R.A.W is Real
Raw fitness does many of the same things that other fitness entities will do. I put my exercise philosophy into blogs to be read. I post...
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Derrick Woods
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
Sumo No Mo
Sumo squat, Sumo dead lifts, glutes and quads. American exercise culture is heavily influenced by bodybuilding. Physical fitness is as...
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Derrick Woods
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
Health is Wealth
It's been a long 2 years dealing with a pandemic, and the health of America has gone from bad to worse. We have an obesity crisis, mental...
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Derrick Woods
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Toxic Fitness
Toxic fitness not two words that are often associated with each other, however a very real thing. Its often passed around as regular gym...
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Derrick Woods
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
diet Diet DIET
Would you know why I don't talk about diets, because i'm not a dietitian. It's really that simple, that's not my field of expertise. I...
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Derrick Woods
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
CORE > 6 Pack
Well now that Thanksgiving is over and we have stuff our stomachs full of food, it seems like the perfect time to talk abdominals. We are...
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Derrick Woods
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Bulking Season
Its getting colder and in gym circles that means only one thing Bulking Season. Its the time of year when there is a concerted effort to...
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Derrick Woods
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Workouts that Work (Integrated LFS)
I've talked a lot about the body, how its designed, how we should move, and exercises that aren't the best for us. Well I'm still going...
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Derrick Woods
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
I Am an Athlete
There are many different reasons people exercise weight loss, building muscle, health, etc. All these reasons are good and valid because...
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Derrick Woods
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Dissected Fitness
Monday- Chest day, Tuesday-Back and Biceps, Wednesday- Legs, Thursday -Triceps and shoulders, Friday- Leg day part 2. Maybe that's not...
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Derrick Woods
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Exercise Industrial Complex
Have you fallen prey to the Exercise industrial complex? I am going to start by saying that if you have a specific fitness goal like...
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Derrick Woods
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
Anti-Rotational/ Lateral Training
Bench Press, Squats, and Deadlifts, stop me if you have heard this before. No joke -just stuck thinking, it's quite prevalent in the...
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Derrick Woods
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
Hooked on a Look ( Dysfunctional Exercise)
Chris Hemsworth, Gal Gadot, Kim K, Chris Evans, Jason Momoa, Henry Cavill, The Rock, Scarlett Johansson, Fitness Influencers, etc. What...
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Derrick Woods
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
Functional Body Building?
It wasn't long before "functional" exercises became so popular that they were done all over the gym, which is absolutely expected because...
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Derrick Woods
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
Minimal Functional Fitness
I remember loving the functional area of my gym, in fact I almost exclusively worked out there. Unless I was going one of the major...
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Derrick Woods
- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
My R.A.W Experience
And, how it helped me fully recover from 2 catastrophic injuries. I am a 38 year old athlete, I've played basketball since I was 11, and...
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Derrick Woods
- May 9, 2021
- 3 min
What is (FUN)ctional Fitness- Mindless Movement
Last week I started my introduction to this new series. I'm looking at Functional Fitness and asking "Is it as functional as it claims to...
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Derrick Woods
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
What is (Fun)ctional Fitness
Functional fitness swept America about a decade ago, and every new years it makes a comeback. Gyms started putting in a functional area...
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Derrick Woods
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
Better Body By RAW pt 5
Back with the last in our better body series. (I apologize for the delay. I'm in Texas and well lots has been going on to keep me...
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Derrick Woods
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
Better Body By R.A.W pt 4
Here we go, on to part 4. Only 1 more set after this, and you will have your blue print of how to efficiently build your body with...
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