Every single thing your body has ever done it remembers perfectly, even if you don’t. When I used to teach motorbike riding for the California Superbike School we spent a lot of time “clearing” people’s ... Continue Reading
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How to Swim Faster: It’s All in Your Head
One of the first things everyone always asks me when it comes to swimming is, “How can I get faster?” More often than not this question comes from the recreational swimmer, triathlete, or CrossFitter. And ... Continue Reading
The Literariness of the Olympics
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald I easily ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 2, Week 3, 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
Dear Willow: Should I Eat Meat or Not?
Dear Willow, There is a lot of information out there about what I should or shouldn’t be eating. I currently eat meat and have been thinking about turning vegetarian or vegan. At least that is what ... Continue Reading
DVD Review: “RUSHFIT” Home Fitness Program from Georges St-Pierre
There’s just something about seeing a champion fighter perform consecutive perfect hollow body push ups while spinning 360 degrees in the air that makes you want to watch his DVD training system. That’s ... Continue Reading
Thinking Outside the Box: Strongman Training for Swimming
If you have been watching swimming at the Olympics, and if you watched the U.S. Olympics Trials, then strongman training for swimmers is no longer a foreign concept. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has ... Continue Reading
The Top 5 Stupidest Fitness Ideas in the History of the Universe
My grand unifying theory of everything is that humans are dumb. Not some humans, not those other guys who have different belief systems than you, I mean all of us. Every last person who has ever lived is ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 2, Week 2, 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
The Female Guide to Getting Lean
So many times women ask me, "How can I lose this?" while they're pinching whatever area they want gone. While no two women are exactly the same, there are a few general tips that I can throw out there for ... Continue Reading
Anyone Can Train: Simple Movement Regressions for Beginners
The Olympics have always held a special place in my heart. When I was younger I remember feeling like I got the best birthday present ever when the men’s 100m final was held on my birthday in 1988. I ... Continue Reading
Getting Started in Parkour: Interview with Traceur Tim Koren, Part 1
In an earlier story, I described the landscape of parkour, including a brief history and the idea that, at a much-reduced level of athleticism, many of us engage in it on a regular basis. I wanted to know ... Continue Reading
Breaking the Glass Hurdle: Women’s Firsts in the 2012 Olympics
Baron Pierre de Coubertin triumphantly revived the modern-day Olympics in 1896 declaring, “All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.”1 As to why women weren’t allowed to compete in these first ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Andrew Read, Entry 13 – Why You Shouldn’t Run With Your Girlfriend
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 13 - Why You Shouldn't Run With Your ... Continue Reading
The Fitness Industry Is Dead
Any argument that the fitness industry is dead or even ailing would immediately get shot down in any informed public debate. In my opinion, it’s dead as a doornail. The financial statistics say ... Continue Reading
What Is Parkour? Are You Already Doing It?
Anyone who has seen or participated in parkour would probably agree that a description of it cannot convey the excitement of the real thing. To wit, American Parkour defines parkour as “the physical ... Continue Reading
A Recap of Olympic Proportions: 7 Articles on Games Past and Present
With the Olympic Games starting this week, we couldn't help but bring out some of our best posts on Olympic athletes and events. These seven pieces feature several different Olympic athletes and events, ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Charles Staley, Entry 6 – Training with Bret Contreras
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ever wonder how a world-class coach actually trains? Wonder what it's like to train as a "mature athlete?" Welcome to the athlete journal of Charles Staley. A big believer in practicing what ... Continue Reading
Putting the Fun Back in Fitness: The Importance of Play and Community
What if we’re doing it wrong? What if everything we think we know about training is so backwards, mixed-up, and confused that we’ve missed the bigger picture? Does it really matter if you deadlift another ... Continue Reading
12 Reps with Terrance Gant, Football and Strength & Conditioning Coach
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to 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 locker-room" with them and ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 2, Week 1, 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
Countdown to the Olympics: Swimming Through the Ages
With less than a week until the opening ceremony for the Games of the XXX Olympiad, it is hard to contain my excitement of what may happen in my number one sport – swimming - this year. This first of the ... Continue Reading
Lifting In London: Ask Not What Olympic Weightlifting Can Do For You
The other night, my friend who I'll call Big Z, busted his mother’s toilet seat. He didn't mean to, of course. Who would ever intend to break their mom’s toilet? He simply sat down too quickly, using the ... Continue Reading
Unassuming Champion: Olympian & Pro-Softball Player Andrea Duran
Last year at a CrossFit LA challenge finale, I was partnered with my CFLA gym mate, Andrea Duran. I knew her as fun and super laid back. I also knew she was one of the top women athletes at our gym. But ... Continue Reading
