Sweat Out; Happiness In!
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Sweat Out; Happiness In!
Fitness doesn't have to be so elitist and exclusive! We're Jason and Lauren Pak, and together we co-own Achieve Fitness - a fitness facility just outside of Boston in Somerville, MA. What we've found over the last 13 years as fitness professionals is that people will stick to their fitness journeys...
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Our Thoughts on Peloton
What's up, Achievers?! Jason and Lauren here and today we're discussing our thoughts on Peloton, the pros and the cons, and what our final verdict is!...
The Number One Skill You Need to Possess In The Gym!
What’s up, Achievers?! Jason and Lauren here and in today's we episode we kick things off with a special announcement plus we go over THE number one m...
How to Get Your First Push-Up!
What’s up, Achievers?! We got a ton of great feedback from our "Get Your First Pull-Up" episode that we decided to create one for the push-up as well!...
Organizing Your Workouts in a Sustainable Way!
What’s up, Achievers?! Jason and Lauren here and today we're discussing how you would organize a week of workouts for those of you who like to partake...
The Story of Why We Closed Our Gym
What's up, Achievers?! Jason and Lauren here and we just wanted to provide an in-depth breakdown of why we decided to close the doors of the physical...
A Different Approach to New Year's Resolutions!
What's up, Achievers?!
It's that time of year again - New Year's Resolutions are top of mind!
In this episode, we explain ou...
Take Your Ego Out of the Equation!
What's up, Achievers?! So a couple of things about this episode - first it's actually episode 156 not 155, aaaand Lauren's audio cuts out a bit for th...
How to Plan Your Workouts During Busy Times!
What's up, Achievers?!
We received a question from one of our RISERs asking how we go about modifying our workouts and our program during...
Combating Negative Self-Talk & A Follow-Up on Pull-Ups!
What's up, Achievers?! We've got a two-parter for you all today!
Part one is in regards to a series of follow-up questions we received on...
How to Get Your First Pull-Up!
What's up, Achievers?!
This episode was prompted by one of our IG followers who asked us how they should train for pull-ups. From form to...
Tips to Modify Your Strength Workouts for Home!
What's up, Achievers?! We know that a lot of you gyms may be closing down for a second time - many of you have reached out about how to modify your st...
How to Work Around Tendinitis and Acute Pain in the Gym!
What's up, Achievers?! This episode is all about those pesky overuse injuries and aches/pains that pop up and how to modify your program to work aroun...
Moving Away From A Weight Loss Mindset
What's up, Achievers?! In this episode, we discuss moving away from a weight loss mindset and shifting to more of a building strength/building muscle...
RPE and Why You Shouldn't Train to Failure
What's up, Achievers?!
This episode is from a topic brought up by @shuqiiiella who wanted us to touch on understanding RPE and progressi...
Fitness Doesn't Have A "Look!"
What's up, Achievers?!
If you'd like a refreshing discussion regarding health and fitness, then this episode is for you!
We...
Breaking Down the Kettlebell Swing | Deep Dive
What's up, Achievers?! New look, who dis?!
We're back at it again, but with new artwork, a new intro, a new song, new everything! Well,...
#AskAchieve 139: Our Thoughts on the Peloton Ad and Where to Start if You Have a Weight Loss Goal!
What's up, Achievers?! We hope you've had a wonderful week thus far!
We kick this episode off with our thoughts on the new Peloton ad and...
#AskAchieve Ep. 138: How to Train Around a Groin Strain + How to Put Together a Balanced Strength Training Program!
What's up, Achievers?! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving week last week!
For the first topic, we cover how to train around a groin...
#AskAchieve 137: Sets and Reps for Fat Loss, The Best Uses for Isolation Machines, and Our Recommendations for How to Incorporate Isolation Exercises!
What's up, Achievers?! Hope you all are having a wonderful day!
In our first question, we discuss what the "best" rep range for fat loss...
#AskAchieve 136: The Importance of Inclusivity and All About Knee Pain!
What's up, Achievers?!
In today's episode, we discuss the importance of inclusivity and not being exclusive or elitist in the fitness spa...
#AskAchieve 135: How to Lose Weight "Slowly"!
What's up, Achievers?!
We received a question from a student named Melissa from William Patterson University, who was writing a paper for...
#AskAchieve 134: Choosing Between Squats or Deadlifts, Things We've Changed Our Mind On, and How to Incorporate Progressive Overload while Injured!
What's up, Achievers?!
In the first question, we discuss squats and deadlifts and which one each one of us would "choose" and why (4:37)....
#AskAchieve 133: Pull Ups + Push Ups, Back Pain During Deadlifts, and Warm Up Sets!
What's up, Achievers?!
We kick things off in the episode by talking about the powerlifting meet we hosted organized by our Fitness Direct...
