Deload Week Hope everyone had a great Memorial weekend! I timed my deload week to give me the opportunity to fly back home and see friends and family again. I'd like to use this as an opportunity to explain a little bit more about what exactly a deload week is. Although it's not a new concept, it's still new to others. It's essentially a chance to provide the following: 1. Restoration of the body 2. Time to improve your mobility 3. Psychological "breathe" of fresh air. 4. Emphasize your aerobic endurance 5. Entertain other recreational activities. Everyone who participates with my Strength and Conditioning workouts are provided even more depth and knowledge on this pivotal concept. In the mean time, research suggests around a 3:1 relationship between a typical work to rest ratio, meaning 3 weeks on, 1 week off. For more advanced lifters, this can be extended. Here's a picture of me living life and enjoying other sports such as golf which was a huger breathe of fresh air. Great weekend! #physicaltherapy #physicaltherapist #strengthandconditioning #cscs #hybridphysicaltherapist #education #cscs #exercise #workout #bebetter #strengthofknowledge #pr1memovement #pr1meshape #workharderandsmarter #weighttraining #weights #strength #strengthcoach #rehab #rehabilitation #dpt #knowledge #workouts #life #live #golf #family #friends #balance (at Charlotte, North Carolina)

Every year it's hard to say goodbye to our members at the end of the Fall CSA season. We imagine them having to go back to the produce aisle in the grocery and picking out tiny bunches of kale. So last winter we decided to roll the dice and give a small winter CSA a go. We launched it and sold out of shares within the day. The support from our community blew us away! But we had to keep it small, the limiting factor was two fold, gaining the confidence to grow for our winter CSAers and the 2nd was covered space. We are happy to say we have built that confidence (check out #whfwintercsa for all the share pics) and soon we will have a wash/pack and storage area that provide us with enough room to grow our winter CSA! 2nd only to the farm, this will be the largest investment we have made to date. This means a couple of things, that we sure as heck need to keep meeting the farms financial goals and it also means we will have to hold off on hiring an employee for another season or two. A big thanks to all the winter members for taking a risk and sticking with us through the winter. You all are a special breed that's for sure! What was our favorite part of the winter CSA? It was not having to say goodbye to all our members at the end of last season. Here's to many years of eating well all yearlong. Thank you to all of our members whose continued support means the world to Jess and I. It also means we will be able to provide the best possible food (year round!!!) for our community for years to come. #letsdothisthang #doubledown #workharderandsmarter #gulp #knowyourfarmer #knowyourfood #workinghandsfarmcsa #dirtyhandscleanhearts (at Working Hands Farm)