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Glen Owen's presentation, "5 Ways to Optimize Strength Training and Fat Loss for Women" was informative, fun, and well-received by all those who attended it. For those of you who missed it, here is a recording of the presentation in its entirety. Glen is a Gold Level Personal Trainer at...

Enrolling in the Resistance Training Specialist program was categorically the best decision that I have made to date in my career as an Exercise Professional. It launched me to the “next level” as a Personal Trainer in Toronto’s competitive landscape and I am privileged to be teaching for...

Did you know isometric training slows the reduction of bone density of the femur during period of immobilization caused by injury? Better yet, it is also shown to accelerate bone growth by upwards of 16% per year for individuals living with osteopenia and osteoporosis.  In a recent study...

Read the Top Five Fitness Fallacies Facing Women and Weight Training.  Heavy weight training will make you bulky: Nope, and definitely not overnight. It takes years of high volume training (lots of reps and sets) dedicated to gaining size and plenty of extra calories to gain a lot of muscle...

In my own exercise journey I have tried countless programs from running to yoga to try and help lose weight and better control my health. I have found that weight training is the best tool to help me reach the body and health I’ve always wanted. Here are the three biggest mistakes I made in my...

This is another great guest post by Glen "The Cerebral Assassin" Owen. Read on for 4 effective and simple ways to help reduce muscle-related pain by restoring muscle function. Optimal muscle function is crucial to your overall...

I am grateful for this guest blog by Striation 6 Silver Level Personal Trainer, Nick Bissett. You may have heard me advise clients to NOT stretch - both at all, and especially not before workouts. There are good reasons for this, backed by science. Here, Nick outlines three for you. Please read...

We are always looking for great people to work at Striation 6. With the exception of some administrative positions, we do not mandate that we be your exclusive employer. It is our goal, however, that once you join our team you do not...

Most people fail at exercise. Only a small percentage of people even undertake to exercise at all, let alone succeed in accomplishing their exercise-related goals. I do not mean to be a downer here. These are facts. When I ask new clients about past exercise failures, the same two reasons tend...

Do you ever find yourself excessively tired after exercise? People often assume that this is the result of overtraining - essentially, too much exercise. While this may be the case, the jury is still out on whether or not "overtraining" is a valid thing. In the meantime, have you considered that...