Can you smell that? It’s the smell of bridges burning. If you are a college athlete wrapping up your last season at your university, and you feel you have a chance to take the next step as a ... Continue Reading
Firefighter Training for Real World Fitness
When you think of firefighting, what do you think of? A late-night television drama? Attractive models running into burning buildings, wearing partially open turnout coats as they jump through flames ... Continue Reading
Man Up and Train Your Weaknesses
No one likes to be weak. You go to the gym to look, feel, and be better. Whether your goal is strength, hypertrophy, power, or general fitness and well-being, weakness is never on your ... Continue Reading
2017 CrossFit Open Prep: Weightlifting Movements
In this installment, I’m going to cover the lifting movements of Competition CrossFit. There's a lot to cover, so let's just jump in and get started. First, lets talk about cleans and snatches. ... Continue Reading
Could Honey Bee Brood Be Tomorrow’s Food?
The world's population has been steadily rising for the last century. It's estimated that the world population hovered around 1.6 billion at the turn of the 20th century, but by the year 2000 that number ... Continue Reading
What Is “Athlete’s Heart”?
"Athlete's heart" is a fascinating concept. Basically, it describes the changes to the heart that result from engaging in regular vigorous physical activities. Marathon runners and professional athletes ... Continue Reading
Why Your New Year’s Resolution Will Fail
'Tis the season to be delusional. That's right, ladies and gentlemen, the new year is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: it's time to hurl your best intentions into the void of your imagined ... Continue Reading
2 Tools to Reclaim Your Overhead Position
Regardless of your training goals and fitness tools of choice, the arm bar and crooked arm bar demand a place in your regular routine. These two movements combine to offer the best method I know to improve ... Continue Reading
American Diets Get Better, but Slowly
It's no secret that the American diet is among the worst in the world. Thanks to the high consumption of processed, artificial, and sugar-rich foods, obesity and diabetes rates in the U.S. have skyrocketed ... Continue Reading
Why MMA Creates The Fittest Athletes
The Eye Test Athletes in general these days seem to be hyper-specialized in their fitness, and have the bodies to match. Even golfers tend to be pretty darn fit. But there are also many overweight ... Continue Reading
Find Joy in Your Practice
I love handstands, muscle ups, and pistol squats as much as the next guy. But not because they’re particularly functional, or natural, or any other buzzwords. When someone asks why I practice them, the ... Continue Reading
Wearable Tech to Track Sweat and Reduce Dehydration
Wearable tech is the trend of the future. New smart fitness gadgets are being released with integrated tracking software that is able to monitor heart rate, calories burned, distance traveled, and dozens ... Continue Reading
Exercise Can’t Cure Sitting
Our modern lifestyle is making it more and more difficult to stay healthy. We're not just talking about the decreasing quality of the highly processed food we eat, but also the decrease in the amount of ... Continue Reading
2016’s Greatest Scientific News
2016 has been a great year for science. Not only have amazing breakthroughs been made in medical technology, but thousands of studies have been published that provide new and amazing insights into the ... Continue Reading
2017 CrossFit Open Prep: Movements to Master
In my previous article - 2017 CrossFit Open Preparation: 8 Weeks Of Workouts And Coaching - I told you why you should do the Open, and got you set up to start on my athlete's workout routines for their ... Continue Reading
Get Faster and Stronger With a Post-Season Break
We are all guilty of it. We finish our race season and feel the desire to be better, faster and stronger for next year. In case you were thinking of getting straight back into training, there are some ... Continue Reading
Do It and Believe In It
Recently, I reviewed a study showing that people who practice meditation reported benefits, but also failed to discuss it with their healthcare providers. This is a big disconnect. Meditation, being in the ... Continue Reading
Are You a Barbell Generalist?
In my last article, I explored the issue of whether one should be a generalist or specialist with regard to sport training. Since then, I have been made aware of other aspects of the question that bear ... Continue Reading
Don’t Forget to Breathe
"Relax. Take a deep breath." I'm sure you've heard it. You've probably said it yourself when someone around you is stressing out and their emotional shrapnel is flying at you. Seems like good advice, ... Continue Reading
The 3 Indispensible Elements of Athletic Training
We live in a time of abundant, free information. The problem with this? Not all of this abundant information is productive or correct. With the emergence of YouTube and celebrity athletes on ... Continue Reading
White to Brown: Turning Fat into Fitness
Did you know that there are different types of fat? The stuff clinging to your belly, thighs, and the backs of your arms may all look the same, but there are differences at the cellular level. The ... Continue Reading
Depression Relief: Breathing and Yoga
Yoga is fast becoming one of the most popular exercise trends in the country. People from all walks of life and levels of fitness are able to enjoy the many health benefits of yoga: better mobility and ... Continue Reading
A New Solution for Better Sports Medicine
Sports doctors have one very important task: to ensure the athletes under their care are in the best possible condition. That means treating ailments and injuries, offering medical advice, and researching ... Continue Reading
How Accentuated Eccentric Loading Leads to Greater Strength Gains
What do you do when you've hit the plateau in your strength gains and muscle building? If you're smart, you'll change things up. Perhaps you'll change from low volume, high-weight training to high volume, ... Continue Reading
