Movement category – don’t think of it as exercise, think of every movement your body does all day long, as well as night!
Last week, in my post about overcoming injury problems, I was talking about how I had some Achilles tendonitis that arose from rushing into wearing them for my Obstacle Course Races (OCR) a bit too early, and how that came back to bite me on Tuesday morning. What’s interesting is…
Let’s face it. Injuries just suck. Man, do I hate to have my plans interrupted because of injury… but who doesn’t? It’s frustrating, debilitating, throws off schedules and plans, and more. And of course, there’s the pain factor, too. That’s not a great thing at all. So… last Wednesday, I…
This is going to be a slightly different post today, sort of a journal of what I did and felt this weekend. Because a couple of things happened this weekend that were awesome and made me consider my training and lifestyle pretty seriously. And it involves the World’s Toughest Mudder…
One of the things that I frequently hear from people about their workout routines and the difficulty they have with them is that “it’s too hard to get to the gym.” There’s this mindset that the only place they can work out is in the sterile confines of some sort…
Last time, we talked about how the ten best exercises for you to start training for your first Obstacle Course Race (OCR). And it was a pretty solid list, but probably not anything you hadn’t read before. Pretty standard stuff. Well, that changes today, and the reason for that is that…
The past couple of weeks, I’ve been getting back into the hard-core swing of things as regards my workouts – creating the plan and getting myself back into the regular morning habit of a good, tough workout. Now, I’m a dad. I work a full-time job. My wife is a…
“What?” you say? “Work out with my kids? Jamie’s lost it!” And while that may be true (Hah!), that’s not the case with today’s post about how to work out with your kids and what can happen with it! Saturday morning, I was planning on doing a sprints workout. Sprinting…
One of the overwhelming things I’ve seen happening in youth sports is that it’s become more dangerous for the kids. Yeah, that’s right, I said it. And I’m not talking about the typical helicopter parenting issues that you normally hear about, such as poor hockey pads or practice is too…
As I said at the beginning of the MovNat episode on the Being James Bond podcast a few months ago, I’ve always wanted to be Tarzan. I’ve been fascinated by the ability to use your body to get places and overcome obstacles. That, obviously, is what led me into my fascination…
