Endurance is one of the cornerstones of athletic performance. Whether you’re a runner, cyclist, swimmer, or you participate in a sport that demands repeated sustained effort — like CrossFit — your endurance matters. But building endurance is not just about putting in more miles. It’s also not about doing one high-intensity workout after another and […]
Read More →Going to the gym day after day and doing a one-hour high-intensity CrossFit class is great — as long as it aligns with your goals. You’ll burn calories. You’ll get fitter. You’ll improve your heart health. You’ll build some muscle. And for most people, that’s more than enough. But if your goal is to maximize […]
Read More →Today, let’s talk about one of the workout styles featured in Dominate the Bike: A 12-Week Program for Power, Speed, & Endurance: Variable Rest Intervals. As the name implies, variable rest intervals are interval workouts where the work period stays the same, but the rest period changes. Here’s an example: 8 x 3-Minute Tempo BikeEasy […]
Read More →When it comes to strength and the CrossFit athlete, one thing is undeniable: everything else equal, a stronger athlete is a better athlete. The most obvious example of this is when testing athletes for a one-rep max, much like Powerlifting. At the 2020 CrossFit Games, athletes competed in the CrossFit Total, which seeks to find […]
Read More →Strict pull-ups are one of the most challenging yet rewarding bodyweight exercises that can significantly enhance your upper body strength and overall fitness. Unfortunately, a lot of people see the word ‘strict pull-ups’ in a workout and are instantly defeated. If you’re in that boat, don’t worry; like any worthwhile goal, with a dedicated plan, […]
Read More →I’ve been around the sport of CrossFit for a little over 10 years now. I can remember back to a time when anything but high-intensity, train-to-the-point of-near-death type workouts were the end all be all of training. Easy workouts like long Zone 2 runs were mocked as anti-fitness. I even remember a few posts that […]
Read More →Putting together a strength-focused functional fitness program/cycle doesn’t need to be as difficult as it sounds. If you stick to the principles I’m going to outline here, you should be able to put together an effective program that gets you stronger and better conditioned. The first thing we need to do is create the ‘shell’ […]
Read More →Sandbags are like the unsung heroes of the fitness world. I gotta say, I’ve fallen in love with them lately. I’m specifically referring to the strongman sandbag that looks like big round sacks. At the moment, I’m incorporating at least three sandbag workouts a week in my training. I added a video of one of […]
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