Reality Check: When Life Gets in the Way of Fitness
When I first found CrossFit I was in my mid-20s and working from home. I had time, money, and was a single, carefree adult with…
Category Archives: Recovery and mentality
Leading with Heart: How SealFit is Training Elite Athletes (and the Lessons You Can Learn from Them)
Are you ready for the toughest competition of your life? You won’t need your fancy lifters, belt, tape or knee sleeves. In fact, you won’t…
How The Movement Fix Workshop Ruined Me
The Movement Fix workshop ruined me, in the best possible way. It started last year. I had spent years trying to wedge myself into the…
4 Ways to Fix Your Jacked Up Shoulders
Whether you’re strictly a weightlifter, a CrossFitter or an average gym go’er getting after the dumbbells your shoulders often take a beating. There’s a lot…
Lifestyle Shaming: Mind Your Own Damn Business
This has been bothering me for a while. Almost every day I bring food to work. (They even got a microwave for me, which expands…
How to Make Lasting Mobility Changes and PR Your Lifts
You learned from Part 1 of our conversation with Clinical Athlete founder Dr. Quinn Henoch that mashing, smashing, flossing and static stretching isn’t going to…
On Fear and Learning to Fly
The barbell was heavy, it felt so damn heavy in my hands. How on earth, I wondered, would I be able to throw this over…
5 Reasons You’re Causing Pain (Without Knowing It)
Sometimes, despite our best intentions, we are our own worst enemy. That’s part of the beauty of training, pushing yourself to your absolute limits and…
Scared to Swim? 6 Workouts & Tips For Every Level to Win in the Water
It’s an invaluable tool for aerobic conditioning and rehab. It’s an easy way to work around knee pain, back pain, get lean and just give…
Foam Rolling Doesn’t Do What You Think (And Other Mobility Myths busted by Dr. Quinn Henoch)
Foam rolling or mashing with a lacrosse ball before training isn’t lengthening your muscles or breaking up adhesions. Yet, chances are you, your friends or…
