There are few things that are more of a turn-off than being in pain. It's hard to think about sex when you've got sharp pains running down your spines, your muscles are aching, or you've got a serious ... Continue Reading
Short on Time? Stack Your Practice
If you’ve hung around the natural movement space long enough, you’ve likely heard of a smart gal by the name of Katy Bowman. She’s a biomechanist... sort of. What she really excels at is highlighting just ... Continue Reading
How Delayed Gratification Shapes Your Health
Remember that squat PR you reached at age 35, or when you finally mastered the front lever and planche? How about that college class you pulled up from a C to an A? Or that first car you saved for all ... Continue Reading
Rebuild Your Hip Function with Tempo Training
Tempo training is common for upper body and core movements, but is often neglected for lower body exercises. Why should you use tempo training for your legs? It all starts with the hips. The perfect squat ... Continue Reading
More Time Sitting Leads to Higher Depression and Obesity Risk
We've all heard the expression "sitting is the new smoking." Basically, it's a fancy way to say "sitting down will increase your risk of health problems." Previous studies have indicated that sitting can ... Continue Reading
Prevention and Treatment of IT Band Syndrome
Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is one of the most common overuse injuries from running. It can briefly be described as a pain and possible swelling on the outside of the knee. But there are a lot more ... Continue Reading
2017 CrossFit Open Preparation: 8 Weeks of Workouts and Coaching Part II
The CrossFit Open is coming up between February 23 and March 27 in 2017. This is the final 4 week phase of preparation leading up the competition. For a full review of why the Open is a good way to build a ... Continue Reading
Unconventional Advice to Revamp Your Bench Press
For better or worse, the bench press is the ubiquitous measure of strength. Think about it, when was the last time someone asked you how much you squat? The bench press is also typically one of the first ... Continue Reading
Time for a Training Tune-Up
(Source: Bev Childress Creative) If you own a car, you know that to get the most out of it, you need to fill it up with quality fuel, be careful not to abuse it, and keep it looking good. You also ... Continue Reading
Cold Water Immersion Therapy Shown Ineffective for Advanced Athletes
Cold water immersion therapy (e.g. jumping into an ice bath after your workout) has long been a popular method of improving recovery in athletes. But for years now, most of the science on this topic has ... Continue Reading
The Secret to Cycling Single Lifts
In this video, I’m going to give away one of the key takeaways from my recent experience at Wodapalooza in Miami. We’ve already established that barbell cycling is one of the most fundamental skill ... Continue Reading
Get Smart About Your Press
The press, push press, push jerk, snatch, and overhead squat all require a specific level of shoulder mobility before you should perform them under any significant load. If these movements are performed ... Continue Reading
Why Holiday Weight Gain Still Lingers
It's tough to stick with your diet over the holidays. First there's Thanksgiving Dinner, followed by weeks of Christmas cakes, cookies, treats, and hot chocolate. Then comes Christmas dinner with a side of ... Continue Reading
How to Nail Your First Pull-Up
Every time I read an article on getting more pull-ups, inevitably the first thing in the comments section is “but I can’t even do one!” And the person’s plea usually goes unanswered. So this article is for ... Continue Reading
Creatine Isn’t Going to Kill You
The paint was still fresh on the “Welcome to 2017” sign when several major news sources decided to kick off a fresh New Year with stale old news: “Kids are taking creatine!” Cue the scary ... Continue Reading
The Ancient Chinese Remedy to Cure Modern Pains
Chronic pain is a problem that has been steadily on the rise in the last decade. According to the NIH, pain is the most common reason that Americans visit their doctor, and more people suffer from pain ... Continue Reading
Try Yoga to Reduce Blood Pressure
Yoga has become the new "in" workout. Not only are the classic types of yoga (Iyengar, Hatha, Ashtanga, Bikram, etc.) becoming popular, but new and creative types of yoga (Ganja Yoga, Aerial Yoga, Dance ... Continue Reading
How to Find a Great Coach
When you choose to hire a coach, not only are they working for you, they are working with you—to radically change your life. You shouldn’t settle for anything less than that. So you need to find someone ... Continue Reading
Creating the Life Skill of Delayed Gratification
Training is a microcosm of life, teaching us persistence, tenacity, a sense of discipline, and the patience required to achieve any great goal. The toughness we achieve through training is essential to do ... Continue Reading
Yoga Has Social Benefits for Children
A new study from The University of Nottingham has found that Kundalini yoga could potentially help to improve the health and psychological well-being of children in care. Corporate care is far from ... Continue Reading
Fix Your Mental Mistakes in Training
Searching for authentic sources of motivation on the internet is like trying to find a fitness-related Instagram account without booty shorts. It seems that everyone is driven solely by likes, views, and ... Continue Reading
Where Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Meets Natural Movement
Solo drills are a big part of Brazilian jiu jitsu. Most schools teach similar variations of the movements we do in BJJ as solo drills. These are things you can do on your own before practice to warm up, ... Continue Reading
There’s More to the Weight Room Than Getting Strong
For those of you who are not a part of team strength and conditioning, what I am going to tell you might come as a surprise. First, I have the incredible fortune of getting to work in the college setting ... Continue Reading
The British Are 1.5 Billion Pounds Heavier
It's no secret that the average human body weight has increased in the last few decades. With the terrifyingly high number of obese and overweight people in the world, the planet overall has gotten a lot ... Continue Reading
