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OCRChat recap: American Ninja Warrior and OCR
Today’s #OCRChat was another success! We had a great discussion led by Chad at Obstacle Racing Media about American Ninja Warrior, the TV show that has taken the fitness world by storm, and how it’s affecting OCR! Is this good? Bad? Fair? Not fair? What do you think? Hope you’ll…
Falling On Your Face in the Mud Reduces Stress
Is it possible participating in obstacle course racing is helping you deal with stress? I think most regular OCR athletes would answer that with a resounding “yes.” Another podcast-inspired post today, this time from the Fat-Burning Man podcast. Host Abel James was interviewing Dr. Pedram Shojai, who I have mentioned…
Movement Lessons from an Age-Group Swim Meet
I’ve mentioned before that my wife is an age-group swim coach for our local YMCA. It’s a part-time gig that she loves, and when it came up I encouraged her to take it because she does love it so much and I knew she missed having swimming in her life (she…
When Progress Sneaks Up On You
Progress is a tricky thing. Sometimes we can track it with numbers – race times, distance run, weight lifted, number of reps completed, etc. And sometimes it’s more nebulous than that. When you’re a movement-based person like I am, who doesn’t so much “work out” as much as I go…
Hack Your Commute for More Movement
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…
Make Your Veggies Easier to Eat
Over the past week, I’ve been working with a seven-day program created by Dr. Pedram Shojai, a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and the founder of Well.org, one of my favorite health websites. Dr. Shojai has recently released his book The Urban Monk: Eastern Wisdom and Modern Hacks to Stop Time…
