HEALTH MONTH: SLEEP
Sleep? Sleep when you’re dead! Most of you reading this blog should now know otherwise, and understand the importance of quality sleep. […]
YOU’RE IN THE DRIVING SEAT
For as far back as I can remember now, we’ve had two tracks of programming. There’s L1, the fitness track, and L2 […]
EXPRESS YOUR FITNESS
Over the next couple of weeks your gym-based training options are going to become a bit limited. The gyms will be closed, […]
TRAIN TO EAT or EAT TO PERFORM?
“I can have dessert because I’ll burn the calories in training tomorrow. That’s why I like to do lots of exercise–so I […]
MOTIVATION vs. DISCIPLINE
As with anything of value, achieving better health and fitness requires ongoing work. You’ve got to keep turning up to training, and […]
FOCUS ON YOUR BREATH
“Just breathe,” I said to an athlete during a conditioning piece. Hunched over with hands on knees and trying to gulp what […]
TECHNIQUE, YES. BUT, INTENSITY.
A threshold is a limit, a point that must be exceeded in order for favourable adaptations to occur. One of the thresholds […]
SIGNS OF POOR SLEEP
Nutrition and training are only pieces of the health and fitness puzzle. If your eating and training are consistently good, but you […]
“I STILL SUCK”
“Why do I still suck?” It’s a common question. One that I’ve been answering for far too many years! Despite the negative […]
APPLES & ORANGES
The purpose of strength training is to enhance your ability to apply productive force. Whereas metabolic conditioning (metcon) improves endurance and stamina–your […]
TRAINING vs. TESTING
The gym is a lab, and you are all the lab rats. Our training methods and how it affects human performance, both […]