The CrossFit Open started February 23 with WOD 17.1, and this is the final WOD, 17.5. As with each prior Open WOD, I am providing immediate feedback and support for all of you who are interested in ... Continue Reading
The 7 Gym Personalities: Learning Gym Etiquette
To some extent, we are all guilty of goofing off in the gym. Maybe we’re just not in the zone, not “feeling it,” or have had a stressful and distracted day, and just need to go through the motions to get ... Continue Reading
Increase Power and Get Lean on the Airbike
The effectiveness of the airbike has been well documented over the last few years. Not only is it great for fat loss, it provides a gut check like no other piece of cardio equipment in the gym. It ... Continue Reading
Can Coaches Prevent Player Injuries?
Injury rates in youth football teams in the 2014 season by implementation of Heads Up Football (HUF), affiliation with Pop Warner Football (PW), event type, and type of injury. Players in the non–Heads Up ... Continue Reading
What You Feel Says More Than What You See in Movement
Our central nervous system (CNS) drives all physical movement. Your nervous system acts as both the individual musicians and the conductor of a large, beautifully harmonious orchestra. Fluid, athletic ... Continue Reading
Train Your Abs Without Wrecking Your Back
Back pain sucks, especially when it prohibits you from performing some of your favorite exercises. Even if you pay special attention to rehabilitative practices and apply a heavy dose of precaution, back ... Continue Reading
Healthy Children Become Healthy Adults
Exercise is the best thing you can do. Not only does it strengthen your muscles and enhance flexibility and endurance, but it will stabilize your mood, increase your production of important hormones, ... Continue Reading
Passion and Purpose: Building the Bold Spirit
If you are at all socially conscious, you must be amazed at the number of challenges piling up for our future generations. Turn on the news, and we learn that our old concepts of retirement—social security ... Continue Reading
How Gut Bacteria Impacts Heart Health
The human gut is a truly marvelous place. Not only does your gut have its own nervous system (the enteric nervous system), but your intestinal health affects the health of your brain, your mood, your ... Continue Reading
Phytoestrogens and Your Testosterone Levels
When it comes to the gentler sex, how much do you really know? You might assume you’re an expert, but to really know her you must understand estrogen in all its splendor. While estrogen may give her all ... Continue Reading
Don’t Waste Time on Base Training
I entered my first triathlon on a dare from a friend. It was not the most well thought out adventure in the world, but I can tell you one thing: it was fun! I walked away sure I wanted to do a whole lot ... Continue Reading
Novice Lifters: What to Do About Your First Plateau
So you started lifting a few months ago on one of the crowd favorites. Names like Starting Strength, StrongLifts 5x5, and 5/3/1 come to mind. These are great training programs that provide much of the ... Continue Reading
A Living Bandage: Using Stem Cells To Speed Healing
The human body is a truly amazing machine. It's designed to function autonomously, with all your organs and internal functions operating by rote. All you have to do is provide the machine the fuel it ... Continue Reading
The Importance of Sleep for Weightlifters and Other Athletes
Athletes are well aware of the importance of proper training if they want to make progress. They are also aware of the need for proper nutrition. Often given short shrift, though, is the need for recovery ... Continue Reading
How to Build Up to the Front Lever
If you want strong lats and phenomenal core strength, then the front lever is an exercise for you. More than likely, if you can do a front lever you’ll have a great six-pack. This isn’t just because you’ll ... Continue Reading
The Top 5 Exercises to Strengthen Your Neck
It’s time to revisit the virtues of possessing strong neck musculature. In short, the neck and cervical spine serve as the conduit from the brain to the rest of the body. Not much muscle volume protects ... Continue Reading
Better Sleep, Better Sex
Menopause can cause a broad array of symptoms ranging from mild to serious. Women undergoing menopause experience hot flashes, mood changes, night sweats, weight gain, slowed metabolism, dry skin, thinning ... Continue Reading
How to Train the Hamstrings for Explosive Speed
When it comes to speed, conditioning protocols must be finely tuned to influence the body physiologically and biomechanically. Considerations must include working in a variety of planes, structuring ... Continue Reading
Food Scares: Dealing With The Deluge
If you've been following health and food news over the last few years, you're aware of a surprising number of food scares—food products being recalled due to contamination. For example, the CDC was forced ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open 2017: Beating the Odds on WOD 17.4
The CrossFit Open started February 23 with WOD 17.1, and the final WOD, 17.5, will be announced on March 27. As every Open WOD is released, I will be providing immediate feedback and support for anyone ... Continue Reading
In Movement Context Is Everything
What does a creek teach us about our movement and training? More than you might think. The way you move and the way you look depend entirely on the context you put yourself in, day in and day out. ... Continue Reading
Protect Your Children From Ad-triggered Cravings
What is it about advertisements for McDonald's, KFC, or Chipotle that make us suddenly so hungry? Perhaps it's the hunger-triggering colors (like red and yellow), or the fact that the images awaken our ... Continue Reading
Conditioning That Won’t Kill Your Gains
Conditioning is a high-wire balancing act. Choose the wrong modality, frequency, or volume, and watch your gains disappear like an empty bench on a Monday. In part due to the explosion of CrossFit, the ... Continue Reading
Is Vitamin D Causing Your Headache?
Click to enlarge Well, technically it's a lack of vitamin D that's causing the problem. Vitamin D is, as its name suggests, a vital amine, one that plays many important roles in your health. Vitamin ... Continue Reading