#AskAchieve 132: How You Know if a Program is Appropriate for You, What "Core" Means, and The Best Triceps Exercises!
What's up, Achievers?!
In this episode, Lauren kicks things off by talking about the powerlifting meet we're hosting at Achieve Fitness t...
#AskAchieve Show Ep. 131: Coaches Bashing Other Coaches and Why Calories Burned Doesn't Tell the Whole Story!
What's up, Achievers?! Hope you all had a wonderful couple weeks!
In the first topic, we go over one of the more common mistakes that we...
#AskAchieve 130: Why We Don't Meal Prep, Why Some Days in the Gym Feels Better than Others, The Over-Obsession with Neutral, and How Everything Works as Long as it Works for YOU!
What's up, Achievers?! One of our favorite episodes to date thus far and we address a wide variety of topics in this one :)
We first addr...
#AskAchieve 129: Hamstring Tightness, Knees Over Toes, Tucking Hips at the Top of the Squat, and 2-A-Days!
What's up, Achievers?! We've got a good episode for you all today filled with some mythbusting!
Our first topic was addressing what might...
#AskAchieve 128: Pushing Through Your Heels, Specialty Tools Like Maces and Clubs, How to Structure Workouts, and Our Thoughts on Constantly Dieting!
What's up, Achievers?! Slightly different format for you all today along with a special segment at the end!
In our first topic, we go ove...
#AskAchieve 127: If We Could Only Do 3 Exercises, Difference Between Abs and Core, and Muscle Groups vs Movement Patterns!
What's up, Achievers?! We're back with another podcast!
In the first question, we talk about the three exercises that we each would choos...
#AskAchieve 126: Diastasis, Pull-Ups, and Quick and Easy Meal Prep!
What's up, Achievers?! It's been a minute!
In this episode, we explain why we took a brief hiatus as well as why we decided to lease a de...
#AskAchieve125: How Many Times You Should Squat Per Week, All the Hype Around Fasting, and Keeping Training Fun While Also Progressing in a Structured Manner!
What's up, Achievers?! Hope you all are doing well!
In the first question of this episode we went over how many times you should squat pe...
#AskAchieve 124: Nutrition Advice and Healing Your Relationship with Food!
What's up, Achievers?! Lauren, as well as two of our other coaches: Ted and Michaela, gave a presentation concerning different facets of nutrition to...
#AskAchieve 123: How to Correct Excessive Quad Dominance During Squatting, Our Thoughts on Protein Powder, and Butt Winking While Deadlifting!
What's up, Achievers?! Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend!
In the first question, we talked about how to address excessive quad domi...
#AskAchieve 122: AchieveOnline, Tips for Avoiding Workout Plateaus, the Best Ways to Mentally/Physically Prepare for Surgery, and If It's a Dealbreaker if Your Partner Isn't as Into Fitness as You!
What’s up, Achievers?! In this episode, we spend the first few minutes discussing the launch of [AchieveOnline](http://www.achievefitnessonline.com)!...
#AskAchieve 121: How Often to Go for a 1 Rep Max, Lifting Weights with a Slipped Disc, and Lower Body Exercises for Runners!
What's up, Achievers?! Sorry for the hiatus - we're back!
First we went over how often a person should for a personal best/PR/1 rep max (...
#AskAchieve 120: How to Feel Less Intimidated at the Gym, How to Feel Your Glutes Better During Bridges and Squats, and How to Address Anterior Pelvic Tilt!
What's up, Achievers?! Hope you all are having a wonderful week!
In the first question, we talk about a really common question - "how can...
#AskAchieve 119: Knee Position During Squats, the Effectiveness of the Landmine Set-Up, and the Mind-Muscle Connection During the Bench Press and Overhead Press!
What's up, Achievers?! First off, thanks to all of you who reviewed the podcast last week - we really appreciate it! Please keep em' coming, everyone!...
#AskAchieve 118: When to Incorporate HIIT Training, If You Should Write Your Own Workouts, and the Best Way to Deal with Exercise Pains!
What's up, Achievers?! Hope you all are having a wonderful day!
In the first question, we go over whether or not it's a good idea to inco...
#AskAchieve 117: How Many Sets/Reps We Recommend, Are Calories from Junk Food and "Healthy" Food the Same, and What You Should Eat Before a Workout!
What's up, Achievers?! Super quick episode for you all today!
In the first question, we go over what sets/reps we generally recommend (2:...
#AskAchieve 116: How to Determine if an Exercise/Modality is Good For You, Pain During Single Leg Glute Bridges, and If Trap Bar Deadlifts Will Improve Your Conventional Deadlift!
What's up, Achievers?!
Great little discussion to kick off today's episode on how to determine where or not an exercise/modality (spin, Z...