We’re in January now; this is a typical time for a reset and resolutions. While I’m not as opposed to the over-promise and under-deliver style of the new year’s resolution crowd (at least their head is in the right place) as some fitness industry insiders may be, early January still makes for a good opportunity …
Life gets busy–sometimes too busy for a conventional approach to in the gym. This can be one of those situations where the most optimistic ideal is the enemy of a pragmatic reality. Historically, my training has looked pretty conventional. Warm up, speed work, strength work, accessory work, conditioning work, in that order, done. As of …
Although I’ve remained so close to the sport of swimming, its been over a year since I did a lap swim–and almost 15 years since I’ve swam competitively. This was until a friend of mine mentioned that he was going to do the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim. Since I knew that I had some open-water …
I’m ‘running’ a big risk here by trying to condense my thoughts on running amongst the general population and fitness community into a microblog but let’s give it a go… I’ll start by saying that I went for a run this morning. I’ve been using running as a means of getting some outside conditioning in …
If you’re involved in any sports you likely practice, strategize, and rearrange your life, at least to a small degree, for the sake of improving and–more importantly to some than others–winning. Competition is typically defined as you vs. them, or OUR team vs. THEIR team. Some times the opponent will strike fear into you and …
As I mentioned in the last installment of Microblog Monday, I’m a student of the Westside Barbell Conjugate Method. Earlier in my training career, this apprenticeship was much more pronounced than it is now. While training “conjugate” I was able to make improvements rapidly, partly because of the efficacy of that particular training style, and …
It’s a new year and millions of people the world over use this opportunity to start anew, at least with some facet of their life. Maybe the goal is to lose a few pounds, pick up a new hobby, or maybe even make some smarter financial decisions. Most would agree that all of these aforementioned …
I started using specialty barbells early on in my own training, as I was a student of the Westside Barbell Conjugate System. This is a style of training which revolves around utilizing various barbells for both the dynamic effort and max effort training days. From a sports performance perspective, as well as from a general …
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Every year I participate in the 28-Mile March for the Fallen at Fort Indiantown Gap in Central Pennsylvania. This year’s event really kicked my ass, so I decided to write a post explaining how I was able to recovery rapidly enough that by Monday, I was in the gym, back at training. I recorded this …
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I had the pleasure of cycling across the full width of Kentucky in 2019. I was in a bit of a time crunch, however, and knew that cycling more of Kentucky’s Bourbon Country was a bucket list item. When the opportunity arose to revisit the area, I was similarly under a time …
