Fitness articles regarding fat loss and conditioning through various methods, including kettlebells, sandbags, hill sprints, and other exercises and workouts.
Practicing yoga is extremely fulfilling, as well as inspiring, and the knowledge gained through the power of yoga is transformative. But, there is a lot of “yoga” happening that has very little to do with what yoga really is. Several …
Summary Everyone grew up playing frogger, and since it’s inception their has been countless knockoffs. Most have surpassed the original, but the OG will always have our heart. While playing that beloved game, who didn’t imagine …
In case you hadn’t noticed, obstacle course races and mud runs like the Spartan, Tough Mudder and Warrior Dash are sweeping the nation. From 20,000 participants in it’s 2010 debut year, the Tough Mudder logged …
Summary Jim “Smitty” Smith of Diesel Strength and Conditioning teamed up with the Onnit Academy to show you a quick hack to improve your hamstring stretches. By using resistant bands for stretching you can increase tension on your …
Most endurance athletes ignore strength training, but the truth is that taking the time to add strength training to your routine a few days a week has a number of benefits that can help boost …
Strength and endurance are on opposite sides of the sports performance spectrum. Being able to combine the two is being able the master the art of sport. As an athlete in an event that is …
Mobility training, along with breathing exercises and selective tension exercises, form a foundation for my training system called Compound Conditioning. There are multiple reasons for it: Mobility training lubricates the joints with synovial fluid, helps …
There is nothing like the feeling of reaching down, wrapping your hands around a cold steel bar as you set your position, holding your breath, and pull the iron from the floor. Olympic lifting is …
Many people are talking about the “Primal Diet” to go back to the foods that humans ate before the industrial and agricultural revolutions. One of the most notable people in the alternative health industry, Mark …
Challenge Summary John Wolf of the Onnit Academy introduces the Werewolf Transformation Challenge. Build work capacity with these four exercises and see how you improve. The Werewolf Transformation Challenge will make a beast out of …
Summary This is a demonstration of the Scap Pull Up Bodyweight Exercise.
Whether you’re trying to lose fat or maintain your sleek physique, boosting your metabolism to a higher rate is always a good idea. Increasing your metabolism means your body burns calories at a higher rate. …
The mirror and the scale are two tools that can make or break a person self-confidence. Many people focus only on the number that the scale says versus how they actually look and feel. This is …
For trainers that take pride in proper exercise form, nothing drives them crazier than seeing a client (or youtube “guru”) perform popular kettlebell exercises with improper and potentially dangerous form. While there are a variety …
Summary Like most Unconventional Training methods, Medicine balls are an extremely versatile functional training tool that could be used as a complete fitness system by itself. The Medicine Ball naturally lends itself to full body rotational movements …
Remember that time when you decided to go trail running, just a few miles even, on a rocky, muddy trail with roots and stumps everywhere? Remember when you were done, as you emerged from the …
About 3 years ago I attended a Perform Better Learn by Doing, 1-Day Seminar. One of the reasons I went was to hear Brett Jones lecture on Restorative Practices, particularly the use of wooden clubs, …
Fitness is a land of tools and toys. The toys may amuse and distract us but their effects are only minimal and temporary. The tools challenge and change us but often they are introduced at the wrong …
I’m a firm believer in mastering the basic skills and attributes before diving into advanced un-conventional stuff. One cannot hope to build a solid building on a shaky foundation. If you want serious results with …
Adventure, Obstacle, Silly, Soap, Mud, Extreme, Rugged, Spartan, Tough, Gladiator and dozens more renditions of the hottest trend of racing, which is all about Obstacle Courses. The main area calls them Adventure Races, or taking the …
The Kettlebell Swing exercise is one of the most iconic and beneficial kettlebell drills. This ballistic movement helps to strengthen your core and hips while encouraging full body utilization and coordination. Perfecting your timing and …
It’s the end of a grueling training session, but I know it isn’t really the end. My mind takes me back to my teenage years, playing Mortal Kombat when I hear the words, “FINISH HIM”, …
Growing strong, mobile, able shoulders can be tricky at times when old or new injuries hinder our progress and aches and pains get in the way of creating bulletproof shoulders, that any member of the …
Blasted by frozen air, every breath was cracked and painful but necessary to keep my muscles from collapse. I just needed water. Yet, I had none. Fatigue had set in so severely that I couldn’t …
Everybody is all about appearances. Whether you’re a regular gym rat, Crossfitter, or Olypmic lifter it’s all lumped into “training and fitness.” I’m a trainer who uses an unconventional method of kettlebells and Pilates (of …
The ability to carry heavy loads is not only a vital part of work and life – it’s also just plain cool to do. But if heavy lifting regularly leaves you injured then you’ve got …
One of the most unique kettlebell tests in “Hardstyle” kettlebell training is the 5-Minute Snatch Test. For those looking to test their strength, I dare you to endure this challenge. It only takes a short …
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