Movement category – don’t think of it as exercise, think of every movement your body does all day long, as well as night!
It’s a conspiracy! The powers that be are trying to keep everyone from getting enough movement in their lives! It’s only partially true. Yes, “they” are trying to keep you from getting enough movement in your life, but only in the interests of things like efficiency and speed. And as…
I frequently hear people talk about how the people with the strongest grip are people like dairy farmers, or plumbers, or people who use their hands frequently throughout the day. And then you hear them say things like “I could never have a grip like that. I don’t have that kind of…
I mentioned on Sunday in my weekly Periscope broadcast that I was going to give you an update on the Parkour Strength workouts that I’ve been doing, and that is to come, for sure. But whilst I was doing said workout this morning, another even more important topic jumped into…
So I mentioned a while back that I was going to start working on Parkour-type exercises to move my training along for the Obstacle Course Racing season in 2016. Thanks to the new book Parkour Strength Training: Overcome Obstacles for Fun and Fitness by Ryan Ford and Ben Musholt, that is becoming…
Everyone has their favorite workout tools, for sure. There are kettlebells, dumbbells, resistance bands, suspension trainers, barbells, Nautilus machines, ab wheels, and shake weights (okay, maybe not that last one). There are workout DVDs, personal trainers, Zumba classes, yoga studios, and every type of routine you can imagine. But for…
In between listening to David Bowie songs today (he passed away last night, leaving a large hole in my musical life), I actually had time to listen to a couple of podcasts. One of those was Katy Bowman’s Nutritious Movement episode about movement in winter (here’s the transcript, and links to…
Last night, in the UFC, Conor McGregor put away reigning Featherweight champion Jose Aldo in a whopping 13 seconds. Yeah, it wasn’t even funny. And there’s been a lot of talk, as a result, about the training regimen that McGregor has been undergoing at the hands of movement trainer Ido…
It’s not often that a workout tool is easy and hard all at once, but one of my favorites, the suspension trainer, certainly fits that bill. Witness ye all… the Suspension Trainer. A suspension trainer really couldn’t be simpler. It’s a piece of webbing with some adjustable handles (and newer…
One of the biggest challenges in working out, no matter what the workout type, is recovery. As I said in my post-World’s Toughest Mudder hangover post, I did a pretty good Obstacle Course Race-specific workout a couple of weekends ago. I have since hurt my Achilles tendon a bit, as I…
