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LET'S GET... SMALL?
This is a totally made up percentage, but I would guess that roughly 90% of the fitness industry revolves around a singular goal.Making people smaller. This image has nothing to do with the blog post....
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What should a person do when trying to improve their diet and exercise habits? Do the things that move you toward your goal and make you the happiest. Don't worry about time and definitely do not make...
View ArticleHabit development and the modern athlete
In the context of this post I use the term 'athlete' to describe anyone engaging in training, because the moment you decide to do so that is what you become. For most people undertaking this endeavor...
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How hard can you pull the trigger?
The title of this post is a question I have never been asked. I have a lot of time in on combat shooting. Pistols, sub-machine guns, shotguns, rifles, hell I was even punched in the face by an...
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Making your protein shakes #nothorrible
Yes, I know that I don't know how to use hashtags properly. -Jordan A big hurdle for clients I work with who are trying to favorably alter their body composition is getting enough protein. Protein...
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10 things I know to be true #fornow
Because that was just a good movie. 1. You either don’t have enough lunging movements in your program or the quality is not where it should be. Lunges are essential for maintaining knee...
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Equipment Review: Yoga Tune Up Balls
I've been using different soft tissue devices for a long time, back to when we basically just had foam rollers. ST (Soft Tissue) if not the only thing I do, but I do believe that performing it in a...
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From Bodyweight Training to Kettlebells Pt. 1
When I perform a consultation for a new client I like to lay out my programming method so that the individual can understand the track that we will be on. When I discuss starting off with bodyweight...
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WHY YOU SHOULD TEACH YOUR CLIENTS TO FISH
I don't stretch out my clients, either before or after sessions. To be clear let me point this out from the beginng: Your clients do need to stretch. The question is this: Do they need you to do...
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ANKLE MOBILIZATION IN THE SQUAT
My ankles have long been a plague on my movement of biblical proportions. Real wrath of God style lack of ankle mobility. When you spend the better part of a decade doing everything in military boots...
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CLEANING UP OVERHEAD SHOULDER MOBILITY
In the below video I cover some basics for improving your shoulder flexion (lifting your arm overhead) utilizing soft tissue work and specific activation exercises.
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RESTORING NATURAL RANGE OF MOTION TO THE SPINE
In the below video I cover some different aspects of improving spinal mobility, both in flexion and extension. Thoracic extension and rotation are the components you hear disucssed most frequently, but...
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SWITCHING GRIP AND SWITCHING SIDES
This is me sleeping. A thought occurred to me a while back that would change (to a degree) how my body moves and how much dysfunction I am picking up while I sleep. This is not something most of us...
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GETTING REALISTIC ABOUT REHABILITATION
I went a long time without ever really getting hurt. I wasn’t exactly sitting on the couch all day either. We’re talking about 20 years of being an Infantry Marine in a high operational tempo unit, a...
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS
A few months ago my fiancee and business partner Emily Willes purchased an Up Band from Jawbone primarily to track her steps and sleep patterns. Her review of that device can be found below. I followed...
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TIPS FOR THE TRX REVERSE PIKE
The Reverse Pike as performed on the TRX is a great drill for upper body stability and proper core engagement both in the action of pulling the hips up, but most importantly for staying stable and...
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WHY THE KETTLEBELL SWING?
Is the kettlebell swing the best possible exercise for developing strength and endurance, mobilizing the hips, activating the glutes and achieving a host of other benefits?Probably not.However, the...
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EVALUATING AND CORRECTING HIP ROTATION
A common theme for most people who want to be athletic, and particularly for those who sit a lot should be opening up the hips and then keeping them that way. Another common theme is the seeming...
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LET'S GET... SMALL?
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Deciphering Food Labels
A simple trip to the grocery store can feel completely overwhelming these days. With so many options and varieties of foods, it can be hard to determine what’s best for our bodies and lifestyles....
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