Danette "Dizzle" Rivera is our resident vegan CrossFitter and weekly contributor. She's also a mom, CrossFit coach, wife, long-time athlete, bike commuter extraordinaire, balcony gardener, and all-around ... Continue Reading
Announcing the Winners of our “Mother Runner” Giveaway!
Last week we reviewed the books Run Like a Mother and Train Like a Mother by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea, and we also received a copy of each one to give away! These two ladies are moms and ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Charles Staley, Entry 22 – Hip Thrust Battle
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
Why Technique Matters in Olympic Weightlifting
For decades I’ve been hearing the complaints about technique coaching and training for the snatch and clean and jerk. People have told me these lifts are just gymnastics and not true strength events. I’ve ... Continue Reading
4 Training Lessons We Can Learn From Bruce Lee
Many in the iron world have enormous respect for Bruce Lee. From his razor sharp physique to his enormous work ethic to his obvious strength, he is widely respected by lifters worldwide. With his birthday ... Continue Reading
10 Scientifically Proven Ways Exercise Is Good for Your Brain
Anyone that has even a cursory interest in exercise science, including weekend warriors who want little more than beach abs, knows that the nervous system is an important aspect of training. Sure, the ... Continue Reading
My 3 Biggest Lessons Learned in 22 Years of Training
On November 27th, I turned 34. While most days I still feel young and spry, there are days that it honestly feels a lot older than it is. With my birthday being so close, I decided to pause and reflect on ... Continue Reading
How to Read and Analyze an Article About Pilates
I recently came across an article published in the USA Today entitled At the Core – Pilates Is Popular, But It Requires Concentration. The article promoted Pilates as an effective means for weight loss and ... Continue Reading
The Disease of Theories: New Studies Shed Light on Exercise and Preeclampsia
What we now know as preeclampsia was once termed “the disease of theories" by a 19th century doctor. In fact, you might know preeclampsia by its previous name, toxemia. The condition received this name ... Continue Reading
Swimming with Fins: Training Aid or Cheating Aid?
If you have showed up to a masters swim practice you have probably noticed swimmers, or full lanes of swimmers, who will not put down their fins for anything in the world. They will wear them during the ... Continue Reading
Why CrossFit and BJJ Should Never Be in the Olympics
For a long while at the Olympic Games there was such a thing as demonstration sports. This started occurring in 1912 and ran until 1992, at which point the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided ... Continue Reading
Women In Weight Sports, Part 2: Olympic Lifting in Modern Ages
In part one of this series we looked at the history of women in the strength sports, specifically up to the 1970s when women started getting involved in Olympic weightlifting. But even between the 70s and ... Continue Reading
Having a Workout Partner Can Double Performance
A lot of people work out alone, myself included. Sometimes it makes sense to exercise without a partner. You need a partner with similar goals, and sometimes at a similar fitness level, and those can be ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Chris Duffin, Entry 29 – Time to Deload
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
I Am Not My Deadlift, and Other Ways I Don’t Measure My Fitness
Like a lot of women - and I assume many men - my moods were once tethered to a number that appeared on the scale. In high school, I remember abiding by an imaginary rule that a girl did not mention her ... Continue Reading
Pregnant Athlete Journal, Week 10: Happy Baby Heartbeat
I’m so glad I worked out hard last night. After reading the Stop Doing Kegels article on Breaking Muscle a couple weeks ago, I’ve really taken that to heart and started doing way more squats in the hopes ... Continue Reading
How to Choose the Right Weightlifting Coach For You
There has been a long history of a lack of consumer information in the field of coaching engagement, especially in the sport of weightlifting. At one time, not too long ago, nobody in the United States ... Continue Reading
Swinging the Bat: How to Do the Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick
The most devastating kick in martial arts is the roundhouse kick. This is in large part why muay Thai has become the preferred stand up modality for many MMA fighters. While muay Thai allows for elbows, ... Continue Reading
How to Choose the Right Chiropractor For You
Chiropractors vary widely in their values, their style of practice, and the techniques in which they practice. There are the chiropractors that only adjust the spine. There are chiropractors that ... Continue Reading
It Will NOT Stunt Growth: Strength Programming for the Adolescent Athlete
Weightlifting will stunt your growth. This statement always follows youth athletes as they begin to weight train. But the real question remains if this is true or not, and the answer is no. What can stunt ... Continue Reading
Dear Coach: What Should I Eat Before and After CrossFit?
Dear Coach, My name is Laura and I'm 32. I CrossFit three times a week in the evenings, spin two times a week in the morning, and usually do some Pilates on a Sunday. I am not sure how ... Continue Reading
Sunday Seven: The Week’s 7 Most Popular Articles, Vol. 35
Every Sunday we post the "Sunday Seven" so you can quickly see the 7 most popular articles of the week. This week's popular articles cover kids and sugar, Functional Fitness on the Bluffs, the benefits of ... Continue Reading
Is That Excellence I Smell? We Need the Funk, Gotta Have That Funk
To get to my grappling academy, I enter a door and walk up a narrow flight of stairs. Since I usually arrive in time for the second of two classes in a row, upon opening the door at the top of the stairs ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Holley Mangold, Entry 17 – One-Armed Snatch Practice
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the Athlete Journal of Olympic weightlifter Holley Mangold. Follow her journey here as she trains for the 2016 Olympics! Holley's journal will be posted every Friday. You can ... Continue Reading
