Breakthrough Personal Training Boise

12/06/2025

🔥My Recommended Tools for Strength, Mobility & Longevity 🔥

If you’ve ever wondered what equipment, bands, tools, or supplements I personally use — and what I recommend to my clients — here’s everything in one place.

Whether you're training at home, in the gym, or working on mobility, these tools will help you move better, feel better, and stay strong… no matter your age.

My Tools I Use → https://bit.ly/4oGWhpv
(Strength bands, mobility tools, supplements, and more)

I only share products I personally use in my daily routine and with my 40+ and senior clients.

These tools support better movement, better posture, and long-term functional strength.

Save this post so you always have my list handy!

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12/06/2025

One of my go-to shoulder & upper-back mobility drills.
Great for posture, rotation, and loosening tight shoulders.
Try 6–10 reps each side!

12/05/2025

This variation challenges your core in a whole new way. You’re rotating through the midsection, engaging the obliques, tightening the deep core muscles, and improving rotational stability — something we ALL need for better movement, better posture, and pain-free living.

If you sit a lot, feel tight through your lower back, or want a stronger midsection without endless sit-ups… this one needs to be in your weekly routine.

Try 8–12 reps per side, 2–3 rounds.
Your spine, hips, and waistline will thank you.

12/03/2025

Today I’m introducing my 70-year-old client to the Bulgarian Split Squat for the very first time — and this is exactly how beginners should learn it.

We started with a simple setup:

Her back foot elevated on the bench

A light dumbbell in the same-side hand as the elevated leg

A stability stick in the opposite hand for balance and safety

This allows her to build strength and confidence while keeping the movement controlled and supported.

She has a solid range of motion, but I’m not having her go too deep yet. This is intentional — before increasing depth, I want to see how her knees, hips, and balance respond.
For beginners (and especially people over 40–70), this approach prevents pain, protects the joints, and ensures progress without risk.

Benefits for Beginners:
✔ Builds lower-body strength safely
✔ Improves balance, stability, and coordination
✔ Strengthens the hips, quads, and glutes
✔ Helps with walking, stairs, and daily independence
✔ Reduces knee pain long-term when progressed correctly
✔ Encourages confidence without overwhelming the body

This is what smart, functional training looks like — meeting people where they are and helping them move better every week.

Save this if you’re a beginner, a coach, or someone getting back into fitness and wants a safe way to train single-leg strength!

12/02/2025

If you want a simple, beginner-friendly move that hits your legs, hips, and core all at once — this is it.

The Wall Sit with Banded Pulses is one of the best low-impact exercises to build strength, improve stability, and fire up the muscles that matter for everyday movement.

With the band placed right above your knees, the outward pulses activate your glutes, hips, and deep core, turning a basic wall sit into a full lower-body burner that beginners can feel immediately.

Benefits of Wall Sit + Banded Pulses:
✔ Builds lower-body strength without joint impact
✔ Activates the glutes, hips, and outer thighs (killer for beginners)
✔ Improves knee stability and protects the joints
✔ Strengthens the core and improves posture
✔ Enhances endurance for walking, stairs, and daily activities
✔ Great for beginners who want fast progress without complicated moves
✔ Perfect for those over 40 needing safer strength work
✔ Helps correct knee alignment by preventing inward collapse (valgus)

This is one of my favorite exercises to teach beginners because it's simple, safe, and incredibly effective. Add this into your routine 2–3x a week and watch your strength and stability jump fast.

Save this one — especially if you're just getting started or rebuilding your fitness!

12/01/2025

My Go-To 5 Static TRX Post-Workout Stretches

If you’re not taking a few minutes to stretch after your workouts, you’re holding your body back from recovering, moving better, and feeling better.

These are my go-to 5 static TRX stretches I use with clients (and myself) to open tight muscles, improve flexibility, reduce soreness, and calm the body down after training. The TRX lets you control your angles, stay balanced, and get deeper into each position safely.

Static stretching is all about slowing down and holding the stretch—perfect for post-workout recovery.
(Dynamic = before. Static = after.)

Perfect for:
✔ Anyone over 40
✔ Tight hips + hamstrings
✔ Post-workout recovery
✔ Building long-term mobility
✔ Reducing stiffness + soreness

Save this routine and try it after your next workout!

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11/29/2025

Partner Leg Day Finisher!

This was the final burnout round of a tough leg session — and Susan CRUSHED it with 50 reps straight.

I placed a pad on my chest, leaned in with balanced bodyweight, and she used the mat to leg press against me. This type of controlled partner resistance is a fun, dynamic way to:

✅ Create a serious end-of-workout burn
✅ Test your leg strength under real tension
✅ Improve core and lower-body power
✅ Add variety to your training
✅ Build trust and teamwork with your training partner

It’s different, it’s challenging, and it puts an exclamation point on leg day in the best way possible.

Try this with a partner:

• Light to moderate bodyweight
• Slow and controlled reps
• Aim for 20–50 reps depending on your level

Susan can knock out 50 reps at 65 years young! 🔥🔥

Save this and try it on your next leg day!
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11/28/2025

Beginner B***y Builder — Chair + Band Edition

If you’re just getting started with glute training (or getting back into it), this move is perfect for you.

I’m leaning forward holding onto a chair, with a lower-body resistance band right above my knees. From there, I’m lifting one leg at a time and doing controlled glute pulses — small, focused reps that fire up your glutes without stressing your lower back or knees.

This is a simple, beginner-friendly move you can add to ANY leg or glute workout to:

✅ Activate your glutes
✅ Improve lower-body strength
✅ Build stability and balance
✅ Shape and tighten the glute muscles
✅ Warm up your hips for heavier lifts or mobility work

Do 15–20 pulses per leg for 2–4 rounds and feel that burn instantly.

Save this for your next leg day and let me know how it feels!

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11/27/2025

FULL TODAY — FOCUSED TOMORROW.
Thanksgiving is for slowing down, being present, and enjoying the people you love.

But tomorrow?
We get right back to the grind.

Enjoy the food. Enjoy the laughs. Enjoy the moment.
Then wake up Friday ready to move with intention, get back to your routine, and stay committed to the best version of YOU.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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11/26/2025

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5 personal training sessions for ONLY $249.99 — in-person or remote.

Whether your goal is building muscle, increasing energy, weight loss, mobility, or pain-free movement… my team and I will build the perfect plan for you.

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✔️ 40+ adults
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✔️ Anyone ready to feel stronger, move better, and finally get results

Remote training? No problem — I’ll show you how to maximize the equipment you already have at home.

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⏳ Deal ends December 1st — don’t wait!