The most popular gym exercises have always been those that are done with both arms or legs at a time: squats, deadlifts, bench presses, pullups, etc. We inherently like these kinds of moves because they …
The snatch is one of the two lifts contested in the sport of Olympic weightlifting. To describe it in the simplest terms, it has you lifting a barbell from the floor and over your head …
Remember the skateboarders on your street when you were growing up? They were probably the first kind of stuntmen you ever saw outside of a TV screen, turning your block into an obstacle course and …
There’s (another) documentary film out claiming that a plant-based/vegan lifestyle is better, and that eating animal foods is costing you years off your life, peak athletic performance, and—if you’re a man—even your ability to get …
*This article has been vetted by the Onnit Advisory Board, including Scientific Adviser Vince Kreipke, PhD. Summary – The tuck jump builds lower-body power and coordination – It works all the major lower-body muscles and …
An impressive vertical jump is the ultimate standard of lower-body power and explosiveness—an attribute that pays as many dividends in high-impact sports like basketball, football, and soccer as it gets you wide-eyed looks in the …
Nutritionists used to focus on how to reduce the size of your gut. Now they’re taking a closer look at what’s inside of it. Recent science points to the gut microbiome—that is, the balance of …
With over 500 competitors representing more than 30 different countries around the world, the IUKL World Championships in Germany was the biggest Kettlebell Sport competition I’ve ever participated in, as well as my first international …
Major League Baseball players have one of the longest seasons of any sport. Unconventional Training is a sure way for Major League Baseball players to stay healthy for the season. Possessing good speed is a benefit to any baseball …
Olympic skier Larisa Yurkiw went from a destroyed knee to representing Canada in 2014 Olympics. Learn how you can recover faster from your next injury. Growing up, I was a pretty reckless athlete. I grasped …
As a personal trainer and professional snowboarder, I’m a huge advocate of training throughout the year to stay in tip-top shape. Many snowboarders’ off-season training only consists of skateboarding, hiking, and early season split boarding …
CrossFit is wonderful. CrossFit is repulsive. CrossFit is, well, CrossFit. With the sport now sponsored by Reebok and appearing on ESPN, more people are putting it into practice. Is it a savior? Or is it a …
When I think of training, I try to keep things simple. If you draw a line and have each end represent the opposite ends of the training spectrum, you’d have “Strength” on one end and …
It is here, competition day. The time is now, I have done my training; I’ve got this. Why am I so nervous? I need to warm-up, I need to focus. I see the end result; …
Baseball? Football? Basketball? Not one of these can stake the claim of America’s greatest sport. That is a title held solely by wrestling. Not that greco-roman malarkey at the Olympics (the mediterraneans can keep that). …
Football is sometimes referred to as a contact sport, but aren’t all sports contact sports? Baseball, basketball, and soccer all contain varying degrees of contact. Football is a collision sport, demanding a unique combination of …
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