Iron Ranch Fitness - Jim Laarveld, CPT, PES, CES

Iron Ranch Fitness - Jim Laarveld, CPT, PES, CES

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Fully Certified, Experienced, and Insured Personal Trainers specializing in weight loss, strength, p Plus you are more likely to stick with it and succeed.

Allen Barbell offers in-person and online personal training. My personal training program is designed to be efficient because your time and money is valuable. I produce results for all types of people, including individuals that are desk bound or sedentary that many other trainers have failed to impact. For example, I helped a client reduce body fat by 10% in just 3 months. Most of my clients exer

05/13/2026

Shoulder pain nearly gone. 6 months ago I had trouble just getting the weights up to do the movement. After changes to the workout and technique adjustments I'm back to nearly full strength. Big thanks to Dr. Procter at Well Integrative Medicine in McKinney. His treatment plan was nothing short of amazing. Exosomes injections are everything they're cracked up to be.

04/02/2026

Moving weight is great, but moving weight with focus and purpose is essential.

Spend more time lowering and in the stretch, and move weight as explosively as possible. This simple step will result in great progress.

04/01/2026

The offset Romanian deadlift is a great way to work on balance and to target the working side glutes.

The split stance I'm using here is a good way to start learning this movement, eventually progressing to more challenging versions.

Never go fully straight at the top, use a slow controlled eccentric and hold the stretch at the bottom. Move explosively by throwing the hips forward. Remember to keep the back and neck neutral, no bending or flexing.

02/17/2026

Too much bicep activation during some pulldown movements really rob you of hitting the target muscles effectively.

Take the biceps out of the equation by keeping a bent elbow during the eccentric phase. Move the weight by driving your elbows down hard. Think shoulder blades first, then elbows explode toward the ribs.

Takes a little getting used to but you'll feel the difference.

02/13/2026

One of my favorite ways to hit the core. Control the eccentric portion and get a good stretch. Contract the lower core first and roll down. I like to go heavier on these and add a rest pause after each set. Hold in the stretch position for about 10-15 seconds and do as many reps a you can. 10 to 12 hard reps each set plus the rest pause for 5 rounds Enjoy!

01/14/2023

I said 5 more reps

01/06/2023

I still can't believe this is my office

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11/29/2022

Yesterday was a great birthday dinner for my beautiful wife Patty.

11/18/2022

Friday activated

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11/11/2022

Now that's a dog

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