intro to Exercise, LIFE, Opening Monologue, Overall Health

September 16, 2015/0 Comments/by Carlton Cullins

“Refocus after Time Off” 8/28/17 Carlton Cullins-BLUE SKY STRONGBOX-Personal Trainer-AustinTX

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