“Freedom was a thing that shifted as you looked at it, the way a forest is dense with trees up close but from outside, from the empty meadow, you see its true limits.” –C. Whitehead The Underground Railroad, even though it was fiction, was hard to read. Slavery in this country is a polarizing issue,
Today’s editions of The Podcast we sit down and discuss Human Optimization with ONNIT’s John Wolf and CJ McFarland. We start out talking about what in ONNIT is as a company and a brand, and where do they see them selves fitting in the performance world. Next we touch upon what exactly Human Optimization is,
In today’s edition of the Podcast we discuss Mircrostretching with Dr. Nikos Apostolopouls. We start out the talking learning who is Nikos, what is Microstretching, and where did this idea come from. He then touches upon what separates Microstretching from other methods utilized in flexibility training. Next he shares the research he has done on
“The key to improved sport performance is producing more force in less time.” – C. Dietz and B. Peterson As a strength coach; I am sure you have come across or heard about this book one way or another. Triphasic Training was a book I had wanted to read for a while and I am
Today we are joined by assistant professor of strength and conditioning and the coordinator for athletic performance services at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Dr. Jay Dawes. In the talk we start with a brief run down of his career to date and get into the Masters program and how it’s set up.
Drew’s Review: “The justifications for eating animals and for not eating them are often identical: we are not them.” – J. S. Foer When I first started reading Eating Animals I was warned that it “makes you think”, “could change your attitude towards meat”, and “dude, it’s scary”. All of these statements were true and
In this episode of The Podcast I discuss the state of the field of strength and conditioning today with Mark Watts. Mark starts out sharing with us with how he’s gotten to where he is and how it’s impacted what he see’s in the coaching field. He then gets into what he see’s as some
Drew’s Review: “…you want to be Wolverine, not the Hulk” – K. Black Before reading this book I have never thought about training the “tactical athlete”. It has always been a perception of mine that the military utilizes a host of bodyweight exercises and neglects the use of any barbell training. From reading this book,
