NO BULL STRENGTH & PERFORMANCE

Jesse Schmidt • April 22, 2019
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Strength Coach Erik McKay opened NO BULL Strength & Performance in 2010 knowing that most people do not strength train consistently for one or more of these reasons:

Inexperience

Intimidation

Fear of Injury

Available time

Lack of results with previous programs

A man is sitting on a machine in a gym.

At NO BULL Strength and Performance, you are coached through every minute of every workout. Whether you are lifting one-on-one or taking classes, you will get a full workout in only 30-minutes. The workouts are short yet intense, but made for any motivated individual regardless of their current fitness level.

The intention is to provide clients with challenging workouts that allow them to reach their personal fitness goals safely and with less time spent training than they may have imagined.

A poster that says no bull strength and performance

NO BULL Strength and Performance is not simply a workout studio or a gym. NO BULL is a commitment, a lifestyle, an attitude…a place of change, hard work and FUN. When you Commit to NO BULL in your LIFE, Erik commits to help provide EXACTLY that…from improved strength, nutrition, and mindset he cuts away the gimmicks and fads to bring you strictly NO BULL!!

A man is standing next to a barbell in a gym.

Coach McKay knows a great strength training program is vital to everyone’s health and fitness goals. It is the missing ingredient for most active people. Getting results from strength training requires these 3 things:

 Lifting weights consistently, 2+ times/week.

 Training hard, activating as much muscle as you can each session.

 Protect and Develop

TAKU's NOTE: Join us for podcast episode #44 as we speak with Coach Erik McKay about such topics as the benefits of Head and Neck training, Mindset training, exercise and brain function, the benefits of resistance training, and more.…

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