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 …
Since our last installment of Featured Fitness Content, we found out that my wife is pregnant and that we’ll have a little baby Matulevich in spring ’24. Don’t worry, I’ve been prepping my pool’s record board for some new records in 13-16 years. But outside of that, we’re still chipping away at a new expansion, with …
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 …
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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Howdy partners, I’m wrapping up some loose ends and getting ready to head to Philadelphia for the annual Ben to the Shore Bike Tour. This event is one of the charity events that I try to do every year to gauge my personal level of fitness, while also taking part in a very good cause. …
I’m excited to launch my fundraising page for the 36th annual Ben to the Shore Bike Tour. The Ben to the Shore Bike Tour is the event that helped solidify my desire to complete the Ruthless Performance Ride America in 2019, which was a 4,000 cycling journey, completed over the course of 43 days. Even …
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Conventionally, warm-ups are understood to be a time in a workout prior to more vigorous exercise in which the heart rate is elevated and the core body temperature is brought up. Warming up, however, should be a very different thing for different pursuits. Elevating the body temperature and heart rate are highly valuable but are …
A question I am often asked by inquisitive coaches, clients, parents, athletes, and even friends curious about fitness is “What are your workouts like?” There are a few variations of this. Many are curious what types of training methodologies we use; they’ll ask “Are you using bodyweight or kettlebells or bands or what?” And my …
