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3 Ways to Snap Out of Your Mental Prison
Athletes in general are tough. We don’t like to show weakness. Our non-athlete social circles think we are crazy and awe-inspiring. But it’s okay to break, and it’s okay to ask for help. I recently found ... Continue Reading
The Hard Truths of Improving Physique and Fitness
You don't get here by sitting on your ass 12 hours a day and eating like crap. You don't get here by sitting on your ass 12 hours a day and eating like crap. We've come a long way in terms of ... Continue Reading
Stay Focused and Slay Your Goals
David Essel got his start in 1980 in the fitness industry. He was, as refers to himself, the exercise video dude, appearing in magazines with the likes of Jane Fonda, Kathy Smith and Denise Austin, the ... Continue Reading
Physical Morality: Our Obligation to Strengthen Our Bodies
Photo by Bev Childress Photo by Bev Childress Modern Western culture has witnessed the slow erosion of many values it once held dear. Driven by endless opportunity for mindless consumption, ... Continue Reading
Empty Your Cup, You’re Not That Good Yet
A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The ... Continue Reading
9 Mental Strategies to Master the Basics of Training
The basics may not seem like the sexiest thing to think about when it comes to training, especially in our world of fads, hacks, tips, and tricks. But a solid mastery of fundamentals gives you something ... Continue Reading
Getting Your Success in 2019 Means Starting Today
Photo of Coach Tromello with CrossFit Games Bound Team Torrance Training Labs at West Regional 2018 Photo of Coach Tromello with CrossFit Games Bound Team Torrance Training Labs at West Regional ... Continue Reading
Athlete, Coach Thyself
The predominant lesson instilled in me as a child was self-reliance. My mother’s father grew up in the grip of the Great Depression and was a Sea Bee in the South Pacific in World War II. When he got home, ... Continue Reading
Learn a New Skill or Re-Learn What you Think you Know
Has it occurred to you that if you’ve learned how to ride a bike, it is almost impossible to forget? When you are a kid, it’s a right of passage and freedom, especially once those training wheels are ... Continue Reading
Try Finding Strength and Fitness in Everyday Life
“Humans have dragged a body with a long hominid history into an overfed, malnourished, sedentary, sunlight-deficient, sleep-deprived, … and socially-isolating environment with dire consequences.” – ... Continue Reading
Making Time to Switch Off
These days it looks like everyone has a voice because of social media. In fact, it is hard to tell what’s real and what isn’t. The amount of filtering that is required is now overwhelming. However, I do ... Continue Reading
Behind the Scenes of Your Running Program
There are hundreds, if not thousands of running training plans out there. There are plans for every event from the 40-yard dash to ultramarathons, and all of them, to some degree, are effective. ... Continue Reading
Workouts for Fat Loss After 40
Is it just me, or does it seem like all of the talk about fat-loss for the over 40 population is all about pills, powders, and potions? Why doesn’t anybody want to talk about good old-fashioned training ... Continue Reading
Respect Your Body’s Signs: Lifting Heavy and Listening Closely
MMA, CrossFit, strongman, powerlifting, football, hockey, baseball - everyone is bigger, stronger, and jacked up higher than ever before. Amateur to pro-athlete, people are maxing out every advantage of ... Continue Reading
Learning and Training the Proper Technique for the Barbell Snatch
The snatch lift is one of two competitive movements in the Olympic sport of weightlifting. Originally known as one of the two “quick lifts,” (the other being the clean and jerk) the snatch contrasted the ... Continue Reading
Fairness in Sport and the Highest Peaks in the World
What makes sport compelling to watch? What drives us to compete against each other? I would argue that we come back to watch the same sports over and over again because of the thrill of the unknown. Until ... Continue Reading
Self-Coach With Confidence
Photo by Bev Childress Photo by Bev Childress Let’s say you have been working out for a long time, by yourself. You are extremely self-disciplined and feel confident following programs that ... Continue Reading
Eat Big to Get Big?
As I fought to hit the last rep on my less than perfect bench press, I sat up to see a guy had been watching my struggle from across the gym. I'd only been training a few weeks and my form was pretty ... Continue Reading
I Am No Superhero
Photo by Bev Childress Photo by Bev Childress America is addicted to superlatives. We’re bored with better; we want the best, biggest, fastest, strongest, hottest, coldest, highest, funnest, ... Continue Reading
When Healthy Habit Becomes Passionless Routine
Today, like every day, I hopped out of bed at the insistence of the alarm I strategically place across the room. Like every morning, I let my dogs out, then went to the kitchen and drank 16 ounces of cold ... Continue Reading
Subversive Fitness: Day 354 Of 360
Day 354 Of 360 Hang power clean: 5 x 5 @ (up to) 75% of power clean 2RM Rest as needed between sets. Today focuses on position, execution, fluidity; Pace and weight are to follow, not lead. Take ... Continue Reading
Streamline Your Swimming for Greater Efficiency
If you have watched the Olympics or any competitive swimming race, you may have noticed that competitive swimmers push off of every wall in what is called a "streamline position." This position creates the ... Continue Reading
The Postpartum Fitness Trap Strikes Again
Six weeks—that's the standard number of weeks given for women to refrain from exercising after giving birth. With my first pregnancy I made it to five weeks, but this time I was set on getting to six. I ... Continue Reading
