Entries by Marko

Hamstring Life

Hamstrings – Responsible for Knee Flexion and Hip Extension That’s more of the generic definition of the responsible of the muscle group, but it goes much deeper than that. In terms of athletic performance, the hamstrings do much more. Hamstrings are responsible for speed, explosiveness, deceleration, and stability just to name a few. Most individuals […]

6/11/18 Weekly Wod Review

Monday Feel free to mix and match today’s workout. All the movements are relatively simple and the descending reps will help keep you guys going mentally as you get closer to the finish line. With that being said, this is a good workout to practice those mind games to keep you moving along. 603m Run (800m) […]

Improving Aerobic Capacity

As some of you may have noticed, JB has started posting Endurance WODs on beyond the whiteboard again. I’ve also noticed some of you guys hitting the track or running the trail right outside of the gym. Since I’m seeing more and more people getting outside of the gym and running, I wanted to offer some advice […]

Weekly WOD Review 5/14/18

Monday You guys will be pretty busy during your strength session today. As you’re working on your front squats, you’ll be getting some pulling and core skills in. Overall, you guys will have 25:00 minutes to compete your strength and accessories. It’s totally up to you how you want to work through the first half […]

Mindfully Capable

Today I want to take a moment to talk about mindfulness. I’m sure there are a lot of “mindful” topics on this blog already, but for this specific one, I want to focus on being mindful of your capabilities. As all of you have seen, we program multiple levels for each workout. No matter the […]

Friday Night Lights. Coming Soon to a Park Near You.

Last year we had a HUGE turnout for basketball, beers, and music at Larkey Park! As the day’s start to get longer, allergies start to kick in, and the heat begins to turn up look for some Friday Night Lights on the courts! More details to come soon, so keep an eye out on the Facebook […]

Weekly WOD Review 4/16/18

Monday For most this workout contains very short reps with relatively simple movements. My intent for this workout is to keep people moving from one movement to the other without taking too much time in between. Push ups are usually the limiting factor with most, or handstand push ups for adv and beefy folks, but I […]

Intro: Suitcase Deadlifts and KB Windmills

Over the past month or so, I’ve been trying to find some accessory exercises to add into my normal programming. I’ve found a few that I’ve started to incorporate into my daily warm up for activation purposes, and even as the focus of my training on any given day. Two exercises that I would like to introduce to […]

Anti-What? Anti-Rotation!

Planks Hollow Holds Dead Bugs Sound familiar? The 3 exercises mentioned are great for improving core strength, thus the reason why we incorporate them in our weekly programming. Take a look at these exercises now… Suitcase Deadlifts Single Leg Dumbbell RDLs Pallof Press Some of these may not look so familiar right? These are examples […]