I recently posted a short video to Instagram where I explained how many athletes make the mistake of focusing too much time on exercise, and not enough on their actual sport. As a follow up to that post, it is also important to remind athletes that they cannot perform every useful exercise that is available […]

If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen me performing standing rollouts with an ab wheel or similar device. I first performed rollouts over 25 years ago and the exercise remains my favorite core training movement. As I’ve demoed before, I can perform the exercise or similar […]

I recently posted a short video of me swinging a sledgehammer outside against a half-buried tire. Following that post, I received several questions about the set-up. Some wanted to know why I bothered burying a tire in the ground, while others wanted to know how I secured it and how durable it was. With that […]

I recently shared a few short videos to Instagram of some Russian boxing and wrestling training from the 1980s. In the time since, I’ve seen the videos shared all over social media. I’ve also seen loads of questions about where the videos originated. With that in mind, I’ll use this entry to share links to […]

Pictured above, you’ll see NFL Hall of Famer Walter Payton running hills as he often did. Walter Payton ran hills to condition himself for the grueling demands of the National Football League. There were no ulterior motives. He wasn’t seeking attention or approval from those around him. Instead, the goal was simple. Become a better […]