HOW THIS NEW DAD GOT INTO KILLER SHAPE Meet Shane A new dad who reached out with a big fitness goal. His question inspired these 10 Tips to Stay Strong Through the Chaos. They apply to new parents – and to anyone juggling time and responsibilities. Turns out, Shane applied a lot of it – …
New parent? Crunched for time? Use these tips to stay strong through the chaos.
I learned some hard things about CrossFit metcons. Here’s how to get a good burn – without questioning your choices in life.
4 Things Animal Eating Gets Right:
1. Focus on whole foods and less packaged foods
2. Protein is the central macronutrient
3. Focus on increasing micronutrients in our diet and raising the nutritional value of our food
4. Focus on gut health and foods that are less irritating to the gut
So we must actively fight age-related muscle loss in order to stay healthy and vital. If we focus only on losing, we can weaken ourselves unnecessarily by losing muscle along with fat.
I left top end strength behind in search of the PUMP – here’s what happened.
Training hard – but not losing fat? Let’s untangle why this happens, and what to do about it.
Persist AUGUST Cycle Highlights We are turning our attention to the August 14th training cycle next week. We began our Q3 build starting back on July 3rd. The next 6-week training cycle will build upon the previous cycle. Expect to see a similar train split in most of the tracks on most of the days. …
At some point past the age of 40, 50, or 60, your body will have a hard time holding onto muscle mass. There will be a new mission focus. That will be to retain as much muscle as you can for the rest of your life. As muscle decreases, the likelihood of injury goes up as we age.
So we must actively fight age-related muscle loss in order to stay healthy and vital. If we focus only on losing, we can weaken ourselves unnecessarily by losing muscle along with fat.
I had to work to shift my mentality from performance-obsessed, and learn how to have fun working out.
I had to dial back the intensity, and break up with suffering. I had to learn to interact with my wife and the people around me, and take myself a little less seriously. But I still wanted to get after it and feel satisfied with my time in the gym.
Persist July Cycle Highlights What would an ideal training program look like to rehab my bum shoulder, look lean and muscular, and have energy and focus for days? This was the question I started with when I created PUMP LIFT, the newest track inside Persist. Again and again, I see how programs that build muscle …