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Strength & Conditioning: Sally Moss, Week 3, Day 1

EDITOR'S NOTE: These workouts are designed by competitive weightlifter, powerlifter, and strength coach Sally Moss. Sally's goal is to make strength training simple for everyone, and these workouts ... Continue Reading

Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 18 – 2/1/2014

EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of Jess Papi. Jess is a blue belt at Scranton MMA and also pursuing her degree in exercise science. Read her entries every week for insights on competing, ... Continue Reading

The Other Guys (And Why They Don’t Matter)

Back in 1988, Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson were the two 100-meter dash greats. Carl Lewis was already regarded as one of the best sprinters and jumpers of all time, but Ben Johnson stepped up and broke the ... Continue Reading

Strength & Conditioning: Sally Moss, Week 2, Day 3

8 Common Squatting Mistakes and How to Correct Them For Stronger Squats

Everyone makes mistakes. I make a lot. Everyone squats. (Don’t they?) I squat a lot. Through the combination of these two things, in addition to coaching a lot of squats, I’ve worked out eight common ... Continue Reading

Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 8, Week 7, Day 2

Welcome to the Kettlebell workout from coach Dini Leopoldo. Two new workouts are posted each week - on Tuesday and Thursday - and can be done on any day you have available. Make sure you warm up adequately ... Continue Reading

Had Enough of Kale? Try These 5 Powerful Leafy Greens Instead

Clients often ask me, “What’s the one thing I should be doing to improve my health?” My answer is always the same, “Eat more leafy greens.” There’s absolutely nothing controversial about eating boatloads ... Continue Reading

I Have a Dream (Team): When Winning Is the Only Thing That Matters

There is something primal in the will to win. The cellular-level drive to emerge from any sort of competition as the victor is an innate desire that human beings can scarcely understand. We’ve been ... Continue Reading

Strength & Conditioning: Sally Moss, Week 2, Day 2

Athlete Journal: Chris Duffin, Entry 86 – Massive Volume

EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the Athlete Journal of world champion powerlifter Chris Duffin. Follow Chris as he trains and competes in various events over the coming year. Chris's journal will be posted every ... Continue Reading

The 4 Most Common Issues in Coaching and Learning Gymnastics

As some of you may or may not know, I travel about this blue and green sphere of ours spreading whatever knowledge and information I can through the CrossFit Gymnastics certification. Recently I crunched ... Continue Reading

Strength & Conditioning: Sally Moss, Week 2, Day 1

Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 17 – 1/25/2014

Strength & Conditioning: Sally Moss, Week 1, Day 3

Partial Movements: Globo Gym Fail or Useful Training Tool?

In all varieties of weight training, be they weightlifting, powerlifting, general strength training, or bodybuilding, we are all told that we should train all exercises through a full range of motion ... Continue Reading

3 Questions to Confirm if Your Child Is Ready to Start a Sport

In just a few weeks, the Sochi Winter Olympics are going to start, and the world will be amazed at the feats of athletes as they twirl, jump, slide, spin, and propel themselves in ways and at speeds that ... Continue Reading

Integrity in Competition: A Manifesto for Athletes, Coaches, and Judges

Competition can do strange things to people. I’ve seen it happen time and again. When the stakes are raised, the competitive claws come out - athletes go ape, coaches go crazy, judges get jumpy, and it can ... Continue Reading

Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 8, Week 6, Day 2

What Our Dietary Guidelines Should Be

In What Is Healthy Eating? Turning the Food Pyramid Upside Down, I explained the story of Dr. Louise Light and how the recommendations she originally submitted to the USDA for the food pyramid got shot ... Continue Reading

The 5 Most Annoying Fitness Questions I Get Asked at Parties

But the fact remains that grains are not well digested by humans. As Mark Sisson explained, “While grains represent an easy, cheap source of carbohydrates (that most sedentary people simply don’t need), ... Continue Reading

Strength & Conditioning: Sally Moss, Week 1, Day 2

Athlete Journal: Chris Duffin, Entry 85 – Heavy Squat Session

Book Review: “The Paleo Chocolate Lover’s Cookbook” by Kelly V. Brozyna

One of the growing problems I see with the use of the word “paleo” is that a lot of things get called paleo these days that aren’t really paleo. What I mean is, people can find a way to make junk food out ... Continue Reading

So You Want to Be a CrossFit Judge? 7 Tips to Help You Make the Right Decisions

As the CrossFit Open approaches, more CrossFit trainers will be taking the CrossFit judges course to become certified judges. Even though the course gives you a basic blueprint, nothing can outweigh actual ... Continue Reading