They say hindsight is 20/20. I frequently observe, in my own training journey, and in the training journeys of others, actions that reveal how we sometimes don’t know what we don’t know. In other words, ... Continue Reading
How to Get After It if You’re Older or Injured
I love to train just as much as you. However, after many years of getting after it like I was strategically moving through a Las Vegas buffet line, training is not the same as it was back then. I ... Continue Reading
Starting Over Again: 6 Lessons Learned From Injury
If you've ever had an injury you know healing is a physical AND mental process - in fact, for some people it might be even more of a mental challenge than a physical one. The good news is, with the right ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Charles Staley, Entry 46 – Training Adjustments
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ever wonder how a world-class coach actually trains? Wonder what it's like to train as a "mature athlete?" Welcome to the athlete journal of Charles Staley. A big believer in practicing what ... Continue Reading
The Importance of Micronutrients in a Cyclist’s Diet
If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, the cycling racing season has started and you will probably be working towards some of your major goals with training programs - working out your logistics and a race ... Continue Reading
How Yoga Can Help You Survive a Really Bad Day
So, today was one of those days. I woke up feeling pretty good and with life moving full speed ahead. I dropped off my nephew at summer camp and still managed to get to work on time. I started to respond ... Continue Reading
The Program Maximum: Kettlebell Training for the Advanced Athlete
The Program Minimum is one of the best-known kettlebell training plans around. As part of Pavel’s break-in plan for anyone starting to get into kettlebells it’s been done at some point by just about ... Continue Reading
New Research Reveals Recent Trends in Ultra-Endurance Events
Few athletic events capture attention and respect like long endurance events. And I don’t even mean marathon long, I mean what we call ultra-endurance races that last for days, like the Tour De France or ... Continue Reading
Strength Training For the Fighter
One of the biggest mistakes fighters make in the gym is how they choose to apply strength training. More often than not, upon entering the gym fighters can be seen performing box jumps, slamming sledge ... Continue Reading
Why Just Do It? The Inspirational and Daunting Impact of the Mundial
Photos copyright John Cooper, Lineage Photos for the IBJJF. Another Mundial is in the books. For those of you who don’t train BJJ, the Mundial is one of the elite tournaments in Brazilian jiu jitsu, ... Continue Reading
10 Strength Training Principles That Will Make All the Difference
1. Start with Bodyweight “One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.” - Leonardo da Vinci Let’s start with an admission. My name is Chet Morjaria, and I am a barbell addict. ... Continue Reading
The Questionable Effects of Tongkat Ali on Exercise-Induced Stress
Of all the supplements out there, traditional herbs may get the most skeptical eye from modern athletes. There’s always a question in the back of the mind as to how effective they are, or if they are ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 15 – 6/5/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
4 Questions Every Yoga Newbie Asks
You’ve decided you want to add yoga into your weekly routine, but where do you start? Yoga, like anything new, can be intimidating at first. However, one of the beautiful things about yoga is its Zen ... Continue Reading
3 Training Lessons Learned While Chatting With Dan John
Sitting down with someone smarter than you is always a good thing. Even if you have massive differences in opinion you’re still bound to learn something. But when you have massive similarities in opinion ... Continue Reading
Science Examines the Relationship Between Rest Periods and Rate of Perceived Exertion
I always say that consistency is the king of exercise results. Getting out there and doing something, anything, on a regular basis is better than sometimes doing the “best” exercise. If you just go and ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Chris Duffin, Entry 53 – Always Sick But Still Going Strong
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the Athlete Journal of world champion powerlifter Chris Duffin. Follow Chris as he trains and competes in various events over the coming year. Chris's journal will be posted every ... Continue Reading
An Interview With Jason Seib, the Paleo Coach
Every so often you come across a person who loves what they do. They're not in their line of work just because it makes them a lot of money or keeps them famous and comfortable, but because it's their true ... Continue Reading
12 Reps with Mike Mahler, Kettlebell Coach
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to our 12 reps feature. In each appearance of 12 Reps, our coaches, writers, and occasional guests will be answering the same twelve questions each time. Go "into the locker-room" ... Continue Reading
How to Create Constant Variance and Not Randomness at Your CrossFit Box
Getting stuck in a routine is simple and easy. CrossFit has become a champion of constant variance. This does not mean pure randomness and falling into the constant variation rut, though. CrossFit by ... Continue Reading
OpEd: Reconnect to the Nature in You, Become Powerful, and Create the Reality You Want
Our true nature is to be strong, healthy, happy, and free. We are not designed, nor destined, to be weak, sick, depressed, and confined. Yet, we have domesticated ourselves, and in many ways our behaviors ... Continue Reading
How to Stretch Before Your Workout: Use Science AND Common Sense
Static stretching is the whipping boy of exercise science these days. While we once thought it was a requirement for warming up, now study after study shows that static stretching prior to your workout ... Continue Reading
Shadow Boxing: The Art and Purpose of the Warm Up Ritual
I shadow box. All the time. At home, in front of the mirror, at the boxing gym, and yes, at the regular gym. We’ve all seen that guy shadow boxing in the mirror in the weight room and honestly, I’m that ... Continue Reading
The Top 3 Supplements for Improved Adrenal Health
If you’ve been following along, I have been exploring holistic therapies to help correct my cracked-out adrenal glands. Yes, “cracked-out” is a clinical term. My adrenals make far too much of the go-go get ... Continue Reading
