Personal Trainer Charlotte
You have to choose between giving up or giving more. Jack Kirven Subscribe now for my updates! Hello, friend! I wanted to let all y’all know that I write a blog where I’m very honest about everything I struggle with for Fitness and Wellness. For example, I...
Body Composition, Personal Trainer Charlotte
Cortisol and Wellness If you’ve got your finger on the pulse of health trends, it’s likely you’ve been hearing the current buzzwords “cortisol creates belly fat” and “cortisol causes muscle wasting and fat storage.” These are the type of catch phrases that gain...
Personal Trainer Charlotte
I was born with dinky calves. They attach pretty high, so genetically they’ll just never look very big. Jack Kirven Calf Presses are of the DevilY’all, I can’t hardly walk!Okay, I don’t ever skip leg day, but I was born with dinky calves. They...
Body Composition, Personal Trainer Charlotte, Wellness
The Valentine’s Day hump Okay, I admit it: That title was clickbait. The VD in question here is Valentine’s Day, and the 90% refers to the number of new gym members who stop going by February 14. It’s a statistical truth that only a tiny fraction of members...
Love, Personal Trainer Charlotte, Wellness
Without darkness, there is no introspection or personal growth. Embracing and understanding our pain helps us to heal. Recovery is strength. Jack Kirven “Solstice” is a yoga dance rave party created by Jaimis Huff. It takes place in Charlotte, NC, and was...
Beauty, Personal Trainer Charlotte
Beginning the grueling process of forging gains I started the long process of forging gains through progressive overload in 1994 at age 18. In the fall of 2018 I was watching a series on Netflix about the Celts, and how they weren’t at all the barbarians described to...