Month: May 2022

Featured Fitness Content: Volume 118

Welcome to the latest edition of our Featured Fitness Content series. Its been a hot minute since our last installment, so I wanted to start by acknowledging the passing of Louie Simmons. I’ve trained at Westside about half a dozen times, during which I box squatted back to back with Louie, who was extraordinarily helpful …

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3 Performance-Enhancing Foods for the Backcountry Athlete

As I write this, I’m sitting between two hunting trips to Idaho’s remote back country to target a mule deer. This has left me thinking about both what I brought with me, plus what I’ll be bringing with me when I head back out. But just because I’m planning for a solo, backcountry hunt doesn’t …

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Microblog Monday: Programming Rep Ranges for Slam Ball Exercises

When I’m talking about ‘Slam Ball Exercises’, I’m specifically referring to the subset of exercises done with a slam ball that can only be done with a slam ball. This doesn’t count exercises where a slam ball can be used as a substitute for a dumbbell like an Overhead Slam Ball Reverse Lunge. Slam Ball …

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