Motivation is the name of the fitness game. One of my favorite fitness sayings is, “The best workout is the one you’ll actually do.” This isn’t just a fun, snarky saying. It rings truer than many athletes ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Ruth Anderson Horrell, Entry 4 – 3/28/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of Ruth Anderson Horrell. Hailing from New Zealand, Ruth competed in the 2011 and 2012 CrossFit Games and hopes to do the same in 2013. Check in every week to ... Continue Reading
Intellectual Property and Citation of Sources: Who “Owns” BJJ?
Academia is concerned with making sense of the world. College and university undergraduates engage with the ideas and cultural dictates of “the canon,” which is the body of knowledge that currently exists ... Continue Reading
5 Week Sandbag Workout Program: Week 5 – 10 Killer Workouts
Welcome to the fifth and final part of my series on sandbag training. I really hope you’ve enjoyed it, as I’ve certainly had great fun writing it. If you haven’t read the rest of the series then you can ... Continue Reading
The Bigger Picture of Weightlifting Program Planning
We are a point in American weightlifting history where there is a relatively huge market demand for coaching weightlifting technique. Consequently some people are rushing to fill this need and have taken ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Patrick McCarty, Entry 5 – 3/27/2013
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
The Official Durkin: How Patrick Cummins Became an MMA Fighter
When Patrick Durkin Cummins was growing up, he had a lot of respect for fighters like Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture. He could see the camaraderie among the fighters back then and thought that someday he ... Continue Reading
True Balance: How to Set Joy-Oriented Goals
When I first began my relationship with yoga, it was a mode for building strength and intensity. Most recently it has become a method to transition into a new phase of my living. Yoga has been a method for ... Continue Reading
On Being Strong: How CrossFit Ended My War With My Body
Being strong has its advantages. Generally speaking, any physical task is a little bit easier than for other people: you can buy everything you want from the supermarket and still carry the shopping bags ... Continue Reading
Techniques for Controlling Competition Anxiety
In recent weeks I have discussed arousal and anxiety and how they can affect performance. There is a fine line between anxiety and arousal with regard to emotional states when facing competition. We have ... Continue Reading
100s Of Free Kettlebell Workouts!
Got some kettlebells and wondering what to do with them? Here you go! Almost one hundred workouts right here, ready for you to download. Dini Leopoldo wrote these workouts. She has earned both the ... Continue Reading
Are Women’s Only Gyms Discriminatory?
I remember being crushed in preschool when the boys wouldn't let me play Ninja Turtles with them because I was a girl. I pointed out that April was a central character in the show and they reticently let ... Continue Reading
Sport Specific Training: What Specifically Do You Mean By That?
Sport-Specific Training – The Old Days In my day, sport-specific training - which I don’t believe was even a term at the time - meant becoming more physically fit by strength training, running, and ... Continue Reading
3 Ways to Work Mobility and Stretching Into Your Workouts
Stretching and mobility are the most skipped parts of fitness, and also the most misunderstood. Mobility is the ability to move freely and easily, while stretching is a key way to help achieve this. We are ... Continue Reading
3 Unique Kettlebell and Sandbag Exercise Progressions
In my first article on combining sandbags and kettlebells, I discussed understanding the differences of our training tools. After all certain tools do things well that others do not. We shouldn’t be ... Continue Reading
Science Says You Get Better Results With a Coach
Do you have a coach who supervises your training? If not, then you should get one, because research shows that athletes make significantly greater gains with a coached training program versus going it ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Chris Duffin, Entry 44 – Deload Week
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
What We’ve Learned From Ultimate Fighting
Back in the day us kids would sit around and match up superheroes. “Who’s the top superhero?” we would speculate. I was always a Superman guy – the superhuman strength and ability to fly seemed hard to ... Continue Reading
The Top 10 Worst Training Exercises
1. Rebound Box Jumps Reason: Box jumps are a tool to build explosive performance. Done as rebound jumps there is no potential to build full athletic capacity or powerful, explosive movements as it was ... Continue Reading
Raising the Bar: The Truth Hurts (Book Excerpt)
The following in an excerpt from Al Kavadlo's book "Raising the Bar": The Truth Hurts When I tell people they don’t need weights or a gym membership to get in the best shape of their lives, ... Continue Reading
Sunday Seven: The Week’s 7 Most Popular Articles, Vol. 51
Every Sunday we post the "Sunday Seven" so you can quickly see the 7 most popular articles of the week. This week: para-athlete Cleuton Nunes, recovery tips, handstand walking, CrossFit coaching, BJJ tips ... Continue Reading
Having It All: How to Cram Training, Working, and Life into Every Day
A couple people have asked me recently for advice about how they can strike a balance among work, personal obligations, and training. It’s always a useful question to revisit, and I do have some ideas, ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Julie Warren, Entry 13 – The LA Marathon
EDITOR'S NOTE: Along with Andrew Read and Narisa Wild, Julie Warren will be sharing her training experiences for upcoming endurance challenges. Follow Julie as she prepares for her next adventure - the ... Continue Reading
Sprinting 101: 10 Articles for Safe and Effective Sprint Training
Sprinting is a great way to increase agility as long as you do it safely. Here are ten articles to guide you in your sprint training, whether you're a total beginner or just want to improve your ... Continue Reading
