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The Body Image Dilemma for Female Weightlifters

A common issue encountered in training female weightlifters is that of body image, and more specifically, bodyweight. In our modern, mass-media controlled culture, both males and females are bombarded from ... Continue Reading

From Fat Kid to Fitness Competitor

On October 8th, 2016, I competed in my first physique fitness show. A physique show, for those of you who are unfamiliar, is a bodybuilding-type event where you are judged on stage (in either board shorts ... Continue Reading

One PED You Shouldn’t Resist

I’ve found athletes at every level will go to extremes to improve their game. Powders, pills, lighter equipment, better shoes, expensive coaching programs, and banned substances. I’ve found ... Continue Reading

Improve Your Technique to Prevent Combat Sport Injuries

Muay Thai a martial art that sits at two different ends of the spectrum. To watch a contest live, as a lover of the game, it is beautiful and breathtaking. But when you’re the one in the heat of battle it ... Continue Reading

Whatever Your Goal, the Answer Is Play

We were born to play. All animals are, but none so much as humans. From giggling at funny faces and rolling balls across the floor to making forts and imagining new games, we spend the better part of our ... Continue Reading

Fit for the Holidays Challenge – Week 8

Week 8 of this year's Fit for the Holidays challenge starts this Sunday. Please read Fit for the Holidays Challenge introduction if you haven't done so already. The challenge runs until December 24th and ... Continue Reading

Extreme Calisthenics: From the Playground to the Silver Screen

A decade ago on YouTube, one of the very first viral videos was of an impossibly muscled man who called himself “Hannibal for King.” In that video, he does equally impossible things on pull up bars and ... Continue Reading

Stay Injury Free While Training for Size

Photo by Bev Childress Staying injury free while training for size is a multi-factorial, multi-layered process. Lifting weights is actually very safe and the injury rates are far lower than many ... Continue Reading

It’s Movember: Why Men Are Being Left Behind

The beautiful month of October brings us brilliant fall foliage and relief from the summer heat, along with the excitement of football season, baseball playoffs, and the start of basketball. Pink ribbons ... Continue Reading

Fit for the Holidays Challenge – Week 6

Week 6 of this year's Fit for the Holidays challenge starts this Sunday. Please read Fit for the Holidays Challenge introduction if you haven't done so already. The challenge runs until December 24th and ... Continue Reading

Embrace Your Human Animal

You are an animal. You were born with the ability to chase down prey, to flee creatively, to coordinate attacks, and to thrive in the rainforest and tundra alike. For millennia, your species lived every ... Continue Reading

Lift Stuff: Add Mass to Your Body and Years to Your Life

Photo by Bev Childress “Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general.” The infamous words of Mark Rippetoe are often used to drive the avid gym-goer to squat more, ... Continue Reading

Use This One Exercise for Immediate Back Pain Relief

Over the years Airbench has been a quick and effective way for me to get relief from low back pain for both myself and the people I have worked with. I think that once you experience the immediate, ... Continue Reading

Subversive Fitness: Day 231 of 360

Day 231 of 360 Skill work/ fact-finding: Kettlebell snatch (from swing and floor) Today, at skill work weights, practice the details of the kettlebell snatch and make improvements. Start ... Continue Reading

Beginner Pull-Up Series: Negatives and Increasing the Loading

The Beginner Pull-Up Program is designed to help you achieve your first strict pull-up. If you already have a pull-up or two, this program will help you progress your strength toward longer sets and more ... Continue Reading

The Pillars of the Second Half of Life

You Can Teach Yourself Anything

I want to share with you a method of how to teach yourself just about anything. This method of acquiring skills is a combination of concepts I was taught and others that I’ve found through trial and error ... Continue Reading

Endurance Athletes: Welcome to Strong Season

What a year it’s been! You’ve trained smart, raced hard, and checked a couple more items off of your racing bucket list. You even stood on the podium once or twice. Along the way, you made new friends, ... Continue Reading

Subversive Fitness: Day 221 of 360

Day 221 of 360 BENCHMARK “Waking the Dead” 6:55 (Suicidal Tendencies– “Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit… Deja Vu”) 20 Tire smash (10L, 10R- Any variation) @ 6lb. W, 10lb. M 10 Tire/ Box ... Continue Reading

Individualizing Macronutrient Ratios for Fat Loss

You’ve probably heard you need to go low carb to lose fat. Chances are other people have told you to go low fat. Right now, the ketogenic diet (a high fat, moderate protein, zero carb diet) is having a ... Continue Reading

Fit for the Holidays Challenge – Week 3

Week 2 of this year's Fit for the Holidays challenge starts this Sunday. Please read Fit for the Holidays Challenge introduction if you haven't done so already. The challenge runs until December 24th and ... Continue Reading

Women: Protect Your Knees With the Sprinter Stance Squat

Women are often told to train like the guys, but we aren’t guys. Apart from the obvious, women have some pretty significant differences when it comes to their training needs. Female athletes are at a much ... Continue Reading