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I had a new client the other day who—in the middle of an 8-minute EMOM of burpees— freaked out because he ran out of water in his bottle. He abounded his burpees and started sauntering toward the water cooler. Not so fast! I called him back because I wanted him to get back on his […]

1. You’ll know how fit you really are Heart rate tracking allows you to see 1. Your current working heart rate zone 2. Information on how long you can sustain your current heart rate zone 3. Tell you how long it takes your heart rate to return to normal after exercise. If you are training

I’ve been coaching for over a decade and in that time I have heard my share of excuses from clients on why they don’t stick to their own commitments and goals. There seems to be one excuse in particular that I keep hearing over and over like a broken record. The excuse I’m referring to

Working out during the Holiday is more important than any other time of year. During the holidays, it’s tempting to throw your workouts by the wayside with the promise to start again after the New Year. Research shows that when regular exercise stops, de-training occurs within a couple weeks, and that makes it harder to

Working out as a community can be a powerful tool in the world of fitness. It can help us push through fitness walls that we would not do on our own. It keeps us going where we normally would stop. It also builds a stronger mind and the ability to endure more as we get

Athlete A: A client who has been here for three months on a 1RM deadlift day: He steps up to the bar, looks a bit perturbed by the ‘heavy’ weight, shrugs and then proceeds to bend down and pick the bar up with easy-to-see speed and ease. His reaction: “Holy shit, that was heavy!” Then

BY SEAN CAPTAIN There’s an expression about knowing just enough to be dangerous. In the case of sleep science, Apple may know just enough to disappoint. In 2016, it introduced an iOS feature (later added to MacOS) called Night Shift that can change the screen to a “warmer” (orangey) hue before bedtime. The aim is

The Hook Grip is one of the most fundamental pieces in the weightlifting puzzle, and also something that gives a lot of new lifters a great deal of trouble because of a misunderstanding of how the hook is actually created and held. The hook grip is a pronated (palms facing the lifter) grip in which

“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience.” -Mark Manson Achieving fitness at times may not fun. It can be painful to the ego and body. Becoming a fitter and heather you is going to have its challenges. But it is worth it. One of my favorite basketball players growing up

Wall-balls Again?! It’s Wednesday, and you walk into to the gym to find that you’re doing burpees yet AGAIN! Or worse, Thrusters! YUCK! “BUT WE JUST DID THOSE ON MONDAY!!!” you yell. Should athletes really repeat the same movements more than once a week? Absolutely! Without a question doing full body movements every day is