The Sports Gene: Hardware and Software

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I read this book a while ago and enjoyed it so much that I use it in one of the classes I teach at Saint Mary's. If you are into sports, improving human performance, and want to dive into the factors that separate the best from the rest,…

Active Recovery Workouts

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I am sure by now many of you have heard the term "active recovery" get thrown around a lot. It can take on many different forms for people, but simply put, its an activity where you focus mostly on restorative movement that is executed at…

Handstand Walking Progressions and Quality CrossFit Content

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Recently you may have noticed we spent a good amount of time on working on developing the  handstand, specifically the handstand walk. Due to this concentrated effort a lot of people made a lot of improvement in their ability to handstand walk!…

Competing Vs. Training

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What kind of mindset do you have when you walk into the gym? Is your goal to always go as fast, or as heavy as possible? Or, do you want to get better at a specific movement or skill regardless of time or loading? The approach you take to your…

Brown Rice Vs. White Rice

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When it comes to the world of nutrition things are constantly changing. Food X is healthy, food X is unhealthy. Food X is the new super food, food X is actually useless. Its almost impossible to stay current with all the dietary trends because…

Weekly WOD Insights 7/23/18

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Rise and shine, ready to grind! New week brings a new life. Let's get it! Building off of my recent post, there are plenty of options of "REDOs" this week. There are two exact WODS we did previously as well as a couple with similar formats that…

Mindful Running

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Just yesterday's workout, while Alandi was running on the Assualt Air Runner, I told her to "be mindful while you're running".... meaning, I wanted her to really connect with what her body was doing and how it was moving, rather than just…

Overarching in the Squat

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When it comes to gaining more insight on specific movements I have a few go to resources I like to utilize. One of these resources is Squat University. I have used them many times before in my blog posts because they put out top notch information…

Weighted Prayer Stretch

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Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with the actual act of praying. Im always looking for ways to improve flexibility and mobility as they are both very important to not only performance in the gym, but also performance in life! Some of…