Man has spent centuries on packaging the world into a neat space with a roof, lights, and climate control. We tell ourselves that we are
It’s no secret that training effectively over forty is harder than it was at twenty or thirty. Muscles stiffen up, joints may not work as
Obstacle course racing (OCR) is growing in popularity year-on-year. With this growth in participation comes an increase in the number of people training specifically for OCR events.
I love it when I get emails from people asking me for a “program”. You know how it goes. They want a deadlift plan, or
Let’s be honest and admit that for most people training begins and ends with vanity. These people make up the vast majority of the training
“We trained hard – but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn
I barely ever talk about training because honestly it’s not that hard. Turn up to the gym 2-4 times per week and work hard for
As a coach you always want perfect. You want people to eat right, sleep well, and train often and hard. You want them to get
Running is weird. Considering that you learn to do it as a child with no coaching at all and that running itself is hardwired into
Plantar fasciitis, or more correctly plantar fasciopathy (as an –itis suffix denotes inflammation of the area), is so common in runners it has even been
For many runners the first sign of an Achilles injury “comes out of nowhere” as they take their first steps in the morning. As we
Running gets a bad rap from most in the strength-training world. Trainers love to cite high injury rates and point to marathon runners as skinny
The nature of humans is to be unbalanced. We like black and white but not grey. We speak of people who are good or bad
If you ever want to be anything other than a show pony at some point you’re going to have to do some type of training
One of the more popular exercise regimes over the last two decades has been the Tabata protocol. Originally tested by Izumi Tabata in 1996 it
The fitness world is a strange one. Despite people finally starting to understand that washboard abs don’t necessarily mean someone is a bad ass we
The kettlebell swing can be a fantastic exercise when done correctly. It can be used to increase vertical jump, improve muscular endurance, and even to
In my mind the sole reason that anyone would go to a gym is to get stronger. While these days gyms are filled with a
Things are pretty easy when you’re under thirty. You can party all night and get up and go to work on only a few hours
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