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Why We’re Scared To Go To The Gym
This past Saturday, I watched a few episodes of The Following, watched a shitty movie (The Numbers Station), read a number of fitness articles, played drums, read a few chapters in […]
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Salad Will Make You Hilarious
I’m a really easy dinner guest. Hit me with a big salad and I’m good. Thing is, this isn’t dinner for most folks. Those folks are boring, and this is […]
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How Should You Track Your Progress In The Gym?
Let’s call your last purposeful period of exercise a workout. You intentionally moved around for the sake of movement, athletics, or aesthetics. What did you do in the previous workout? […]
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This Will Make You Better: Quadruped Thoracic Rotation
My best guess is that you’re sitting down while you read these words. You’re at home, commuting, or at work. You’re likely conforming to the seat back, or slouched forward. […]
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Why Should You Care About Corrective Exericse?
I’ve got beef with corrective exercise. It’s not the concepts, systems, or methods. It’s how we approach it. Corrective Exercise has the ability to absolutely change people’s lives, but that […]
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Why Every Trainer or Coach Must Watch The Olympics.
I’m watching the Olympics right now. If you have any questions about what I’m doing between reading this and February 23rd, you can bet your ass I’m finding as much […]
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What Is Your Spirit Animal?
Earlier this week a Ninja sent me a link to “Workout Shirts to Not Workout In” and he was fully aware that I would want all of them. The shirts, inspired […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day to ME
Woah, today is the day! It’s our second Eat All The Chocolate day after Halloween, which also makes tonight “Eat All Your Feelings” Eve! Today is Valentine’s Day. We’re here to […]
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Why Trainers Need To Train At Commercial Gyms
I don’t like going to the gym. It’s cold, sterile, impersonal. You become a bar code, either blessed or cursed with anonymity. Having a community of like minded individuals is […]
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Boobie Traps: You Can’t Have One Without The Other
If your goal is to have an incredible chest, doing a shit ton of pressing work is in your future. Barbell benching, dumbbell benching, every push-up under the sun; that’s […]
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How Much Do You Judge?
“Why?” is my favorite question. I like asking questions. I like to find out why we think certain ways, why we don’t think certain ways, and how our biases influence our thoughts […]
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What You Can Learn From The US Women’s Hockey Team
I had a stressful training session yesterday. It wasn’t the workout itself, but it was the fact that I kept checking my Twitter feed to find out what was going […]
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Passion, Prowlers, and Presence
Schedule changes are the bane of my existence. Not in an obsessive compulsive everything-has-to-be-perfect type of way, but because I like getting a lot done. In learning how to find […]
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Thoughts On Why You’re Not Making A Difference
“I want to change the world”, the child said, beaming up at their parents, or their grandparents. Or while peering into the mirror. Or while sitting on their computer. That […]
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Turn On Tension: Double Kettlebell Bottoms Up Squat
The first rule of strength training is that you have to get stronger. Most often we consider this lifting more weight. If a 135lb deadlift is good, a 225lb deadlift must […]
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No, Creatine Is Not Steroids
I have the privilege of working with a team that’s so passionate about learning that I can take simple science for granted. The reality check of what is out […]
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Want to Change? You Need More Feelings and Less Facts
Numbers are fascinating. We use statistics to communicate massive quantities of information, and that information is often perceived as important. I’m not so sure that this is a good thing. […]
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Yoga Between Strength Training? Maybe A Bad Idea
“Thoughts?” So read the text message I received from a friend yesterday, which captured this Instagram screenshot. The message was from one of the strongest people that I know, and […]
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How Hard Are You Working? Perception is Everything.
Make it feel lighter. Make it as easy as possible. Imagine a cloud breathing you in with love. These are things that you may hear from the camp of “Reducing Perceived […]
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New Warm-Up Combo: Thoracic Bridge, Spiderman Lunge, Squat with Reach
“Have you seen the speed warm-up? It’s one rep of everything.” I heard this recently from a coworker while she trained a Ninja who’s a physical therapist. We laughed, but […]
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