May 18th, 2019 was the start of the mud run (obstacle course race) season here in sunny Portland, Oregon. The first run of the season – The Warrior Dash, held about 20-30 minutes south of Portland in Canby, OR. I had registered for this race back in September at a Read more…
My first introduction to vibrating foam rollers came from Evan, of Vive Fitness, when he told me he had a few Vyper 2’s coming into the studio. I saw a Vyper 2 in person at the UFC Performance Institute in one of their recovery rooms. I finally tried one on Read more…
Exercising is hard, but today we’re talking about why its hard mentally and emotionally (and somewhat physically.) Now you (or I) may say we can’t do an exercise for a variety of reasons – lack of physical strength (this is where modifications / regressions of that particular move come into Read more…
I’ve been on a Jocko Willink kick lately, first listening to Extreme Ownership and then moving onto The Dichotomy of Leadership. And the concepts he lays out in the book got me thinking about how there are dichotomies in every aspect of our lives. Google defines dichotomy as a division Read more…
Let’s talk about systems you can use to reach your fitness goals. A system is anything you can use to your advantage to get the gains you’re looking for while maintaining a minimal impact to your regular life. I’m going to stay away from “gadgets” and try to stick more Read more…
I’ve been thinking about what I’ve learned, forgotten, relearned, and adjusted over the last few years on my path to getting back into fitness. I started out knowing I needed to stretch out the upper parts of my legs (hips, IT band, etc) to prevent any sort of nagging pain Read more…
We all have our favorite workout routines. Some of us go to spin class, some yoga, power lift, or even take a martial art. And these routines get us fit, at least in the context of our sport of skill. It is sports specific training. A runner gets really good Read more…
I really should have written about my Muay Thai Retreat experience a while ago. Like a long while ago. I attended one of Sean Fagan’s retreats back in September / October of 2017, which was two months before I started writing this blog, and this article is being published 375 Read more…
The NSCA put on their annual combat clinic at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, NV on 9/21 – 9/22. This was a collection of strength and conditioning experts talking with the UFC science and training staff about how to better work with combat athletes in improving their performance Read more…
I attended the StrongFirst Girya level 1 certification between September 14th and 16th in Tacoma, WA. During the three day event I learned a lot about myself, the StrongFirst organization, and what I need to work on both physically and mentally within myself moving forward. I did not achieve the Read more…