Everyone has the same basic movement patterns - we habitually pick objects up off the floor, squat, sit up, and perform countless other patterns. These patterns are manifested in many different ways from ... Continue Reading
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How Kelly Starrett’s Mobility Seminar Ruined Me
Over the weekend I took a CrossFit Movement and Mobility trainer course given by Kelly Starrett, doctor of physical therapy, healer to world-class athletes, and, in general, the guru to whom we run to fix ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Andrew Read, Entry 35 – Pigheaded Stubbornness
Click here to read other journal entries and articles by Andrew Read, and look for his new journal every Monday as he trains for Ironman Melbourne. Athlete Journal Entry 35: Pigheaded ... Continue Reading
Re-Thinking Functional Movement: The Sling Systems of the Body
Talking theory is great and citing research is very important, but in the end, I think nothing tells more about what a person actually believes in than the programs he or she creates. After looking at ... Continue Reading
10 Tips for Doing Yoga On-the-Go
A fellow Three Sisters Yoga graduate recently shared with me that her most difficult challenge is finding enough time for her yoga practice. Nicole lives in the Big Apple (New York City) where time is a ... Continue Reading
A Question on Drugs: Do You Uphold Our Double Standard?
I make no secret that I love professional sports. Every four years I start getting all twitchy at the thought of the amazing feats that will be performed at the Olympics. It doesn’t actually even matter to ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Way of the Peaceful Warrior” by Dan Millman
When I was 12, my seventh grade English teacher told me I was “cynical.” I didn’t even know what the word meant, but after I looked it up, I nodded and thought to myself that she was right. I tended to ... Continue Reading
The 6X6 Brutality Workout
Do you think you're tough? Do you think you're invincible and have faced your greatest workout challenge? If those are true, congratulations - you're the woman or man. If not - or you seek another ... Continue Reading
It’s CrossFit and It’s Going to Hurt
“I’ve never felt something like this,” my athlete Amy said as she grabbed her lower back. I could see fear set in. I watched her walk out. I didn’t see her again for a month. “I’ve never ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 4, Week 4, 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
Sally’s 8 Week BJJ Tournament Training Program: Technical Training
The weeks leading up to a tournament are not the time to completely revamp your jiu jitsu game. Over the past eight weeks, I’ve been working with my team at Titans MMA and our affiliate school, Marmac ... Continue Reading
The Rule of Five: A Simple Guideline for Effective Training
Ever have one of those conversations where after someone says something you just know it’s going to have a ripple effect onto everything else you do? That the one thing they mention is actually so ... Continue Reading
Mature Athlete: Cycle 3, Week 7, Day 2
The third cycle of the Mature Athlete workouts is another 12-week program with a variety of training options and modes. This cycle integrates challenge workouts to keep you competing with yourself. It ... Continue Reading
5 Killer Pushup Variations for Greater Gains
The poor old push up is a miserable exercise. It doesn't get a lot of love and generally just sits there by itself in the corner. Other more macho exercises laugh at it, and you likely haven't performed a ... Continue Reading
4 Simple Fitness Resolutions You Overlooked
There is never a more perfect time to kick a bad habit than the start of a new year. As January draws to a close, the holidays are officially over and the Mayans proved to be wrong, for now. With those ... Continue Reading
How to Train Strength and Conditioning for MMA
What is the makeup of a great MMA fighter? I will not be going into the technical mastery of various martial arts, but looking at it more from the strength and conditioning coach point of view. An MMA ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Julie Warren, Entry 6 – A Week of Highs and Lows
EDITOR'S NOTE: Along with Andrew Read and Narisa Wild, Julie Warren will be sharing her training experiences for upcoming endurance challenges. Follow Julie as she prepares for her next adventure - the ... Continue Reading
When Training Goes Wrong
Everyone has ups and downs at work. I’m pretty sure the captain of the Titanic didn’t plan to let the ship sink. I’m equally sure that the Battle of Little Bighorn didn’t go as Custer planned either. In ... Continue Reading
Avoiding Injury: How to Train Safely for Years to Come
In plain English, becoming injured stinks. You love to train and compete consistently, but if those activities are taken from you due to a nagging minor injury or a debilitating major injury it’s no fun. ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 4, Week 3, 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
Sally’s 8 Week BJJ Tournament Training Program: Essential Gear
One of the things I love about being involved in so many different fitness activities is always having a reason to shop. This is a list of things I’ve enjoyed using the most in my BJJ tournament ... Continue Reading
5 Ways To Get Young Children Moving
Once my firstborn daughter could walk and express herself somewhat coherently, I had a hard time knowing how to teach her anything. I remember being so frustrated when I would try to sit down with her and ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Circuits for MMA, BJJ, and Martial Arts
It is very easy to get lost in the moment during the tense theater of battle while watching a Brazilian jiu jitsu competition, boxing match, or mixed martial arts event. Competing martial artists generally ... Continue Reading
Taking a New Perspective On Your Training
I’ve had many epiphanies over the years. Not to use a possibly tired term haphazardly, but a few of these epiphanies have even led to paradigm shifts for me. As a coach, this has happened to me as well. In ... Continue Reading
