After 20 years of using HRV, if there’s one thing I can say with absolute certainty, it’s that when used effectively, it’s an invaluable tool for improving your conditioning. In my experience, it’s the “effectively” part where most people struggle. They’re not quite...
To build conditioning to the highest levels takes only two things: consistent effort and the right program. Over the years, I’ve found that most people that come to me because they need to improve their conditioning haven’t been falling short because they weren’t...
Everyone loves a good comeback story. Back in 2004, I got to be part of an epic comeback by one of the greatest Japanese fighters of all time, Hayato Sakurai. If you’re not a long-time fight fan, you’ve probably never heard of Sakurai. In the late 90’s, he was widely...
When my older brother first introduced me to lifting weights in the 7th grade, I was instantly hooked. Like most people back then, I turned to the popular bodybuilding and fitness magazines to learn how to train. In those days, there was no internet, no social media,...
Almost 3,000 years ago, Persian wrestlers would take animal bladders, stuff them full of sand and use them in their training. In 1889, Professor Robert Roberts first coined the term “medicine ball” in Scientific American and said, “Playful exercise...
You’re likely aware that mental performance isn’t as simple as being “mentally tough.” You’ve also probably got a good idea of what psychological resilience or mental performance looks like as an outcome. When you think of the characteristics of tough, resilient...