Welcome to Body by Brez
Tom Bresnahan is the owner of Body by Brez LLC. He has over fIifteen years experience training a wide range of clients. Tom is a nationally certified strength and conditioning specialist and specializes in sport specific training, body sculpting, weight loss, and nutritional counseling. He is dedicated in helping his clients reach their fitness goals which will improve their overall health and well-being.
***Speed Clinic 2008- Canton High School Track. July 21-26 from 9:30am -10:00am. Call for further details.
*** Need a great Chiropractor? I recommend Dr. Miller of Norwood, Mass. He is by far one of the best Chiropractors I have encountered. He deals with soft tissue problems as well as doing adjustments.
****If you are looking for an excellent physical therapist in the Attleboro area, try Houghton Physical Therapy. They are very professional and are excellent with patients.
Nutrition Tips and Fitness Facts
- Are you on a Vegan diet? Make sure you are eating the correct combinations of incomplete proteins and good iron sources (heme) to ensure proper health. Vegans also need to take a vitamin B-12 supplement because this water soluble vitamin is only found in animal products . Vegans can have a very healthy diet as long as they are properly educated in nutrition. Talk to a dietician for meal planning suggestions.
- Starting to get sore shoulders from your workouts! You might be overtraining. Watch how many sets you are performing in the pressing exercises like the bench and the military press. Train the posterior shoulder stabilizers to prevent poor posture and help reduce the chances of impingement. Three to four exercises per body part is plenty. Don't train heavy every day and monitor your overall lifting volume. Try to cycle (periodization) your workouts to ensure proper growth and avoid overtraining. I don't recommend performing exercises behind your neck (behind the head military press, lat pulldowns) as this puts added stress to the shoulder joints and neck.
- Want to develop large, shapely calves? Try performing 3 different exercises with a challenging weight that causes failure at 10-15 reps. I would recommend 3 sets per exercise and make sure you include the seated calf raise for good soleus development. The rest period should be low (30 seconds) between sets. These are slow twitch endurance muscles and they need to be challenged. Two hard workouts a week are plenty. Remember to train them hard and slow using great form. Go all the way up on your toes and completely drop your heels on the descent..