Your Daily Habits: Determinants of Success or Failure
“People do not decide their future. They decide their habits. And it’s their habits that decide their future.” It’s the start […]
WHAT’S THE STANDARD?
With the Open coming up and thanks to the billion local competitions happening, a question often asked in class is “what’s the […]
DON’T TRY SO HARD
We’ve all had nights where we just can’t seem to fall asleep. You didn’t have caffeine, it was a busy day, you […]
REGRESSIONS FOR PROGRESS
When speaking to successful people–successful in business, sports, life, family, academia, getting out of bed daily–about their paths to success, there is […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]