7/6/17 7/6/17

Squat every day?

Squat every day? This idea has become increasingly popular as squat everyday programs are floating around in the functional fitness community. It is certainly possible to squat every day and it has its benefits, such as rapid and large anabolic responses in the body (getting big fast).

7/3/17 7/3/17

How anthropometrics are effecting your fitness

Last week we made a post about the difference in mechanics for people who have long femurs v. those who have short femurs. This week we revisit the idea and talk about why this become important in our sport and what you need to be able to recognize as an athlete and as a coach

6/29/17 6/29/17

Back Squat: High Bar vs Low Bar

The high bar back squat and low bar back squat discussion has caused much controversy in the functional fitness community. The truth is both of these squats have their place. The differences in the two lifts are technical and cause the two to work on slightly different muscle groups.

6/22/17 6/22/17

Stop saying "Elbows Up" if it's not useful for your athlete

As coaches, one of our duties is to give athletes the knowledge to move properly and more importantly to understand why they need to move that way or why their movement is so important. We've all heard it, "elbows up"-- do we actually know what it means AND do we know if that's what is actually going to help the athlete in their positioning through a movement? Listen in to this weeks Brute Shoot where coach Adrian Conway gives you two things to consider.

6/18/17 6/18/17

You can't win training.

The best training sessions that you are going to have are the ones that have mistakes, that have failures, and that you actually learn something in. The reason we train is to improve as an athlete. This week Nick Fowler talks why you can't win training, what it might look like if you are trying to, and what mindset you are cultivating with this attitude.