Back pain treatment – drug free!
Looking for effective back pain treatment? There can be multiple causes and multiple solutions. The first steps in any back pain treatment are: Diagnosis Figuring...
Why train Olympic Lifts?
I have been asked the question: “Why train Olympic Lifts if you're not an Olympic Lifter?” Simple. Because they're awesome. Seriously though, it's a good...
Fitness Newbie? Read this getting started guide!
Fitness Newbie? Get started with these 10 Tips For Success Stepping into a new gym for the first time can be a bit intimidating and...
Strength Standards – How strong are you?
Strength Standards How can you gauge your progress? Strength Standards are a notoriously difficult beast to wrangle. There are a wide range of opinions, and...
Primal Blueprint Review: 10 ways to better Health
Primal Blueprint Review There are a number of books on my shelf about fitness, health and nutrition. The Primal Blueprint is my number one pick...
FlowFit – Move better, feel better
FlowFit helps you move better Could you move better / more fluidly? Do you have some problem areas of flexibility/mobility you know you should work...
9 ways bands can help you stretch
Have you ever used bands to stretch? Aside from providing elastic resistance in workouts, bands are also a great tool for stretching. Improve your flexibility...
Technique Tuesday: Dave does a Power Clean
Here's the first of our new regular feature, Technique Tuesday, in which Tim analyzes the technique and form of a particular lift. This week, the...
Quad, Hamstring and Lower Back Mobility Video
Here's the inimitable Kelly Starrett of Mobility WOD delivering a great lesson on how to improve mobility to hips and spine and flexibility to quad,...
My love hate relationship with Crossfit
My love hate relationship with Crossfit The motto of our gym is “Better than Yesterday”. Tied into this idea is that there’s no perfect system...
