Newman Performance and Wellness

Newman Performance and Wellness Located Des Moines/Altoona, IA • Optimizing human movement • Personal Training & Performance Coaching

09/06/2025

Congrats to Derrick M Scoular w/ his guess of 19-13 ISU! Way to go, Cyclones! Fun year ahead!! ❤️💛

09/05/2025

Success isn’t about being perfect — it’s about refusing to quit
💪🏼

09/05/2025

Was great to see this kid tonight as he prepares for his junior year of wrestling at Southeast Polk 🤼‍♂️

💥 Faster shots. Quicker sprawls. More explosive takedowns.
Plyogility drills are a game-changer for wrestlers looking to dominate on the mat 🥇
Build that fast-twitch power, sharpen your footwork, and stay one step ahead—literally.
Train with purpose. Wrestle with power 🥊

09/04/2025

Shoutout to Rowen on another awesome session tonight! 💪🏼 This girl was if not my 1st, one of my very 1st athletes when I opened last summer. I still remember thinking I was unqualified to help her because she moved like she had 2 left feet…I know that sounds harsh, but I’m just being honest.

Looking at her now, it’s incredible how far she has come! From that to me telling her and her parents that I think she might be a track star on top of being a phenomenal swimmer.

This is the power of consistency. So many people both young and old stay stuck because they have accepted where they are as their fate. I’m so proud and so grateful to have been able to be a small part of her growth and development as an athlete over the past 14 months.

On top of it all & most importantly she is an incredible kid. She loves Jesus & is always kind, positive, & respectful + has matured so much. Way to go, Mom & Dad!! 👏🏼 Thanks for getting her down here weekly all the way from Ankeny - you guys are the best!! 🙌🏼

09/02/2025

Cy-Hawk week SWAG GIVEAWAY!! 🤩🏈🖤💛❤️ You do NOT have to be a current client to participate - anyone can hop in on this!

Let the fun begin!! Please comment below your prediction on who is going to win & the score for your chance to win your choice of a crewneck or hooded sweatshirt just in time for fall weather! 🍁 Deadline is before kickoff!!

FYI: Purposely guessed an outlandish score in hopes that I don’t win, but would be cool if I did 🤣

Reminder:🚨No repeat guesses - check the comment section BEFORE guessing - repeat guesses will be deleted!🚨

Best Labor Day post I saw today - had to steal it! Hope everyone enjoyed some extra rest & family time this weekend - ma...
09/02/2025

Best Labor Day post I saw today - had to steal it! Hope everyone enjoyed some extra rest & family time this weekend - maybe some football too?! 🏈😎 Let’s grab life by the horns tomorrow 💪🏼

& Happy Cy-Hawk week! Stay tuned for some fun in regards to the big game in the next couple of days! 😁🖤💛❤️

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Sunday Praise song this week is Fear Is Not My Future by Chandler Moore, Kirk Franklin, and Maverick City Music. This so...
08/31/2025

Sunday Praise song this week is Fear Is Not My Future by Chandler Moore, Kirk Franklin, and Maverick City Music.

This song hits close to home in so many ways. God put it on my heart 10-ish years ago to start a business. I didn’t listen. I chose fear over faith for a long time. Finally, God moved the cards in a way that left me no choice. But that wasn’t until AFTER lots of struggle and hurt.

Don’t make the same mistake I did. Whatever God has been nudging you to do, take the leap and Trust that God is bigger than your fears - because He is!!! 💪🏼🙌🏼

🎶🎵🎶
Hello, peace
hello, joy
Hello, love
Hello, strength
hello, hope, It's a new horizon (Fear is not my future)

Fear is not my future
You are (You are), You are
(Sickness is not your story)
Sickness is not my story
You are, You are
(Heartbreak is not your home)
Heartbreak's not my home
You are (You are) You are
(Death is not the end)
Death is not the end
Jesus, You are ❤️
🎶🎵🎶

Please join us in prayer today for peace & healing for those involved in yesterday’s tragedy & that they draw near to Go...
08/28/2025

Please join us in prayer today for peace & healing for those involved in yesterday’s tragedy & that they draw near to God during this time.

Despite the anger we feel towards individuals who commit evil acts, the Bible reminds us that the battle is not physical, but spiritual—against cosmic rulers, authorities, powers, and spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms, not against flesh and blood. Let’s do our part today & put on God’s armor and fight against the true source of evil—the enemy.

Ephesians 6:10-12 🙏🏼

10 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. 11 𝘗𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭’𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴. 12 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘴.

08/27/2025

One of my favorite uses of social media is to give ya’ll a peek into the really cool things happening inside our walls & shed light on the awesome things athletes are accomplishing!

Bree broke her foot during a session with me on June 30th. Naturally I felt terrible. I pride myself on safe training & teaching good form. In a perfect world, nobody would ever get hurt. However, the reality is - accidents & injuries happen.

This girl has continued showing up twice a week in a boot for the past 6 weeks. We followed doctors orders and did all seated, upper body strength movements & she is now slowly being allowed to do more stuff standing.

I share all this because I think there’s an awesome principle intertwined in Bree’s story that when bad things happen in our lives, there is ALWAYS a positive. The positive in this case is Bree has gotten incredibly stronger with her upper body over the past 6 weeks. We have spent time working on things we wouldn’t have otherwise. Her core has gotten stronger as she’s had to learn how to activate it to properly brace while lifting.

As it relates to pivotal circumstances - disruptive, big, generally bad events either strengthen or hurt us. What makes the difference is NOT the event. It’s what we believe when those events happen, who we listen to, & how we frame it. Let’s all try to be better at turning lemons into lemonade & teaching our kids to do the same 💪🏼

Life is tough, but nobody likes a quitter. Proud of you, Bree! 👏🏼 Thank you, Julie & Brad for getting her here as often as you have. I know it’s hard work - You guys are the best!

08/26/2025

Present choices affect future lives. Every time you choose a challenge, it reminds that discomfort is a privilege, not a punishment.



“𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲, “𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞.” 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞;” -𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝟏:𝟏𝟐-𝟏𝟑

08/24/2025

Been a while since I’ve done a Sunday Praise post w/ song lyrics - here’s a new one! It’s about how God unexpectedly shows up in our lives + encourages that our ultimate satisfaction is in God, not earthly pursuits like wealth or fame. Name of it is below if you wanna check it out!

“𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐈 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬.” -𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟏𝟐:𝟐𝟒

Song: Thief in the night by Josiah Queen & Gable Price

🎶 I always asked for blessings to fall
But I found my purpose when I lost it all
So take what You want and leave what You please
My home can be empty if You'rе here with me
Oh-oh 🎵

Oh, by gracе, You broke into my life
And took all of my vanities
Unprepared, what I thought was mine
Was lost in divine robbery
The holiest heist by the thief in the night (Oh, yeah) 🎶

08/21/2025

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