When it comes to interval training, just about everyone out there has an opinion on the best way to do them. What most people agree on, however, is that key to getting the most out of interval training is intensity – it’s usually called high-intensity interval...
Breathing strategies for better performance and recovery with Bill Hartman and Mike Robertson
A few years ago, I was dealing with chronic shoulder pain that I couldn’t seem to shake. I checked the usual boxes in an attempt to fix it: active release, different types of massage, stim, and everything else I could think of. Nothing was really helping other than to...
Recovery-Driven Mindset: How to Change Your Mindset and Transform Your Fitness
With the rise in popularity of high-intensity training methods, more and more people step into the gym thinking that in order to get a “good workout” they need to get their ass kicked. They joke about laying on the floor for twenty minutes after their workout,...
4 Steps to Turn off Stress and Accelerate Your Recovery
Early in my career I discovered that, for a lot of people, training — something that’s supposed to make us stronger and healthier — is tearing us down, leaving us injured, burned out, and tired of putting in the effort only to continue to struggle to get the results...
Recovery-Driven Life: The Intersection of Health & Fitness
Over the last few weeks, I’ve introduced you to a whole new way of looking at fitness. One that’s focused not just on blind intensity, but on recovery. Along the way, I’ve talked about Why our High-Intensity obsession has failed us, shown you How to use a specific...
Recovery-Driven Nutrition: Why Cutting Calories Doesn’t Cut it
In this article, I’m going to share with you a different way to think about nutrition and training. I’ll also discuss why most people make a very simple, yet very fixable, mistake when trying to lose body fat. I’ll cover why so many people feel like they’re mostly...