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My Dad
Not long ago my dad died. It was one of the most moving experiences I have had. Most of my life we had a tough, tenuous relationship. Even from a young age before I got into much trouble we were at...
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New Year, New Life: A Simple Workout
A simple workout to get you moving in the new year, and start you towards your fitness goals. Here’s to a new year, and a new life.Some ground rules:• Warm up for 6-12 min before beginning. If you are...
View ArticleGo Deep: A Self-Evaluation Exercise
Personal change must come from within–nobody can do it for you. The best trainer, coach or therapist in the world cannot make the personal changes you seek. They can only lead you to the trailhead. You...
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Introduction to Off-Season Strength Training, Part 1
It’s impossible to standardize strength training for any group of individuals. There are simply too many acute variables to take into consideration. Each of us have our own unique set of circumstances...
View ArticleYear-Round Strength Training for Triathletes, Part 2: Muscular Endurance Phase
Part two of my four-part series about year-round strength training for triathletes just published on TrainingPeaks. In part one, we presented the goals, “rules”, and a series of exercises for the first...
View ArticleAn “Anybody” Workout for a New Year and New “You”
It’s officially the new year and many of us will be embarking on a mission of self evolution in the form of “resolutions”. I wanted to put together a workout for those who haven’t been to the gym or...
View ArticleSoapbox moment for my crew- week of 9.14
WILL-POW-ER (N): THE ABILITY TO CONTROL YOURSELF : STRONG DETERMINATION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO SOMETHING DIFFICULT This week I want us to explore the concepts of self-denial and force of will. Willpower...
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The most dangerous myth and how we overcome it 9.29 soapbox
Culturally, all day every day, we are inundated with the latest schemes selling “short cuts”, “easy ways”, and “life hacks”, we’ve become obsessed with gimmicks. This notion of effortless “fixes” has...
View ArticleThe Power of Choosing
Sometimes we loose sight of the fact that every moment we are making choices. We choose what to wear, what to buy, what to eat, whether or not we will workout, if we will read or watch television…. On...
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Why “easy’ sessions are important too.
Its never ideal to generalize, so keep in mind that this is not an “absolute” Over the years one of the most common tendencies I’ve observed, is a tendency for people to go “steady” when they should...
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