Any athlete at the professional level will tell you that getting injured is part of the game. These athletes do their best to avoid injuries in the first place, but it still happens. On the other end of ... Continue Reading
How to Reduce Your Child’s Risk of Obesity
Child obesity rates in the U.S. are at terrifying and dangerous levels. According to the CDC, the obesity rates among children have doubled in the last 30 years—even quadrupling among adolescents. More ... Continue Reading
Bring Balance to Your Martial Arts Training
If you are passionate about jiu jitsu, kickboxing, karate, taekwondo, or one of the many other forms of martial arts, you already know that being sidelined with pain or an injury totally sucks. In this ... Continue Reading
Why You Lift With Your Legs, Not Your Back
It’s important to lift with your legs and not your back. Yes, yes, and yes. We have heard this message ten thousand times and it is the cardinal rule in movement. But it is so easy to reach down like an ... Continue Reading
Fighter’s Abs: Train Like a Kickboxer
When I was younger, I wanted to get in shape fast. I wanted to get 6-pack abs, defined shoulders, and a powerful looking back. At the same time, I wanted to learn how to defend myself. One of my friends ... Continue Reading
Why Your Back Hurts When You Do Abs
Throughout my seven years on the gym floor, the most common complaint I hear is lower back pain during abdominal exercises. The most common culprits are the plank and the leg raise. As frustrating ... Continue Reading
The Secret Ingredient for Lower Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular disorders are officially the #1 cause of death in the world. Take a moment to think about that: more people die as a result of (often avoidable) health problems like high blood pressure, ... Continue Reading
Digitally Embedding Crowds in Charity and Fun Runs
The loneliness of the long distance runner could soon be a thing of the past as new technology allows crowds to cheer on athletes from anywhere in the world. A prototype digital relay baton has been ... Continue Reading
6 Signs You’ve Hired the Wrong Trainer
Hiring a personal trainer or coach can be an enormous boost to your physical development. From time to time, everyone needs some help to continue making progress. There are many advantages to working with ... Continue Reading
Weaponize Your Training: Do The Kettlebell Walk
Anyone familiar with my previous work will understand my love for the kettlebell. This love is rooted in the utility and versatility of the implement. Kettlebells provide many completely unique training ... Continue Reading
Your Diet Can Prevent Migraines
Migraine headaches are a very serious problem, and a lot more common than you'd think. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, they're the world's 3rd most prevalent ailment, one that affects ... Continue Reading
Connecting to Training and Life With Your Breath
Today I want to talk with you about the idea of your breath, and what it means to your movement practice and your training. Our breath is pretty important for things like metabolism, cognition, stress ... Continue Reading
How to Adjust Sets and Reps to Fit Your Training Goal
The way we describe a workout is by breaking it down into exercises, sets, and repetitions. All of your workout can be explained in only a few lines and all will understand what those numbers and ... Continue Reading
3 Minutes to Maximum Fitness
Looking for a way to get fit but don't have a lot of time to spare? Sounds familiar. With the busy lives we all lead, it's tough to find time to get to the gym for a full hour of training. It's often ... Continue Reading
Don’t Fall for These Ectomorph Myths
The classic ectomorph is the ultimate underdog in the iron world. As the old comic book story goes, the skinny kid gets sand kicked in his face, and then orders the Charles Atlas program and returns ... Continue Reading
Getting to Know Your Serratus Anterior: Strengthen Your “Wings”
Got chicken legs? Don’t forget about your chicken wings. The serratus anterior muscles are what I refer to as our “wings.” They help us move our arms multi-dimensionally and with great speed. Got ... Continue Reading
How to Progress Your Way to a Perfect Push Up
Push ups are the go-to exercise of the universe. They’re used as strength tests in school and in the military, as punishments in gym class, and to impress people on the beach. In my studio, I use them ... Continue Reading
5 Common Training Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Admit it. At some point, you've blindly undertaken a popular training program without a clue as to its validity. When I was a young lad, I did it, too. We think because something is out there via paper, ... Continue Reading
Take Your Cleans Beyond the Barbell
Fitness is a fascinating activity, hobby, career, and sport. It infiltrates so much of our life, but most know very little about the history of fitness and the way it has shaped what we think today. To a ... Continue Reading
The Immune-Boosting Benefits of Exercise
Exercise offers a wide range of benefits: everything from improved mobility to enhanced brain function to lower risks of injuries. It's a well-established belief that exercise can increase immunity to ... Continue Reading
The Next Frontier in Recovery
Globally, fitness and training has exponentially exploded over the last couple of years, helped by social media, trends, and technology. It’s virtually impossible when looking at social media not to be ... Continue Reading
Parents: You Are the First Coach
At first, it was some friends of mine who are teachers complaining about how unprepared some of their incoming students are. You know, that handful of little ones who should have some basic skills taught ... Continue Reading
Get Out of Your Head and Into the Zone
When I was a little kid throwing a tantrum, freaking out about dessert, or bedtime, or whatever it is little kids freak out about, my mom used to say, "One of these days I'm going to record you on a tape ... Continue Reading
What Bees Can Teach Us About Healthy Living
If you're ever wondering what you should eat—or, more importantly, what you should not eat—take a lesson from bees. They're more than just smart little creatures; they're a pretty good judge of what is ... Continue Reading
