A question I have pondered for some time is "How is masters competition different from regular, open competitions?" While I am thinking most about how this query applies to weightlifting, I imagine the ... Continue Reading
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How the Coaching of Olympic Weightlifting Has Changed
The process of coaching weightlifting at the beginner level has changed considerably over the last few years. If you are one of the coaches who is new to the game you might not notice the difference, but ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 5, Week 12, Day 1
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
How Meditation Can Heal Your Adrenal System
As many of you know, I have been exploring more natural ways to deal with adrenal/HPA dysfunction. I have a bit of an issue with cortisol, norepinephrine, and epinephrine production that sometimes leaves ... Continue Reading
Why Do I Keep Jacking Up My Shoulder? A CrossFitter’s Dilemma
As a CrossFit trainer and physical therapist, I see my fair share of shoulder injuries. I am placed in a precarious position. I want to see my athletes succeed and get new personal records on their lifts ... Continue Reading
Building Better Calf Muscles: How the Calf Works and How to Work It
Take a gander at the muscles on the back of your lower leg. Which category applies to you: Are they short and bulky? Long and bulky? Average size? Long and thin? Short and thin? Whatever type of ... Continue Reading
5 Ways Doing Karaoke Can Benefit Your BJJ Training
Over the weekend, I went with some friends to a karaoke bar. Not the kind where you get your own private room. The kind where you go on stage in front of God and everybody, where it’s just the backbeat, ... Continue Reading
Get a Grip: 3 Ways to Grip a Deadlift and How to Get Your Grip Stronger
The deadlift has long been touted as the King of Lifts. Whether you agree with that or not, it’s easy to see why it has gained such a reputation. For most, the deadlift is the lift for which you ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 5, Week 11, 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
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 17 – 6/19/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
Why All Surfers Should Be Doing CrossFit
Surfers from parts of the world that get consistent surf stay surf fit by practicing what they love in a constantly changing environment that ensures they are always ready for the uncertainties a surf ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 5, Week 11, Day 1
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
Athlete Journal: Andrew Read – Spartan Race Training, Entry 2
Click here to read other journal entries and articles by Andrew Read, and look for his new journals as he trains for not one but TWO back-to-back Spartan Races - the Spartan Beast and the Spartan Ultra ... Continue Reading
The Myth of Willpower: The 3 Step Way to Create Lasting Habits
We’ve all tried to change habits before and most of us are not very successful. We swear off junk food or snacking. We promise ourselves we’ll go to the gym every day. We swear to stick to our guns this ... Continue Reading
MovNat and the Mature Athlete
Watch Erwan Le Corre's Brand New Video Workouts! At the age of 51, I jump out of bed every morning and I can’t wait to get to the gym or park to train, move, and enjoy all the physical activity my body ... Continue Reading
Factions of the Fitness Industry: Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong, and Who Really Cares?
Most strength and fitness enthusiasts are in the game for a specific reason. It could be to lift competitively, to excel in endurance events, or to simply improve general fitness. Whatever the reason, when ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Gymboss Interval Timer and Gymboss miniMAX + Giveaway!
We're Giving Away 10 Gymbosses - Scroll Down for Details! Everyone who reads my articles and anyone I coach knows I think the basics are the best. That rule applies to virtually anything. The ... Continue Reading
May I Make an Observation? The Benefit of Letting Our Senses Do the Work
In my academic life, one of the courses I teach is on qualitative research methods. Qualitative methods are distinct from quantitative methods, which identify statistical relationships between two ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 5, Week 10, 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
Athlete Journal: Pat McCarty, Entry 16 – 6/12/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of CrossFit trainer and masters athlete Patrick McCarty. Patrick competed in the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games in the 45-49 age bracket and has his sights set on ... Continue Reading
Interview With 2013 World Jiu Jitsu Championships Bronze Medalist Josh Presley
For weeks at Titans Fitness Academy in Halifax, Nova Scotia, an empty protein tub sat on the ledge at the main entrance. A hole was cut into the lid and the sign taped to the tub said, “Send Presley to ... Continue Reading
The 3 Missing Pieces in Your Training Program Puzzle
I remember when I was a little kid I spent a lot of time putting together jigsaw puzzles with my family. On one particular occasion I remember we were right near the end of a five thousand piece puzzle and ... Continue Reading
There’s No Such Thing as Willpower: How to Identify Triggers of Bad Habits
Do you find yourself feeling envious of your friend who can skip the brownies or the pizza without flinching? Or does it amaze you that your buddy can hit the gym every day like clockwork no matter how ... Continue Reading
5 Things I Wish I Had Known When I First Started Training BJJ
They say hindsight is 20/20. I frequently observe, in my own training journey, and in the training journeys of others, actions that reveal how we sometimes don’t know what we don’t know. In other words, ... Continue Reading
