Fitness

Backcountry hunting beats the hell out of your body. Long hours are spent hiking with heavy loads, followed by long hours spent glassing. After that, the backcountry hunter catches some Z's on uneven ground, doing their best to avoid the rocks, ...

The squat should be easy to manage. Grab some weight, sit down, stand back up. No rocket surgery is required. Then why do so many folks struggle with squats? It’s because they’re missing form tweaks that dial in the proper technique. Each ...

Ask yourself this question: “What do you see yourself doing when you’re 50?” I am sure most people would come up with predictable answers that might include “Working toward retirement,” “Taking leisurely bike rides to stay fit,” “Friday night Yahtzee ...

Chances are you've been doing pushups since the Presidential Physical Fitness Test challenged your mettle back in elementary school. But have you been butchering them? Do you know how to effectively increase your max reps? It turns out there's a lot ...

Pullups are the premier test of upper body and relative strength, but most people struggle to eke out even a few reps. The reason isn’t just weakness. Most people who are bad at pullups have either poor shoulder and upper back mobility, are ...

If you’re at the gym on any anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and you see fully dressed firefighters walking toward the cardio area, don’t be alarmed. After all, the sight of firemen usually means you’re about to be rescued or a big problem is ...

Here’s a bright and shiny newsflash for you: there’s an 80% chance that you’re going to experience back pain at some point in your life. There’s a 50% chance you'll feel that pain within the next year. It’s the number one pain complaint every year ...

Summer is ending, and fall is creeping in on us with its usual guarantees: shorter days and calorie-dense foods. With stick-to-your-ribs family dinners, fall festivals, and holiday parties coming one after another, calorie intake typically skyrockets ...

Picking up something heavy and walking with it is a very human thing to do. With our relatively short torsos and long limbs, it’s what we’re built to do. So it’s not a shocker that carrying shit is one of the most effective ways to train the human ...

The explosive exercise training method comes from the Russians: Yuri Verkhoshansky, to be specific. (I know, I know, but the bastards know how to train.) It's a form of interval training that improves the aerobic abilities of your fast-twitch muscles ...

We all deal with periodic bouts of depression and anxiety of varying severity and duration. It's a fact. According to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America, roughly 40 million adults in the US are dealing with some form of anxiety ...

First, we broke down the granddaddy kettlebell exercise: the swing. But that was just the beginning. These four killer kettlebell moves that anyone can do — the goblet squat, the clean, the press, and the Turkish get-up — will take your kettlebell ...

You can judge a piece of training equipment by how many problems it can solve and how much space it takes up. Kettlebells crush this assessment nearly every time because they meet multiple training ends — mobility, strength, power, conditioning — ...

Mobility, power, and strength are all important. But without endurance to sustain them, they aren’t as useful. Endurance is the product of one main factor: an efficient aerobic system. Without an aerobic system that’s doing its job, you’re bound to ...

Athleticism is the foundation of a high-performing, resilient body and life. Strength and power construct the floor and walls of that foundation. If you want longevity, as well as access to all that your body is capable of, you need solid levels of ...

The best way to get to point B is to actually know where point A is. If you don’t know where you currently stand, how could you ever know where you are relative to your destination? Easy answer — you can’t, homes.  Fitness is like navigation. ...

“I was doing so well!” That’s the anthem of so many who have fallen off the training wagon. We hear it every week in consultations with new clients at my gym. Elite marathon runners, former SOF guys, college athletes — even these normally dialed-in ...

Gym closures, membership commitment issues, and the newfound convenience of working out at home have kept lots of us out of the Box. The downside of the home gym, though, is gear. Fitness equipment is expensive, takes up a shit-ton of space, and is ...

Would you rather feel overwhelmed by circumstances or challenged but in control? How about being able to kick more ass in the gym without destroying your body? With simple, effective workouts that build mental skills, you can train yourself to feel ...

The Murph Challenge is the official annual fundraiser of the LT Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation and has become a Memorial Day tradition among many veteran and fitness communities worldwide. Lt. Michael “Murph” Murphy was a US Navy ...