When John Wayne “The Gunslinger” Parr was thirteen years old, he fell in love with a man. The man was Jean-Claude Van Damme and JW had just seen the movie Kickboxer. He fell in love with him as a hero. We ... Continue Reading
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How Grapplers Celebrate the Holidays: Pretty Much Nothing Is Sacred
People, places, and things that are important in other contexts are not necessarily important to grapplers in the same way. Given that grappling is a lifestyle and not just a hobby, grapplers tend to find ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 3, 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
Foundation Training: Relieve Pain and Improve Performance
It’s the unfortunate state of our sport. Ask any physical therapist, chiropractor, or acupuncturist what they think of CrossFit and the reply is usually, “I love CrossFit, they keep me in business.” ... Continue Reading
Featured Coach: Kevin Kearns, Part 2 – Everybody Has a Good Fight
Many of us enjoy watching MMA fighters, but don’t enjoy the thought of getting hit in the face ourselves. According to coach Kevin Kearns, we are not alone in that feeling, but not wanting to get punched ... Continue Reading
Friday Flicks: Top 10 Greatest Hits
Every Friday we kick off your weekend with a fun, fitness-related video you've never seen before. If you've missed previous weeks, you can catch up on them HERE! Here are our top 10 most popular videos, ... Continue Reading
The Deadly Ways Excess Sugar is Stunting Your Child
Children and sugar go together like bros and protein shakes, divas and booty shorts, or middle-aged housewives and Zumba classes. Every morning I see bright-eyed and eager students bounce around the ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 3, Week 5, 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: Andrew Read, Entry 27 – The Accident
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. Journal Entry 27 - The Accident I would ... Continue Reading
The Vital Role of the Kiai, Grunt, and Otherwise Noisy Exhale
If you’re around my age, you might remember the old Saturday Night live skit, “At Home with Monica Seles.” In the skit, much fun was made of the way the former tennis great would emit loud grunts on the ... Continue Reading
Sunday Seven: The Week’s 7 Most Popular Articles, Vol. 33
Every Sunday we post the "Sunday Seven" so you can quickly see the 7 most popular articles of the week. We've got an interesting mix of topics this week, including coaching tips, sexism and gender roles, ... Continue Reading
Choke: A Movie, a Verb, a Way of Life
In an ongoing effort to educate myself about the roots of the martial art I love, I recently watched the 1999 documentary Choke. In academese, you could say that Choke is a historical document, a primary ... Continue Reading
12 Reps with Zen Gray, Fitness Coach and Motivator
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to our newest feature - 12 Reps. In each appearance of 12 Reps, our coaches, writers, and occasional guests will be answering the same twelve questions each time. Go "into the ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 3, 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
Speed Kills, Part 2: Speed Development for the MMA Fighter
In my last article I wrote about the reasons why training for maximal strength will have greater effect on speed production, up to a point, than training directly for speed for the majority of people. This ... Continue Reading
Pregnancy Test = Positive = Time To Change My Goals
I’m seven weeks into my hardcore dieting and workout phase for a fitness competition in December when I start to get extra frustrated with my bloated belly. I’m eating right. I’m working out. What ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 3, Week 4, 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
Artist of Life: Can an Athlete Be an Artist?
"To be a martial artist means to be an artist of life.” - Bruce Lee In the past several years of my life, I’ve spent a lot of time in a martial arts school/boxing gym as both a student and ... Continue Reading
Featured Coach: Kevin Kearns, Part 1 – Blowing Up With the UFC
“I lost my father when I was 12. He was 48 and died of alcoholism. He was a functional alcoholic, and my world was tipped upside down.” These were the words of Kevin Kearns as he began his story of how he ... Continue Reading
Dear Willow: Help My Tight Hamstrings!
Dear Willow, I have always been plagued by extremely tight hamstrings. For instance, when lying on my back I can barely bring my leg perpendicular with the floor under my own power. When someone ... Continue Reading
Interview with Stephan Kesting: Educating the BJJ World
Warning: Stephan Kesting is a trained professional in a closed cage. Do not attempt on a real bear. Stephan Kesting is a black belt in a couple different martial arts, but he is known primarily for ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 3, Week 3, Day 2
Welcome to the RKC 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 ... Continue Reading
True Tales of the Real Gym Horrors
Well, it's now All Hallow's Eve time again. Time for ghosts, goblins, and all things that go bump in the night to make their annual reappearance in the minds of all of us, even us barbell fanatics. I ... Continue Reading
Corey Reed: Blind Amputee, Adaptive Athlete, CrossFitter
Choices. This is what Corey Reed thinks about every day. He thinks about training choices and nutritional choices, but a big reason why choices are part of his daily reflection is because not a day goes by ... Continue Reading
