As you push for that extra rep on the bench press, an extra pull-up, a kick in for that last quarter mile of your run, or that extra 30 seconds in your plank, the proper motivation from a CASS Fitness personal trainer, along with some great music can make what you may have thought to be impossible turn into your latest accomplishment.   This is my playlist from 11/19/2013   1.) Eminem - "Survival" 2.) A$AP Ferg - "Lord" ft. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 3.) Pearl Jam - "Mind Your Manners" 4.)…

Here is the trainer bio for our trainer, Matt Bible!   TRAINER - MATT BIBLE   CERTIFICATION - NASM CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER   SPECIALTIES - Weight Loss, Strength Training, High Intensity Interval Training, Aerobics, Building Lean Muscle, Fat Loss, Circuit Training   I started my fitness journey my freshman year of high school as a member of the cross country team. I was never gifted at sports...NOBODY wanted me on their basketball team. However, in middle school, we were tested on the one mile run. I would always get first…

CASS Fitness will also be posting blogs on a regular basis. I have also been a writer for several years, so I will take those skills, along with information I feel you will find useful for your workouts, your goals, and for your health to give you professional insight! In addition, I have roots in music, so I will be posting motivational playlists on a regular basis. I'll combine the lists with songs from artists most of you know to the independent artists you may not know. This is another…

This is an article I wrote back in March, 2013. It was endorsed by Xlear, the company who makes Spry gum. They appreciated the article and posted it on their social media pages. -Matt   If you know me personally, then you know I love to chew gum. I've been chewing gum ever since I got my braces off (even occasionally when I had them on...sorry, Mom). Unfortunately, while there were many varieties of gum I chewed and enjoyed, all of them had one thing in common. If they did not have…

  Welcome to CASS Fitness!  We are a personal training company based in Gaithersburg, MD, servicing the Washington, DC area.  We specialize in weight loss and strength training.  Our certified personal trainers work with clients of either gender and a wide range of age groups.  We believe great health and fitness is key to a higher quality of life for you in every aspect.  We strive to not only make our workouts effective, but we like to make them innovative, fun, and challenging as well.  With a vast knowledge of…

You've heard it before...eating healthy is expensive! Well, of course it can be! But, it doesn't have to be. If you shop smart, know where to go, and what to buy, it can be quite economical.  You may become thin, but your wallet won't.  Take a wild guess at what these four items cost in the picture?   Hint...it's less than a typical fast food "value" meal. Sure, each item may cost more than five servings of ramen noodles, but eating ramen noodles on a daily basis will cost you…

I enjoy watching documentaries. As someone in the fitness field, and looking to coach people into lifestyle changes, I finally got to watch a film, which I had wanted to see for awhile, called Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. It is a documentary by Joe Cross, an Australian businessman who was 100 pounds overweight. He decides to embark on a 60 day journey in the United States, using only his Breville Juicer, consuming nothing but fruits and vegetables. Joe also wanted to be completely off the pills he had to…

I was never particularly skilled in sports.  I had a fling with soccer in middle school, and I wasn't half bad at defense.  Well, I guess I was pretty good at bowling at one point, but it did not exactly take a lot of physical activity to bowl...have you ever seen a typical league in Beaver County, PA?  You put a baseball bat in my hand, and I could juice more than A-Rod, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGuire combined, and I'd still hit the ball about…