Success comes not just from what you do, but how you do it. Intentional focus and enthusiastic execution are the secret to breakthroughs. The bulk of training programs, if thoughtfully designed, will work. ... Continue Reading
The Best Ways to Overcome Your Fears in Yoga
Fear will always be present in life. Sometimes it prevails, but mostly it will be beaten. For some people, the thought of practicing yoga brings them fear. The good thing about fear is that it prevents you ... Continue Reading
Get Up and Move
Free time is such a valuable commodity in our busy lives. We all have those downtime activities we look forward to watching TV, spending time with our families, reading books, doing puzzles. Multiple ... Continue Reading
Pig Knees and Rising Youth ACL Tears
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears are on the rise, particularly among the young. That’s according to research in the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.1 Anterior ... Continue Reading
Don’t Let Your Training Become a Circus Act
The gym is one of the most interesting cross-sections of society to observe; a veritable circus of feats, tricks, and optical illusions. Scenes of average-sized lifters hoisting massive amounts of weight ... Continue Reading
Wake Up Your Feet With Rock Rehab
As a biomechanics coach, I value an athlete’s ability to move on their feet. Our body is often compartmentalized into various sections. Arms, torso, and legs, or biceps and triceps. However, our body is an ... Continue Reading
HIIT Improves Glucose Metabolism in Diabetics
High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is the darling of the fitness community. Hundreds of studies have proven its effectiveness at increasing cardiovascular endurance, enhancing overall fitness, ... Continue Reading
Insulin Resistance May Cause Cognitive Decline to Accelerate
Type 2 diabetes is a serious—and sadly common—disease. The American Diabetes Association estimates that just under 10% of Americans (29.1 million) had diabetes in 2012, and the number keeps rising by 1.4 ... Continue Reading
Exercise May Reduce the Side Effects of Chemo
Gastrointestinal cancers are some of the most common types of cancer. Skin, lung, and breast cancer are the three most diagnosed cancers, but colorectal cancer ranks sixth on the list with more than 71,000 ... Continue Reading
7 Reasons Why Your Testosterone Is Low
Testosterone is essential for men’s (and women’s) health. If you ask most men what the role of testosterone is in the body, they’ll likely say it builds lean muscle and boosts libido. While this is ... Continue Reading
Where Faith Meets Fitness
A disclaimer before I begin: A disclaimer before I begin: This article is not meant to be exclusionary, judgmental, or narrowminded. It is simply food for thought for those who are ... Continue Reading
Grade Your Effort and Give Yourself Some Credit
How many times per day are you successful at everyday tasks? If you made a checklist of all things done, from brushing your teeth to working on a major project at work, you’d be surprised at the success ... Continue Reading
The Essentialists: Brad Borland
"More" has become the religion of the 21st century. We assume more is better in training, in eating, and in our to-do lists. Commercials convince us that buying more will make us happy, and social media ... Continue Reading
Is Your Morning Coffee Making You Fat?
(Source: Julie McMahon) More than 100 million Americans, close to a third of the U.S. population, drink coffee every day. That number rises to 150 million Americans, or half the U.S. population, ... Continue Reading
Race Prep: Time to Sweat the Small Stuff
There are few feelings as totally gutting as when catastrophe strikes your race day. All the months of preparation, the dozens or even hundreds of hours of training, the anticipation, the new shoes, the ... Continue Reading
A Strong Row Starts With Your Feet
The importance of power application onto the foot plate while rowing is often overlooked, especially when teaching basic rowing technique. However, proper pressure application through the feet is critical ... Continue Reading
Exercise and Obesity Can Coexist for Health
We've all heard the expression, "You can't train away a bad diet!" Basically, it means that no amount of exercise can make up for poor eating habits. Overeating and poor food choices will always defeat the ... Continue Reading
Build Your Upper Body: Complexity Over Volume
Proper exercise progressions are essential for preventing sports injuries, developing lasting strength in an athlete, and achieving athletic goals. This is why, after years of being an athlete and coach, I ... Continue Reading
Women Are Just as Sweaty as Men
God knows how many times my wife has said to me, "Ew, you're all sweaty" after I come home from the gym. Like most guys my size (6'6"), I tend to sweat a lot. My wife, on the other hand, will be surprised ... Continue Reading
The Bold Spirit Physical Education System
Physical literacy and health are the most important subjects of any person’s development. They are intimately linked to our intellectual and personal growth. Overwhelming evidence indicates that with more ... Continue Reading
The Teenager’s Guide to Building Muscle
Being a teenager is tough. Parents forget how stressful the teen years can be, with social pressures, hectic schedules, and ever-increasing standards to live up to. Sometimes, it doesn’t leave a lot of ... Continue Reading
3 Ways to Align the Body for Pain-Free Hips
If you are dealing with hip pain, I want you to know I have been there myself. I know firsthand how much life can really suck when your hip just isn’t feeling right, or isn’t working the way that it ... Continue Reading
The Role of Split Lifts in Improving Athleticism
It is often the case that coaches introduce an unorthodox coaching solution just to distinguish themselves from their peers. It makes them appear unique, but does it really benefit the athlete? The ... Continue Reading
How Split Cleans and Snatches Strengthen Your ACL
It’s not uncommon to view exercise protocols through the same lens we view the persistent march forward of technology. Yesterday’s groundbreaking event is today’s antique. What must be kept in mind, ... Continue Reading
