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It’s Always Hot Somewhere…

This is in response to a aussieluke at Davedraper.com in regards to training in hot, dry climates (and it will be that soon enough here in AZ) :

I feel your pain.

Training in hot dry weather is not always fun. I apologize for this being so long. Hopefully there is some information here that [...]

Squats For You and Me

Let’s take a look at squats. Everybody should be doing them for a variety of reasons.

There are many variations of squatting movements: hip-belt squats, back squats done powerlifting style or Olympic lifting style, front squats, overhead squats, hack squats, Zercher squats, dumbbell and kettlebell squats with one or two DB’s/KB’s, all kinds of odd [...]

Quick Feet – Part III

“Agility or nimbleness is the ability to change the body’s position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, endurance and stamina.”

I really like this definition of agility, taken from Wikipedia at this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agility

 

It’s funny, though, when you think about it. [...]

Quick Feet — Part II

 

As someone once said (Jeff Martone? Steve Maxwell?), quick feet are happy feet.

In this case they were talking about using kettlebells. Because if you drop one and it lands on your foot, you will be a hurting unit.

So, in this case, situational awareness (I just dropped a KB) knowledge of what is [...]

Quick Feet

Agility is a must for any type of athlete. If a person isn’t agile they won’t last long in any sport as  they will always get beat by the other guy. Agility is also an excellent gauge of a persons mastery of basic physical movement patterns. Any man, or woman for that matter, who deems [...]