Kris Gethin is a bodybuilder, fitness model, and supplement entrepreneur who has been the face of some of fitness’ biggest physique campaigns. He’s also a passionate endurance athlete who has a ton of
While becoming an efficient rower will probably never be as exciting to the average CrossFit athlete as getting your first pull-up, muscle-up, or a new clean and jerk PR, it certainly can help
A combination exercise is the pairing of two exercises into one. Combination exercises help build muscle, burn calories, and improve overall conditioning. They are great tools for athletes looking for challenge and a change
So the barbell is feeling heavier on your back than it normally does. Or maybe you’re benching and benching and benching (because your chest can handle more volume), but your PR isn’t budging.
Exercise is one of the best ways to fight jet lag, travel fatigue, and stiffness that comes from sitting on a plane or in a car all day. This is my FAVORITE, super-simple
So you’ve hit a plateau with your lifts. Maybe the plateau is physical: your numbers have stopped rising, or weights that normally go up easily are now grinding when they shouldn’t be. Or
Powerlifters often avoid group fitness classes like the plague: whether it’s because we’re often preferentially allergic to anything that might actually resemble cardio or because lifting can be such a solitary sport (and
Ah, battle ropes. The simultaneous dread and delight of all my personal training clients — and me! While they may look all innocent, laying there on the ground waiting for a badass like
So you’re a lifter who needs to boost your endurance because you’ve realized that when you’re grinding out that last rep, it helps to have a killer cardio system backing you up. Or
From the top level professional athletes to young children in P.E., for one reason or another most of us enjoy the adrenaline rush and positive feedback associated with training hard and ramping up
