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How Much Water Should you be Drinking?
The average adult human being is composed of 60% water. This water is split between the ICF and ECF, or the inside and...
Chew, Chew, Chew your Food
Have you ever thought about chewing your food? How many times do you chew per bite? Do you add more food before you...
A Novel Approach to Longevity
Growing old can happen at any age. The more time we spend doing the same things, the more atrophied our brains become...
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Two fundamental ways we can make improvements in our fitness are through physical adaptations and technical...
Breathing for Gainz
Several years ago a good friend of mine, who was also a psychiatrist, was getting into meditation. We would often...
How do you Define Success?
We all love the days where we have big PR’s. Lifting a heavy weight, going faster than ever and learning new skills...
Forget Goal Setting, Align your Life
In the traditional sense a goal is a finite achievement, an end result. Once you achieve a goal you have to either...
Training vs. Testing
CrossFit is a wonderful thing. It has brought a love of fitness to the general public as never seen before. Just a few...
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Zombie Slide on Bench
The zombie slide teaches a strong push through the shoulders to effectively develop the strength to support the body in a press to handstand. Using a bench to elevated the feet reduces the mobility requirement and makes it easier to get into the proper pike...
Ball Up + Negative
Cues: Tuck the knees into the chest and curl up until the feet contact the pull-up bar Squeeze the scaps into retraction and keep the arms straight You can use momentum to get into position Negative down as slowly as possible Mistakes: Bending elbows Allowing scaps to...
Couch stretch
The couch stretch lengthens the hip flexor and quad and is very helpful for generating hip extension. This lengthening effect can also help to relieve knee and low back pain.Cues: Keep the abs and glutes tight Drive the hips forward to initiate a strong hip stretch...
Pigeon Stretch
The pigeon stretch is a classic hip opener to loosen then glutes. Done correctly it will help to increase hip mobility and can also reduce back pain associated with tight hips.Cues: Square hips to the front Work towards a 90 degree knee bend. Bend less to avoid...
Seated Pike Compression + Finger Walk Down
Creating a tight pike while leaning back enables a greater degree of compression compared to a lift directly from the floor with the chest forward. By starting with tighter compression and lowering into our best position with control you can build a greater degree of...
Skin the Cat – Floor Entry
CUES: Cling to a shoulders to ring hold and raise the knees with control In a tight tuck lean back and slowly straighten the arms to flip the body over With straight legs and straight arms slowly receive the floor with your feet Lower into your deepest shoulder...