You’ve been killin’ it. Eating well and training smart, and you can feel your body changing. A couple of weeks go by and some sneaky thoughts start to weasel their way into your brain, all prefaced with those four dirty little words of “I’ve been so good…”  I’ve been so good that I deserve this [...]

By Ryan Brown Check Out Ryan’s Training Log Here Last week in my post about shoulder mobility, I covered some of the common dysfunctions and inefficiencies that we see in our athletes/clients here. The biggest problem that I see people making when it comes to shoulder (or any) mobility/stability is a misdiagnosis of what the real [...]

By Ryan Brown One of the most often injured joints. These two joints, having such a large range of motion, are often worked through this range with some serious velocity. This is especially with our olympic movements, but even powerlifters tend to do some “speed” work that increases the velocity and demands for stability in the joint. I got [...]

This is the final part of the interviews with Naturopathic physician Dr. Torrey Gorla. In the previous interviews we introduced many of the misconceptions with what is considered healthy in Western culture and what needs to be changed. In this article we will conclude our interview with Dr. Gorla and take it one step further, how to [...]

By Nate Winkler In Part I of the ‘Everyman Series’ I introduced the idea that there are some holes in the accepted approach to being ‘healthy’. This is the second part in my interviews with Dr. Torrey Gorla, a Naturopathic doctor that integrates Eastern and Western Medical approaches into his practices. Many times, people realize [...]

Consistency is king, right? Everyone knows that some things work better than others, but no matter what, if you workout more, and eat healthy foods then you will lose fat, get more ‘ripped’, and increase your strength. What if I told you that all your hard work, dedication, time, and effort are being wasted because [...]

By Chad Wesley Smith Through years of heavy bench pressing and throwing the shot I often struggled with the health of my pec minors and biceps tendons. During my training for the 2011 SPF Powerstation Pro/Am, this area became particularly problematic and painful. On what would have been a PR double of 500×2 in the [...]

By Nate Winkler In ‘Escaping the Holidaze Part I‘, we looked at the nutritional side of the holiday season, traveling, and all the considerations that come along with being healthy when you’re away from home.  Eating healthy and applying proper nutrient timing is crucial, however, there is an exercise component that is required.  Training during the holidays [...]