Can you imagine a workout so perfectly designed for you that it promoted health in both your body and your internal organs? When I first started working with Alice as her exercise physiologist, she ... Continue Reading
The Case for Swimming
Click Here to Try Our New Free Swim Workouts I’ve always liked running to stay in good cardiovascular shape. Running is about as efficient as it gets. It doesn’t take much time, burns tons of ... Continue Reading
How to Use EFT to Overcome Challenges in the Gym
This is the second in a series of articles on using Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, to help improve your performance in the gym and sports. If you missed it, the first article introduces what EFT can ... Continue Reading
10 Signs Your Scale Is Telling You Lies
We’ve all heard that we are worth more than the number we see on the scale - and that is absolutely true. However, for many of us, that number can still carry some weight. I no longer own a scale. I simply ... Continue Reading
How Foam Rolling Relieves the Pain of Working a Desk
If you work at a desk and typically sit for extended periods of time during the day, you may be suffering from more than just a case of the afternoon yawns. Sitting can leave you feeling exhausted, sore, ... Continue Reading
A Look at Our Love-Hate Relationship With Competition
Competition is everywhere, whether we like it or not. Between athletes, between businesses, and between the voices in our heads. Some believe there is in incomparable value in competition, and even in ... Continue Reading
Back to the Grind (Athlete Journal 44)
After taking silver in the New York Summer Open, I got right back into training on Monday. I was still pretty sore, but I knew that I definitely wanted to get back to the grind as soon as ... Continue Reading
Neck and Head Training to Maximize Athletic Performance
I previously published an article on Breaking Muscle regarding neck and head strength training. It was important then, and yet remains imperative today due to the potential of brain and cervical spine ... Continue Reading
Yoga Is For All Athletes: Start Your Yoga Practice Today
If you’re not already convinced yoga might be a good addition to your training program, consider this nugget of evidence from Sports Illustrated: If you’re not already convinced yoga might be a ... Continue Reading
Eleven Weeks Until Worlds (Athlete Journal 101)
The weeks speed by quickly when you’re getting ready for a big meet. As of tomorrow I’ll be eleven weeks out, and I gotta say, I’m feeling very focused and ready. My goal for this week is a 1,200lb total, ... Continue Reading
4 Drills That Will Improve Your Kettlebell Press
One of the things about kettlebells is that you can hold them in different positions and get a very different kind of press workout just based on your grip of the bell. Unlike a barbell or dumbbell, which ... Continue Reading
The A to Z of Family Fun in the Sun
Have the dog days of summer zapped your motivation to workout? Take advantage of the lazy days of summer and rethink your approach to your workouts. Including the entire family in your fitness program may ... Continue Reading
Should a Weightlifter Watch Other Lifters?
Most people involved in the sport of weightlifting, whether they are athletes, coaches, officials, or administrators, like to watch other lifters perform. That is how we get inspired and that is how we ... Continue Reading
Why Loving Your Body Is Not Enough
"Love your body” seems to be the new “strong is the new skinny.” While this is absolutely a shift in the right direction as it relates to promoting body acceptance, I think it is missing a huge piece of ... Continue Reading
15 Practical Strategies to Increase Your Deadlift Max
Throughout my time in the strength industry, I’ve found that the deadlift is often misunderstood. I love the deadlift as a test of strength. No racks, no fancy stuff, just you versus the barbell. But it ... Continue Reading
Discover the Best Meditation Type for You
While the scientific research on the health and wellness benefits of meditation is still in its infancy, an increasing number of people are looking to this ancient practice as a way to achieve calmness and ... Continue Reading
Post-Tournament Recovery (Athlete Journal 30)
After I competed last week, I took some time off for recovery and self-evaluation. It felt good to get some time off and eat a little looser than I have been the last few weeks. I normally eat clean, but ... Continue Reading
Sarah Kolybaba: Cultivating a Connection With Real Food and BJJ
Download the Complete Conversation With Kolybaba in PDF When Sarah Kolybaba initially came to my women only beginner jiu jitsu class, I thought there was no way she would come back a second time. ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games 2014: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
I ended up placing sixteenth overall at the 2014 CrossFit Masters Games, age group 50-54. In 2011, I was sixteenth. In 2013, fifteenth. This year, sixteenth. One might be tempted to be disappointed by a ... Continue Reading
Build Competitive Teamwork, Not Just Competition
I usually stay away from the reality TV shows. However, I have sometimes been sucked into watching Survivor. I found it interesting to see the dynamics of people in a group. The social psychologist in me ... Continue Reading
Carry On: 2 Kettlebell Loaded Carry Workouts
After writing my Every Plan Has Holes: Connecting the Shoulders, Hips, and Core article, I played around with different versions of the workout in our training sessions. I came up with one that seemed ... Continue Reading
Optimize Your Fertility With the New Mommy Workouts
Click Here to Get Started on the Fertility Cycle! Regulating your menstrual cycle is the first step to regaining fertility and achieving pregnancy. I've designed the newest cycle of Mommy workouts to help ... Continue Reading
3 Tips for Building a Home Gym on a Budget
I recently had the opportunity to set up my own home gym. My husband and I do more functional fitness than other types of programming, and since we live so far away from any decent gym, we decided to build ... Continue Reading
There Are No Secret Training Programs
At the recently concluded NSCA National Conference, I attended a presentation about program design. The presenter was my long-time cohort Bob Alejo, currently the Assistant Athletic Director of Strength ... Continue Reading
