Posted on April 10, 2025
Hey Union Fitness Fam! My name is Emily Roan, and I’m beyond excited to be here! I’m bringing over 10 years of experience managing large-scale recreation facilities—everything from … Continue reading Meet the Staff – Emily
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Why You Should Add Plyometrics into your Life
Posted on April 9, 2025
When you hear the word plyometrics, you may think of athletes and how they do this as part of their training for them to perform to the highest level. In … Continue reading Why You Should Add Plyometrics into your Life
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Placebos and Boosting Performance with Mindset
Posted on March 26, 2025
The Placebo Effect is a commonly known phenomenon where an individual’s condition is improved by use of a treatment that has no real effect on its own. In the realms … Continue reading Placebos and Boosting Performance with Mindset
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Posted on March 19, 2025
Hello All! We are about 7 weeks into the Olympic weightlifting class and have a solid group of lifters coming in. For those of you who are interested but … Continue reading Olympic Weightlifting Update
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Posted on March 13, 2025
Hello Union Fitness gang! My name is Tristan Hillebert! Some of you may remember me from many moons ago, I completed my internship through Union in 2023 and worked … Continue reading Meet the Staff – Tristan
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Posted on March 12, 2025
At Union fitness we all have goals that we wish to achieve through optimal training. When people think about optimal training they usually look at factors like their programming, nutrition, … Continue reading The Benefits of Proper Sleep
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Caffeine/Preworkout Use, Safety, and Benefits
Posted on February 26, 2025
The use of caffeine in the fitness industry has recently increased by a significant margin. With approximately 80-90% of the world using caffeine daily, with the average daily intake being … Continue reading Caffeine/Preworkout Use, Safety, and Benefits
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What Stimulates Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy?
Posted on February 19, 2025
When programming resistance training, it’s crucial to understand how skeletal muscle grows and how to use that knowledge to create a program that makes sense. For quite a long time, … Continue reading What Stimulates Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy?
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Posted on February 13, 2025
Hello! My name is Josh Daub. I was born and raised in Milton, PA. I am currently in my last semester at the University of Pittsburgh for a Bachelors … Continue reading Meet the Interns – Josh
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The Benefits Behind Foam Rolling
Posted on February 12, 2025
Hello UF! A topic that I found to be extremely interesting was the benefits behind foam rolling and how we can utilize it to obtain the best results. First and … Continue reading The Benefits Behind Foam Rolling
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