I’ve written about How to Get Strong before, but here’s a quick summary. 2 Main Factors in Getting Stronger: Hypertrophy – Add more muscle mass, lift more weight. Skill Mastery – Get better at a movement, lift more weight. Obviously, if you add muscle mass you’ll probably get stronger. That shouldn’t be a surprise to …
I get asked about how I came to be doing the things I am doing now in the strength & conditioning and CrossFit world and it usually ends up with me rambling on about how I was preparing to head off to OCS and found out about this thing called a kettlebell and decided I …
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Years ago I had the pleasure to meet a very influential combat leader named Colonel Brian McCoy. Colonel McCoy, who served as the Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, was an inspiring leader with a pretty straight forward approach to winning wars: “Brilliance in the Basics”. According to Col. McCoy, this simple concept, master …
So here is a pretty common question that seems everyone has their own opinion on: Which is better: Pre- or Post-workout nutrition? So this is a great question because figuring out the answer may mean YOU recover faster, get sweeter gainz, and generally feel better overall. Here is another variation of this question: “Shouldn’t I …
CAUTION: It’s about to get sciency in here… So here’s a big fancy college word: Bioenergetics Which basically means the study of sources of energy and how they are ultimately utilized to help you kick ass in the gym and at life. This is kind of an important subject when it comes to training for …
Most of us know someone who is an incredible athlete but few of us really know how they ended up that way. Which is why reaching our fitness goals is rarely easy… Why do some people achieve amazing athletic success and others, who may seem equally as talented, fall short? Common answers to this question …
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