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Stubborn Calves Cure

Posted on January 25, 2013 By admin

“Help, I have skinny ankles and high calves and my thighs have grown disproportionately.” Solution: 1) You have to know going into this that this is one of the hardest lagging parts to bring up for many people with genetically smaller … Read more

What is the Posture Hold Position?

Posted on January 16, 2013 By admin

“I see people standing in this weird position all the time at The Lab and I am not sure what they are doing. And I keep hearing their trainers saying something about, “posture hold position.” So, what the heck is … Read more

No time to fool around…

Posted on January 12, 2012 By Justin Thacker

You gotta see this. Please excuse the fuzziness…But, folks, we will stop at nothing. We are not the best trainers in town simply because we say we are, but because we put in the WORK! NO BODY wants it more … Read more

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