The most powerful force in the human mind is past experience. We put our own personal history first and foremost in our belief system, often despite significant evidence to the contrary. In the groundbreaking book Influencer, author Kerry Patterson explains that when trying…
Like it or not, fitness and training is about people. Not bodies, not research, not certifications. Far too often trainers become enamored with the science of strength and conditioning and totally neglect the fact that they are, as Coach Boyle says, assholes that no one…
In honor of the recent Reebok toning shoe 25 million dollar false advertising settlement, I want to kick the week off with some other recent bro-science breakthroughs you may have not been aware of. The Free-Flexor Maybe this whole post today was a bad idea. …
With the rise in awareness of the importance of fitness in sports like golf and baseball, undoubtedly the greatest area of interest has been how training can benefit velocity and swing speed gains. Now, as a general rule, “powerful” people tend to have a propensity…
Katy Perry, Fat-Free Ice Cream, the New York Jets …. We are inundated with lots of things that are given far too much credit these days. Fitness is no stranger to this phenomena. Let’s face it, some exercises just suck; yet for whatever reason, they…
***Editors note, there will be algebra-like mathematics involved in this post Talking about injuries is boring. Talking about math is more boring. Using math to talk about injuries has the potential to be an all-time boring blog post. Luckily I readily accept the challenge to…
This past Sunday I was hanging out with my girlfriend’s eight-year old niece. Actually more specifically, she was thrashing me at Wii Sports, highlighted by a near mercy-rule defeat in Baseball made more embarrassing by the fact she was throwing pitches by twirling the controller…
“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.” The Power of Elimination | Part Two It is a very American attitude to want to solve problems and make ourselves feel better…
Today’s post is an old video from last year discussing how to improve upper body posture in your setup.
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