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I’ve had the sense that many people believe the hip drive on kettlebell swing (which is horizontal) is the same as the hip drive on the snatch and clean and jerk (which is vertical).  We know that a horizontal hip thrust with a kettlebell gets momentum moving on the weight, but it doesn’t work that […]

When it comes down to it, much of what prevents people from embarking on a journey to become more fit and healthy is FEAR: Fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of getting injured, fear of not fitting in, fear of embarrassing yourself… Years of coaching has taught me that much of this fear

So you’re early for a class. YEAH! What do you do? Sit around, chat with your friends, check your phone, pretend to stretch a little bit, maybe lounge around on a foam roller for a couple minutes as you essentially do nothing more than count down the minutes for the class to start? Or make

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