Janelle Pica

Help Us Strengthen the South Side of Pittsburgh!

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Ladies and Gentlmen of the Greater City of Pittsburgh, and all yinz people of the internet 😉 WE ARE ON THE MOVE! 😀 We are on a mission and we need your help! We are under a tight deadline to relocate our studio to an affordable and convenient location. In order to continue bringing quality […]

Paving the Path to Success- Ryan Williams, PCC and DVRT Instructor

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Yes, it’s that time of the year folks. New year, new me, this time I mean it! Resolutions abound relating to diet & exercise, health & fitness but in 360 days from now, ninety percent of you will be saying the same thing because you failed. Why did you fail? Lots of different reasons, most […]

Back to Basics: Troubleshooting the Kettlebell Swing

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It’s January! A brand new year is upon us and we are swinging our way into a ton of healthy new habits here at the studio! During the month of January, myself and the rest of the crew at Primal Fitness Pittsburgh normally crank up the interval training and focus on a lot of kettelbell […]

2016: The Power of Your Authentic Tribe

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“True strength is found in vulnerability” – Marina Khonina of Team Totem, Precision Nutrition January Class of 2015 On my last conference call with my coach from Precision Nutrition, I was asked what my “theme” was going to be for 2016. The New Year brings about a ton of slogans, some of which I am […]

OttomanStrong: How to Train for a 48KG Turkish Getup- Dan Byrnes

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The Turkish Get Up (TGU). Let us start at the beginning with a history lesson: What is the origin of the Turkish Get Up? I have no idea. The Internet, in its unverified fashion, mumbled something about a heavy TGU as a prerequisite in order to join the Turkish wrestling teams. Also, some Old-Timey Strong […]

The Power of Choice

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Perhaps the most incredible book I have ever read in my life (not an exaggeration here folks) is “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Dr. Viktor E. Frankl.  In his book, Dr. Frankl documents his experiences as a detainee at a Nazi run concentration camp and discusses the differences in thinking between those that survived and […]

The Turkish Get Up from the Ground Up

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This month at the studio we are focusing on the Turkish get up for our lift of the month. We plan on getting our clients up to a heavy one rep max, so most of our programming is designed to increase the level of our turkish get up strength. Today, I wanted to cover the […]

Beast of the Month: Krista Frederick!

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In October, we focused on the squat. This exercise is a powerhouse on its own as a bodyweight movement, but it’s even better when you throw kettlebells into the mix. If you’re accustomed to Ryan’s calisthenics courses, you’ve probably been practicing your single leg variations, too.   Here at the rump factory (which is evidently […]

Pistol Squat Mastery: Your Grip Strength and Core Stabilization Matters

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There’s something to be said about the pistol squat for the level of strength the lift  yields in the entire body. True, the one legged squat demands some serious strength in the legs themselves, but there is more to it than just moving your leg down and out of the bottom of your squat. In […]

Beast of the Month- Coleton Baggett

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We’re wrapping up our pull month here at Primal Fitness Pittsburgh, and I am happy to report that we have a new client success story that is really going to knock your socks off! Six months ago, Coleton Baggett contacted me about getting stronger for pull ups and for his legs. Originally, Coleton was hell […]