One of the all-time great wrestling coaches, Karl Gotch, once remarked that “Conditioning is your hold,” meaning that great conditioning can be a powerful weapon against your opponents. But what if you’re not training for an opponent? What if you just want to look...
A few years ago, at the end of one of our training sessions, UFC fighter Demetrious Johnson (DJ) told me a story about the day he spent installing rain gutters with his father-in-law. DJ thought he was going to learn the tricks of the roofing trade, but what he...
This is part 2 of a series of articles on special operator training. If you missed part 1, check it out here. In this article I’m going to be covering the general structure that I use to prepare people for special operations selections programs and for active duty...
Tough Truths of Supplementation by Sol Orwell Examine.com Sometimes things are only amazing because they are new Usually, the first time a supplement is going to be used in a human trial the conditions of the trial are manipulated a bit to get a positive result. Now,...
Recovery and regeneration strategies have become a hot topic in the fitness world as of late, but there’s a lot more misinformation than anything else. In this week’s episode of 8WeeksOut U, I’ll share with you the details of why, when and how to use...
Over the last several years, bootcamp training has taken over the fitness industry. Unfortunately, the vast majority of them suck! Not only are they NOT designed to produce the best results, most of them are set up to cause injuries and overtraining A Better Approach...