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  • 3 Sep 2024

    Low Back Pain

    Low Back Pain I would say that close to 6 out of every 10 people that walk into my office have struggled with, or are currently experiencing, lower back pain. This type of pain can be debilitating and affect things like sleep, performing tasks at work, or playing with your kids. While there are some outliers, I have found lower back pain normally stems from 2 things: Weakness in the spinal erectors, core and hips AND / OR Tightness in the hips, hamstrings, and quads Below are 5 incredible exercises to strengthen and mobilize all of these areas to help give you a pain-free spine. Constantly wanting to “rest” your back and sitting on the couch ....

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  • 1 Aug 2024

    Nutrition Myths You Shouldn't Be Believing

    Even though they may “look” extremely healthy, fitness models and social media influencers regularly post controversial nutritional info as clickbait. Here are some of the top ones that I have to regularly educate our members about so that they don’t fall victim: “Avoid carbs if you want to lose weight” While heavily processed foods are less healthy, carbohydrate sources such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and things like quinoa are actually very nutritious and provide great fuel for exercise and daily tasks. “Following a low calorie diet is the best way to drop pounds on the scale” While being in a ....

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  • 9 Jul 2024

    Nutrition Habits That Will Change Your Life

    Nutrition companies and coaches want you to believe nutrition is extremely complicated in order to sell you their overpriced coaching, plans, or supplements. While there are some specific metrics and important things to consider, most people make the mistake of “missing the forest for the trees”. By consuming so much information (sometimes from non-credible sources like a social media influencer or someone who isn’t qualified), you can get hyper focused on small little details that don’t actually move the needle. A few examples of this would be: - Getting the perfect macronutrient breakdown - 51% carbs, 32% protein, 17% fats - ....

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  • 19 Jun 2024

    Working Out to "Earn" Your Calories?

    Have you ever caught yourself saying, "I'm going to workout hard so that I can eat whatever I want!"? If you have, you are not alone. This is one of the more common statements I’ve heard as a coach over the years. We talk about mindset in our gym frequently. Since we are big on creating long term changes in areas such as fitness, nutrition, and body composition, you MUST have a healthy approach to how you view your daily habits. Having an “earn your calories” mentality is an extremely dangerous mindset when it comes to your health. Some of the main pitfalls to thinking like this are: -The amount of calories you burn during a workout should not be the ....

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  • 11 Jun 2024

    Is Weight Loss As Simple As "More Cardio"?

    Is weight loss as simple as “more cardio”? ------------------------------------------------------------ I hear two statements more often than almost anything else: #1 - I need to burn more calories during my workouts and #2 - I kill myself during workouts so that I can eat whatever I want ------------------------------------------------------------ In regards to the first statement, there is a LOT of misinformation out there about “cardio” and “getting your heart rate up” in order to burn more calories and lose more weight. This leads people to do all sorts of crazy exercises and circuits, bouncing ....

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  • 27 May 2024

    The Fitness Secret Formula

    Secret formulas - it seems these days everyone is looking for them. One of the most famous examples is Coca Cola’s secret recipe that is kept under lock and key in downtown Atlanta and only a few people in the world know the exact ingredients. If you’ve spent more than 30 seconds on Instagram or Youtube recently, I’m sure you’ve seen ads desperately clamoring for your attention to sell you the “secret hack” you’ve been missing to either lose weight, gain muscle, or my personal favorite - MELT the fat away in just two weeks. Want to know the funny thing about almost everything related to your health? ....

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  • 20 May 2024

    Meet the Owners: Adam Tenny!

    Get to know one of our owners - Adam Tenny! In case you didn’t already know, Adam was a faithful Creed member for many years before he was an owner at our Creed Athens location! We recently sat down with him to hear more about how he first ended up at Creed, what his experience was like as a new member himself and how it changed his life enough to make him want to open a gym himself. So tell us, what was going through your head before you came to your first Creed class about 6 years ago? “I had a lot of friends that went to Creed but I wasn’t particularly fond of the idea of coming in. I grew up playing sports most of my life and I ....

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  • 27 Mar 2024

    "I Workout So I Can Eat Whatever I Want!"

    Don't say this phrase around your Creed coach... “I workout so I can eat whatever I want!” This is one of our least favorite phrases to hear! Why? It’s an unhealthy way to view exercise and nutrition - it implies that exercise is simply a means to excuse poor eating. “I can eat whatever I want” implies you can eat whatever you want, whenever you want, however you want and if you're truly pursuing your health and fitness, you just can’t do that. It’s not quite as simple as calories in/calories out because not all calories are created equal! Calories from coke are not the same as ....

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  • 8 Feb 2024

    Avoiding Goal Failure in the New Year

    With the new year comes lots of new fitness goals and resolutions. But many of these goals don't last long and often get abandoned altogether once February hits. We find that people often struggle with failure when it comes to their resolutions/goals in 2 main ways: They set new year's resolutions or goals but fail to actually get started People get caught up in what they see everyone else around them doing and feel like they have to set these “big goals” for the upcoming year. This is terrible motivation for setting goals and won’t be what keeps you sticking to those goals when the going gets tough. They try to find that ....

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  • 17 Jan 2024

    Are Deadlifts Bad For My Back?

    Is Deadlifting Bad For My Back? The deadlift is probably one of the most feared weightlifting movements we do in the gym and the one that also gets the worst rap! This is because we’ve all heard of someone legitimately injuring their back doing a barbell deadlift and thus the negative connotation of “deadlift = back problems” was born. We get it though, ain’t nobody got time to be dealing with low back pain! ❌ BUT this way of thinking just isn’t true! ❌ In fact, it’s just the opposite! Injuries usually happen with this movement when people try to lift too much too soon and with improper form (hello curved spine 😫) ....

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Jonathan

Hard to put into words how great this place is! Whether just starting out or a seasoned veteran, Creed will provide credible community and physical challenge to anyone in the greater Athens community. 

As a former collegiate athlete, Creed certainly scratched the competitive itch many search for in life after athletics. The personal coaching and training allows any athlete to achieve their personal fitness goals. If you're in town or looking for a new gym, this is the place to go!

Keeley

Before Creed, I often told people I don't like to workout in front of or around other people; Creed completely changed that for me. The community is one of the best and most encouraging. I have people who believe in me and push me to become stronger. The coaches are incredible and make things so fun and personal. If you're wondering about fitness, looking for healthy habits, or just a great gym, don't hesitate to try Creed - you'll more than likely want to stick around :)

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Marsha

We love Creed! They offer various times which makes it very convenient. The coaches provide many different exercises allowing the workouts to not get dull and repetitive. Above all we value the complete interaction among the coaches and the members. We never leave the gym without feeling encouraged!

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