Kathletics - Personal Trainer

A strong, powerful lower body will help take you further faster.

These are my top 5 lower body exercises in no particular order:
1. SL RDLs.
Why? powerful hamstrings, stable hips and ankles

2. Deficit reverse lunges.
Why? Quad & glute strength and endurance

3. Cross over step-ups.
Why? Hip stability, glute strength

4. SL elevated hops.
Why? Single leg plyometrics help with coordination, power, and ankle stability

5. Deficit calf raises.
Why? Ankle stability and calf endurance

Variations of these exercises will also work. The main goal is to make sure you’re incorporating plyometrics and strength for glute, quad, hamstring, and calf exercises throughout the week.

PS, don’t forget to train your upper body too 😉

Investing in a (good) coach means you have someone on your team who wants you to win, succeed, and follow through.

You win with access to:
- knowledge to help you achieve your goals
- someone who can meet you where you're at
- structure to keep you focused and intentional
- support to keep you accountable

Athletes win with coaches because they can focus on the doing while the coaches do the guiding.

It’s September first, so that means it’s going to start looking like this outside soon!!! 👀

Honestly, fall is my favorite time of year to hike and run.

Crisp mornings.
Pretty colors.
Comfy temps.

It’s all around a solid time to be outside touching dirt.

I know it’s not *officially* fall yet, but dare I say I’m stoked for it!

Just checking 👀🫶🏼

If you wanna spend your dolla dolla bills on fitness —

1. Get lifting shoes with a wide toe box so you can separate your toes and feel the floor when you squat, deadlift, lunge, etc.

2. Get a water bottle you ACTUALLY like. It makes a difference in whether or not you’ll consistently drink water and stay hydrated throughout the day.

3. Quality coaching is worth the investment if you want to train with intention and achieve your goals quicker.

4. CARBZ 4 LYFE. Buy your carbs. Eat your carbs. Eat them with every meal (primarily fruit, vegetables, and complex carbs — yes rice, potatoes, grains, etc). Eat them intra-workout (more so simple carbs). Eat them post-workout. If you want to perform well, get stronger, and gain muscle, eat carbs (alongside a well balanced diet with mod-high protein and healthy fats).

5. Quit lollygagging and go on an adventure with your friends! Those $500 flights will be the best $1K you’ve ever spent.

What else would you add to this list?

Last month we celebrated our ninth year in business at Kathletics.

As I reflect on another year of coaching, I'm filled with gratitude.

What started as a passion for helping people build strength, endurance, and confidence has grown into a community of athletes who continue to show up for themselves, embrace challenges, and prove that fitness enhances their life.

Over the past several years, I've had the privilege of celebrating PRs, race finishes, strength milestones, hiking adventures, and countless moments of consistency with hundreds of men and women. Watching athletes discover what they're capable of is a big part of WHY I do what I do.

One thing that hasn't changed over the years is the mission behind Kathletics: to help you build sustainable fitness that keeps you fit for life.

Let's keep it going for many more to come! 🤘🏼