If I could do only one pose for the rest of my life it would be this core twist - jathara parivartanasana. This amazing shape covers everything in one pose - the inner thighs, the shoulder girdle, the ... Continue Reading
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Do We All Squat the Same? 3 Movement Principles For Every Body
Let’s get one thing straight. We as humans haven’t changed much in the last few hundred thousand years. (Yes, we have been around that long. It’s scientific fact.) You are only perhaps a little bit taller, ... Continue Reading
What Strength Training Means to Me: How a Bookish Girl Became a Lifter and Coach
My approach to strength training has been shaped largely by my experiences. There really is no better place to learn than under the bar. I don’t intend this to sound fatuous. My background is book learning ... Continue Reading
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
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
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
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: 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
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 17 – 1/25/2014
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
Strength & Conditioning: Sally Moss, Week 1, Day 3
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
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
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
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
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
