Janelle Pica

I Made it Healthy- Strip District Health Expo, April 19th!

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Primal Fitness Pittsburgh will be doing a lot of kettlebell and body weight tricks this Sunday, April 19th right in the Strip District of Pittsburgh! Be sure to stop out at the event and support a great cause! Our partnering company, Organically Social, has put together a solid event that is details below! “I Made […]

The Pistol Squat: Mobility, Stability, and Strength- Part 3

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Well folks, it’s all come down to this. If you have been following our blog this week, we have been unraveling our pistol squat training from the mobility and stability portions of the lift. Today, it’s all about strengthening the lift to make for one solid, sizable lift. Grab a pen and a piece of […]

The Supplement Stack: Short-Cutting Your Goals Can Be Dangerous to Your Health

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In a recent conversation  I had with some lifters I knew,  I had mentioned that I don’t touch pre-workout supplements. My heaviest lifting days are normally Saturdays. By heavy day, we’re talking 32kg swings set up as intervals, lots. .. LOTS of deadlifting and my weighted pull up practice. I dig it, but never did […]

3 Steps to an Effing Awesome Military Press!

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I love nothing more than heavy military presses. As a 5’3” female, I have successfully worked my way up to a 28kg kilogram , single arm military press (which is roughly a 62 pound lift with one arm, which is nearly half my body weight). I have this whole heavy pressing thing down to a […]

Jingle (Kettle)Bells! A Fun Double Kettlebell Workout!

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If you follow me on Instagram, you are probably familiar with my frequent visits to Frick Park, right here in the East Side of Pittsburgh. Not only is this local park one of the most beautiful nature reserves local to Pittsburgh, it also has oodles of space to make for some fun workouts. I love being […]