“What does following in the footsteps of everyone else get you? It gets you to exactly the same conclusions as everyone else.” — Ryan Holiday From warm-up to drop-off; 3 sets, 9 reps, done… I’m obviously utilizing ARXFit equipment here, well… because it’s awesome, and I have access to it. I employ this same idea, though,… [More…]
Anxious about Traveling? Try the Planned Overreach
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Nelson Mandela Hmmm…that guy on the front row doesn’t look too concerned about missing a workout or three… So I have this love/hate thing going on with traveling, and maybe you do, too. You see, I love going… [More…]
Kettlebell Training with Autoregulation and Drop-off Fatigue Management
“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” – Albert Camus Today, a question from Theory to Practice reader, Frank, regarding Autoregulating and drop-off. Keith, I have been enjoying your columns on Autoregulation and have been wracking… [More…]
Autoregulating the MetCon
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” – Wayne Gretzky Old school — Walter Payton, “Sweetness”, chargin’ the hills Here’s a workout that I and my good friend, Bryan Barksdale, knocked-out this week. What I’d like to cover are some of the various ways we can Autoregulate this very basic MetCon… [More…]
A Saturday Sprint Session, and the Dose/Response/Drop-off Relationship
“…Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin’ in the street…” – Bruce Spingsteen. Though I’m kinda partial to my buddy Charlie Robison’s version. Saturday’s workout commenced during hour 18 of an IF (intermittent fast),… [More…]