Category: Strength & Conditioning

CrossFit

Breathe…Your Lift Depends On It!

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How to breathe when working out

When it comes to having proper form when lifting weights or exercising, a lot of people don’t realize that how you breathe can play an important role in maintaining good form. Spending as much time as I have over the years in gyms I’ve heard all sorts of breathing cues….I’ve also heard a lot of […]

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Foam Rolling…It Serves A Purpose, So Do It!

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How to use a Foam Roller

Foam Rolling…It Serves A Purpose, So Do It! I know, another blog on an unglamorous piece of the human optimization paradigm, however, this might just be the missing piece in your fitness puzzle. There are plenty of things that come in and out of the fitness industry. The electric AB Belt, the AB Rocket and […]

Exercise

You need more PLANKS in your LIFE!

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5 Reasons You Should Plank Every Day

5 Reasons You Should Plank Every Day   Increase Your CORE Strength & Endurance When we are talking core we are talking everything that is connected in and around our spine. Pretty much any muscle that falls anywhere between your shoulders and your hips will be engaged when doing a plank properly.  All of these […]

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How to FINALLY do a Strict PULL-UP

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how to do a pull up

Do you want to FINALLY do a PULL-UP? Do you want to do a bunch more than 1? Have you been struggling to get your chin up over the bar for years? Here’s the thing, pull-ups are HARD. This is especially true for beginners. But don’t be fooled, they’re hard for everyone. And at our […]

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Your Warm-Up Doesn’t Have to Suck

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Your Warm-Up Doesn’t Have to Suck “You’re not a wild animal being chased without warning in the jungle—you’re an athlete getting ready to train in the gym.” – G. Everett If that quote doesn’t make sense to you, then you probably don’t need to keep reading this post. I’m kidding, you 100% are the person that […]

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The Mobility Myth Revealed

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The Mobility Myth Revealed Do you remember going to bed on Christmas Eve as a child with no presents underneath the tree? The next morning you rush downstairs to find a plethora of presents that Santa snuck in overnight. That’s pretty awesome as a kid. You didn’t have to do anything but go to sleep, […]