You come into the gym after sitting at work all day. Due to traffic, you made it just on time to hear the end of the workout explanation then jumping right into warm-ups. The WOD has thrusters, “goodbye back,” you think. Why don’t we stretch at the beginning of class?…
There is always emphasis and focus on workouts, diet, and mobility. But when the topic of recovery is thrown around, often the term is generalized and overlooked. Everyone has felt the sluggish day of not enough sleep the night before. You can’t move, better yet, you don’t want to move.…
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. -Carl Von Clausewitz Life’s schedule becomes more and more hectic. With less time to do what you want to do, more time spent on what you shouldn’t, and the slowly creeping feeling of not reaching your goals; burn out affects everyone.…
A healthy diet is a solution to many of our health-care problems. It's the most important solution. -John Mackey We’ve all been there and felt the wrath of the Hangries. You’re watching the clock tick down till your next opportunity to eat again, all while your mood slowly depletes and…
“When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable — if there are no consequences — that poor performance becomes the new standard.” -Jocko Willink Good Days V.S. Bad Days There is no such thing as “good”…
Before I start, when moving a barbell in any movement, technique is key. If you do not have proficient movement and cannot move a PVC pipe or an empty barbell, then adding weight is not for you. This is most important during WOD’s. This is a time to put away…
The Pain Debate When in pain, it’s a common advice to use either ice or heat to reduce pain. There seems to be a lot of confusion about which one is better or which instance to use one or the other. Often, it depends on a specific situation for…
Have you ever found yourself excited for a benchmark WOD, only to have to face the fact that you don’t quite have the required movements down for prescribed? You’re excited to go in and show that workout whose boss, and although you ‘feel’ as if you can do the set…
The hollow hold and the arch position are the 2 most important positions in gymnastics basics. They also help us maintain a strong midline in other weightlifting movements. Let’s see how they translate into our kipping pull-ups and toe-to-bar. https://youtu.be/NQdSuiQ6zGQ