A Simple Guideline for What Equipment to Use At The Gym
“Hey Harold, so I’m traveling next week, and the hotel gym…” That’s usually how the conversation starts, and it’s almost always after a Ninja at MFF finishes their last set of a certain exercise....
View ArticleHalf-Kneeling Lifts For Movement Mindfulness
This morning I was coaching a Ninja at MFF Clubhouse, and she was absolutely crushing her half-kneeling lifts. I asked, “Rachel, are you thinking about these a lot?” “No, not really,” she said. This...
View ArticleWhat Would You Do If You Were Confident In Your Fitness?
A few weeks ago I was sitting in a hotel room in Amsterdam, and my Google reader recommended this article to me. The author tells a tale about how she went on a cycling trip across the Netherlands, and...
View ArticleA Call to Action: Commute via Bicycle!
A few weeks ago, my wife Katie and I visited Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. We stayed at Hotel Mr. Jordaan, and I absolutely fell in love with the neighborhood. I liked Amsterdam so much that I told...
View ArticleArtisan, Not Artist
Here’s a theory that I’ve been working on: Group exercise classes have become popular because adults don’t participate in recreation activities. In the absence of that participation, millennial culture...
View ArticleFinding Success In Failure
Sometime after getting stuck in a blizzard on Morocco’s Mount Toubkal, I decided I wanted to do it again. No, not fear for my life, but to really push the limits of my mind and body in the outdoors....
View ArticleThe Best Workouts Take You On a Journey
The best workouts take you on a journey. In your apartment or garage, in a gym in Manhattan, or in the backcountry. Anywhere in the world, your workout can take you somewhere, and the location isn’t as...
View ArticleHow Much Should You Exercise?
The exercise-related question that I hear the most frequently is some version of, “How much should I work out?” It’s a great question, but there’s never an easy answer. I’m never sure if the person...
View ArticleHow To Plan A Week in Workouts
What does a week in fitness look like for you? Let’s take 3 minutes to lay out a few guidelines for how to best balance strength work, cardiovascular training, mobility or recovery work? First thing’s...
View ArticleRecreation, Exercise, and Competition
In today’s blog I’d like to share a model that can help you consider the different purposes that physical activity serves in your life, and get the most out of those activities. Consider labeling...
View ArticleShould You Follow A Body-Part Split?
Today I want to talk to you about structuring training over a week, and specifically if you should follow a body part split. My friend Meghan reached out because she’s interested in increasing the...
View ArticleThe Worst I’ve Ever Felt: A Review of My First XC Mountain Bike Race
Okay, so yesterday I raced in my first ever Cross Country mountain bike race and I want to tell you all about it. First things first: I found out about this race like 10 days ago. I remembered seeing a...
View ArticleWhat Rep Ranges Should You Be Training?
Hey y’all! Today I want to talk to you about rep ranges, or the number of repetitions you’re doing in a given set of exercise. This question is from my friend, Tally Sessions, who writes: “Would you...
View ArticleNot all Fun Has To Be Fun
Hey friends, it’s time to talk about FUN. I’ve listened to a ton of interviews recently with reigning World Champ and current Cross Country World Cup leader Kate Courtney, and in several times she’s...
View ArticleRecap of the 2019 Perform Better Functional Training Summit
Hello, and welcome to my annual review of the 2019 Perform Better Functional Training Summit! Or as I like to call the event, Fitness Christmas! The Functional Training Summit is one of the best...
View ArticleMindset Is A Muscle
Today I’d like to tell you a quick story about the personal lessons I learned at practice for my upcoming enduro race. I know most of you reading aren’t mountain bikers, so here’s a quick explanation...
View ArticleEveryone Should Get in The Pool At Least Once Per Week. Here’s Why!
Friends, in this 3-5 minute read I’m going to tell you all about how I was wrong in 2016. Well, maybe not wrong, but I got pretty frustrated about something, and I’ve since changed my mind. At the...
View ArticleThe Emotional Experience of High Intensity Exercise
Hey friends, in the next 5 minutes I want to share some thoughts with you about how we mentally experience the physical demands of exercise, what I think is going on, and a few action steps for making...
View ArticlePhysical Activity, Not Exercise, Outdoors
Hey friends! In the next 6 minutes, I want to talk to you why I think we should be taking more of our workouts outside – let’s say 50% of them. To be clear, this is an entirely arbitrary number. I...
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