The 2014 CrossFit Games began yesterday and we're keeping a close eye on the competition - including our own Patrick McCarty. Patrick is competing in the Games as a masters athlete for the third ... Continue Reading
Some Pre-CrossFit Games Reflections From Carson
This is my third trip to the CrossFit Games - 2011, 2013, and 2014. As such, I am in that “experienced old-timer” camp rather than the “overly anxious first-time athlete” category. I smile ever so slightly ... Continue Reading
4 Lessons Everyday Athletes Can Learn From Professional Athletes
On the continuum between couch potato and professional athlete there are many different options. It’s always great to see someone make the decision to get up from the couch and try to become healthier. But ... Continue Reading
Multilevel Marketing Supplements and CrossFit
CrossFit affiliates are a multilevel marketing (MLM) dream come true. They already own a business, they have a ready supply of potential customers, and a preexisting revenue stream. The opposite is not ... Continue Reading
If You Want to Win, Face Your Fears (Athlete Journal 23)
“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.” - Gandhi This journal entry will be a bit of a deviation from the norm. I recently swapped my barbell ... Continue Reading
Training, Recovery, and Nutrition for the 40+ Runner
As a runner in my mid-forties, I’m beginning to notice a slight decline in my recovery ability and a more pronounced awareness of general muscle and joint pain. This time last year I felt as good as I did ... Continue Reading
Eradicating Stupidity with Andrew Read, Ep 3
In this packed episode, Managing Editor Becca Borawski Jenkins and Coach Chet Morjaria, speak with Andrew Read. Through more than twenty years in the fitness industry, Andrew has worked with Olympians, ... Continue Reading
What Is “Group Personal Training” and Does It Work?
When people ask me if I am still personal training, I tell them I am not. The connotation of the term personal trainer is that it’s, well, personal, which people typically take to mean one-on-one. What I ... Continue Reading
Is EFT the Secret to Enhanced Athletic Performance?
I've been working on freestanding handstand push ups. If you’ve never tried them before, they’re quite the combo of strength and skill. Not only do you have to press up your entire bodyweight, but you must ... Continue Reading
6 Clues to Training Success From Old-time Strongmen
Click Here to Start Dave Whitley's Free Strength Program In my last article, we talked about the mindset and training principles that guided the old-time performing strongmen and how to apply them to a ... Continue Reading
The Good, Bad, and Ugly About Squats for Female Runners
We’ve all heard people espousing the greatness of the squat. They gets results, it’s something you can do even if you’re traveling, you don’t need any special equipment, etc., etc. Well, I’m here to break ... Continue Reading
How to Cut Weight the Right Way
When I wrestled in high school and college, here's how I approached making weight: get super heavy over the weekend, start eating well on Monday, start cutting back on food and water by Wednesday, cut down ... Continue Reading
The Week Before the New York Open (Athlete Journal 42)
It is my final week of training before the New York Summer Open. Unfortunately, I’m chugging through this week with an injury. At the end of last week I felt a tweak in my back. I was fine all weekend, but ... Continue Reading
We Are Not Victims of Our Bodies
You are not your body, and yet you are. You are your body on a “good” day and on a “bad” day. What many of us women don’t realize is that we get to define what constitutes good and bad. We are not victims ... Continue Reading
Expand Your Perspective (Athlete Journal 99)
Many lifters would argue for the idea that intensity is the name of the game when it comes to lifting success. I would agree, with one slight qualification: lifting success is highly correlated to the ... Continue Reading
Adjust Your Alignment to Develop World-Class Cornering Skills
I love watching the Tour de France and the other races that are on television at the moment. Not only is there the excitement of the race and following your favorite rider or team, but an excellent ... Continue Reading
The Surprising New Sport of Brazil
Jorge Califrer is pioneering the sport of Olympic weightlifting in Brazil. Brazil? Yes. What, you think that the only sports worth mentioning in Brazil include beautiful people playing fútbol or ... Continue Reading
Yoga Is the Answer to the Problems Children Face Today
Last week, I presented a two-hour interactive workshop on yoga and mindfulness to a group of 25 girls aged ten to sixteen from the YWCA. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my career as a ... Continue Reading
Runner’s Knee: Who Is at Risk and How to Prevent It
As an athlete, chances are you have experienced knee pain. If you are a runner, the chances of experiencing knee pain are higher due to several repetitive factors: the wear and tear on the knee joint, the ... Continue Reading
You Are Not Normal – Here’s Why
I have always been fascinated by individual differences, so much so that I conducted postdoctoral research on it. The results of research usually present only the average effect. For the most part, none of ... Continue Reading
My 5-Step Program to Rehab Your Competition Addiction
Track your numbers. Track your food. Track your weights. Track your own weight. This is advice given to so many clients by so many trainers. But lately, I’ve found that not tracking any of it is leading to ... Continue Reading
5 Fitness Challenges That Will Strengthen Body and Mind
If you want to test yourself these days, there is no shortage of badass events for you to pick from. From the almost common Ironman to the Badwater Ultramarathon to the Enduroman Arch to Arc race, there ... Continue Reading
Creatine Works for Soccer Players, Too
Creatine affects the production of ATP, which is the body's main energy source, so it also benefits power and strength. Soccer requires repeated sprints, jumps, and kicks, each involving a lot of power ... Continue Reading
5 Training Tips From Champion Powerlifter Chris Duffin
Chris Duffin is the general manager of an aerospace manufacturing company. He also happens to be the world record holder for the raw squat in the 220lb class. And lest we forget, he also holds a Guinness ... Continue Reading
