These days, Clifford Smith Jr., also known as the rapper "Method Man," can bask in his status as a founding member of the influential music group — the Wu-Tang Clan. Though that part of his life still ... Continue Reading
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Crushes 5 “Monster Sets” of a Leg Workout
Few Hollywood performers might be as committed to their physique as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. While the movie star has an impetus to maintain his strength and conditioning — most of his roles involve some ... Continue Reading
Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors Look Like Shredded Boxing Stars in “Creed III”
The Rocky movies and their spin-off franchise, Creed, have a theme of overcoming athletic adversity. They're about athletes, in this case, boxers, achieving the seemingly impossible while simultaneously ... Continue Reading
How to Run an 8-Minute Mile Pace
Your body naturally knows how to run, right? You ran around as a kid. You can (hopefully) run when you’re in danger. While lifting weights will always be near and dear to many people, running is a ... Continue Reading
The Benefits of Hill Running — More Speed, Better Mechanics, and Power
I grew up in the late ’70s and ’80s, have been an athlete my entire life, and have loved football for as far back as I can remember. So one of my favorite training stories from the mainstream media as a ... Continue Reading
Webster and Tiler Selected for British Olympic Weightlifting Team
Team GB has announced that British weightlifters Rebekah Tiler and Sonny Webster will be making their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro. Teen sensation Rebekah Tiler is due to compete in the women’s -69kg ... Continue Reading
The Essence of an Athlete: How Ido Portal Helps Conor McGregor
Recently we saw a flood of Facebook re-posts of UFC fighter Conor McGregor training with Ido Portal. These posts have drawn attention to free movement as training. The post linked above contains an ... Continue Reading
Keep a Kettlebell At Your Desk: The Four Alarm Kettlebell Program
When do you work out? Anyone who exercises consistently has an answer to this question. The people who build sustainable health and fitness aren’t the ones bebopping into exercise classes on random ... Continue Reading
Why Doing Glute Bridges Will Never Help Your Squat
The glute bridge and hip thrust are assistance exercises often used in an effort to strengthen the glutes for the squat. They are also utilized in the world of rehabilitation for “underactive” glutes. The ... Continue Reading
You’re Not an Elite Athlete, So Stop Acting Like One
Absorbed into the screen of your computer, you sit in silence and watch the flawless execution of a rep. The seemingly effortless move from start to finish has your mind searching for answers. Like ... Continue Reading
Why and How Tactical Athletes Need to Lift to Pass Selection
Boot camps are an attempt to replicate the demands of military training. They are accessible to anyone and everyone. But what does it really take to become part of the British Army (or the military of any ... Continue Reading
When It Comes to Exercise, Different People Get Different Results
Are you not getting results from your exercise program? Here's what you can do that is backed by science. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to exercise. Two people doing the same workouts may ... Continue Reading
What Is The Best Way to Burn Calories In 30 Minutes?
Maybe I should have entitled this article, The Best Normally-Engaged in Calorie-burning Activities Per Unit of Time. After all, you could burn many calories by insanely walking up and down flights of ... Continue Reading
Walking: The Simple Path to Feeling Sexier and Living Longer
Want to feel better, look sexier, and live longer? Walk more. As health advice goes, it’s not exactly earth shattering. But it’s often ignored. As a species, walking is what we do best. In fact, ... Continue Reading
This Is Your Space: How to Bring Passion Back to Your Training
I'm going to tell you right now why you started CrossFit, or whatever your fitness endeavor of choice is. A bold prediction, I know. And here it is: No one actually wants to get fit. And no one ... Continue Reading
The Formula for a Successful CrossFit Gym
There are now more than 10,000 CrossFit gyms around the globe and counting. While most follow the same general template, the nuances differ greatly from affiliate to affiliate. Most gym-goers will fiercely ... Continue Reading
The Beginner’s Guide to Competing in Kettlebell Sport
When your love for a sport is all consuming and you live it and breathe it every day with a passion, it can be easy to forget that not everyone understands what it is about, or even knows about it. That ... Continue Reading
The 7 Sneakiest Rest Strategies in CrossFit
It’s not often that most of us can get through our metcon without taking a break at some point. But what are the best ways to get that rest, yet make sure your coach doesn’t yell at you? Below, I ... Continue Reading
The 3 Most Common Deadlift Errors and How to Fix Them
The Deadlift. The greatest test of strength. It’s you versus the loaded barbell. A one-on-one battle to pry the bar from the floor, to conquer it, to lift it. The deadlift is my favorite lift to perform ... Continue Reading
The 10 Commandments of CrossFit
Historically, the Ten Commandments set out the laws on how you should live and treat others in your community. One thing that makes CrossFit stand out as a training concept for the long haul is its ... Continue Reading
Stop Surfing the Internet and Go Learn in Real Life
Modern society is changing rapidly. We are becoming a society who expect everything immediately. Put it down to modern technology and the Internet if you wish. However, this demand for instant ... Continue Reading
Sit Less and Prioritize Movement for Long-Term Fitness
Creating a long-term plan for movement and health can be a bit daunting. There’s so much information available today that many people just don’t know where to start. What should you prioritize? Should you ... Continue Reading
Over 40 Weeks of Free Mature Athlete Workouts
There's now way around it - we all get older. That doesn't mean you have to stop working out, but it does mean you may need to change the focus and intensity of your workouts. For that reason, we created ... Continue Reading
Morning Glory: What Sleep-Related Erections Say About Your Health
For fitness enthusiasts, there’s always a new gadget to help us measure performance or monitor rest and recovery. Increasingly, many people are using something like heart rate variability (HRV) monitoring ... Continue Reading
