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Mindfulness: What It Is and How Achieve It

Mindfulness aids in athletic training as well as all other aspects of life. Learn what it is and how to achieve it through meditation and other means with these 9 articles, meditations, and ... Continue Reading

Strength Training for Judo: Part 1 – Training Grip and Cardio

For years, in the world of American martial arts, there has existed the “red headed step child” of judo. In the 60s and 70s, judo was outranked by karate and kung fu, as those two arts were championed by ... Continue Reading

How To Do The Perfect Kettlebell Swing

Internet forums are funny things. They remind me of the zoo. Often they’re fascinating to watch and you can get a rare insight into some hidden facet on a subject, as if you’d just found out cheetahs use ... Continue Reading

An MMA Fan Puts It on the Line: Interview with Author Matt Polly

When you pick up a copy of Tapped Out: Rear Naked Chokes, the Octagon, and the Last Emperor: An Odyssey in Mixe When you pick up a copy of Tapped Out: Rear Naked Chokes, the Octagon, and the Last ... Continue Reading

Kinesio Taping: Does it Work?

If you watched the recent summer Olympic Games, there is a good chance you noticed some athletes donning multi-colored tape strips and patches on various body parts. It was quite noticeable on those more ... Continue Reading

Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 2, 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

Living With the FMS: Reconciling Training with Test Results

There’s nothing worse than being told you can’t do something. If you’re anything like me that is likely to set you off into a near apoplectic fit and a tirade that ends with a lot of swearing and me ... Continue Reading

12 Reps with Valerie Worthington, BJJ Black Belt and Instructor

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

The Heraean Games: Not Just For Sparta

Every fourth year there is woven for Hera a robe by the Sixteen women, and the same also hold games called Heraea. The games consist of foot-races for maidens. These are not all of the same age. The first ... Continue Reading

The Good Wife: Supporting an Athletic Spouse

Photos provided by Danette "Dizzle" Rivera. I sat in the near-empty stands of a pristine tennis court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with a pink umbrella trying to fight off the cruel sun. The ... Continue Reading

Duane Stevenson: Coach, Athlete, One Tough Monster

When chatting with Duane Stevenson, I observed that all of us play the hand we’re dealt, and he agreed. I commented that he seemed to be playing his hand with aplomb. He liked that. Duane is a personal ... Continue Reading

Awake & Evolve: Cycle 3 – Full Moon ~ Yin Practice

Yogi's Tip The goal of a yin yoga practice is to stretch the body's deep connective tissues, ligaments, and fascia. This style of practice uses long holds in poses to increase joint flexibility, self ... Continue Reading

FightMetric: Where MMA Meets Statistics

The sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) has exploded in popularity, and while it is still in its infancy, this has not stopped a multitude of fans from developing rabid interest in specific fighters and ... Continue Reading

The Doug Hepburn Bench Press Success Formula

Probably the most impressive piece of weightlifting film that I ever witnessed was a 380 pound press made by Doug Hepburn in the 1954 Commonwealth Games held in his home town of Vancouver, British ... Continue Reading

Top 6 Ways to Know You’re a Mature Athlete

I used to joke about wishing the “mature athlete” categories of the sports I competed in had a lower threshold age so I had a better shot at winning. Years ago when I competed in Brazilian jiu jitsu all it ... Continue Reading

Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 2, Week 10, Day 2

What You Can Learn From Chuck Liddell

I was recently asked to help out at a private Chuck Liddell seminar held in Melbourne. It was different to the normal kind of events that top names put on – very small group, lots of time taken to ask and ... Continue Reading

The 2012 CrossFit Games Brazil

CrossFit has been growing in popularity internationally for a number of years, and Latin America, Brazil included, is no exception. While CrossFit in Brazil is far from the enterprise that it is in the ... Continue Reading

Breastfeeding Isn’t Always Blissful: 5 Tips For Active Moms

Breastfeeding was not the blissful experience I expected it to be. Before my first child was born, nursing was the least of my worries. I knew I wanted to breastfeed, and I wasn’t concerned that anything ... Continue Reading

Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 2, Week 10, Day 1

Athlete Journal: Andrew Read, Entry 20 – The Sun Is Coming Out

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 20 - The Sun Is Coming ... Continue Reading

Don’t Sweat the Technique: Finding Flow as an Athlete

I was sitting in acting class the other night and we were talking about technique. My acting teacher was talking about her recent foray into CrossFit and drawing a parallel to work as an actor. She was ... Continue Reading

Life Lessons Learned From Injury

At the start of my junior year in high school I tore my A.C.L, M.C.L, and meniscus in my left knee. That season-ending damage was done while warming up for the first pep rally of the year. You see, I grew ... Continue Reading