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resilience
Longevity in Fitness
Inspired by conversation with John Du Cane of Dragon Door and Qigong, kettlebells, and fitness.
Gianni Handoko
Bodybuilding and Olympic Weightlifting Aren't Mutually Exclusive
Adding bodybuilding work to your weightlifting practice has its benefits, both ways.
Jesse Irizarry
Resistance and Adaptation: Is Your Environment Weakening You?
Might we be allowing ourselves to be less capable than ever before?
Shane Trotter
You Should Be Taking Cold Showers
From rejuvenating your skin, reducing fats, to relaxing your mind, a cold shower has them all.
Ciaran Robinson
Earn the Weekend with a Gut Check
You might be getting stronger and fitter, but are you getting tougher and more resilient? No training week is complete without a gut check.
Shane Trotter
This Is Supposed to Be Hard
What you fight to overcome in the gym makes you stronger for everything outside of it.
Paige Sousa
Rekindle the Lost Virtue of Toughness
If you want to be healthy, you must first learn to be tough.
Shane Trotter
Mix Up Your Get Ups for Resilient Legs
Your legs were meant to do more than programmed movement patterns.
Chandler Stevens
Reprogram Your Life for Resilience
Create a constant environment of challenge to instill mental and physical toughness and tenacity.
Brad Borland
Boxing Should Be Your Next Sport
If you want to improve your fitness and your life, it may be time to step in the ring.
Eric C. Stevens
Training Through a Disaster
The moment after the smoke clears, you have decisions to make.
Brad Borland
Don't Always Take the Green Run: 5 Lessons From the Slopes
Like life itself, alpine sports come down to balance. But sometimes finding balance is easier said than done.
Eric C. Stevens
Athletic Resilience: Coaching Athletes to Success After Mistakes
All athletes make mistakes. What sets an elite athlete apart is his or her ability to quickly recover from a mistake.
Jeanne Goodes