Have you ever experienced lower back strain/pain after a kettlebell session? Are you new to kettlebell training? Has it been awhile since you’ve considered your technique? Could you afford to spend a few minutes taking inventory of your hinge pattern? Pat and I instructed a kettlebell workshop the other day. It was a beautiful, wonderful […]
Why You Should Lift Heavy (especially if you’re a female)
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN THE WHOLE WORLD AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW IT. vs. THIS IS SO PARAMOUNT THAT CERTAINLY EVERYONE KNOWS IT ALREADY. Nearly every time I sit down to write to you, I deliberate as to whether or not what I have to say will be useful to you. […]
Unconventional Training: The Convention of Durability
“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general.” -Mark Rippetoe, strength coach [with debatably more fame than Pat Flynn] I think we would all agree. And I think we would all aim to be both harder to kill and more useful. But, now let’s play a game. Who […]
Holiday Workouts: Boost the Bodyweight Burn
One push-up burns approximately 1/3 of a calorie. At this rate, you could cancel out a slice of holiday cheesecake with a mere 775 push-ups! Assuming you can do 100 push-ups in 5 minutes or so… You’d be able to indulge, without reservation, after just under 40 minutes’ worth of push-ups! Boom. You’re welcome. Strong […]
Did you know….? 5 Things I Just Learned.
Sometimes my blog post ideas just come to me. Like I see a hunched-over middle-aged man doing lots of chest exercises and then sloppily, jerkily, goofily performing 3 rows–and I think to myself, “why, this should be a blog post!” (And so it was. Last week. Here.) Other times, I agonize over no fewer than […]