A few weeks ago, I was super pumped to head out on the water with my son to go kayaking. I was treating the kayaking as an active recovery session over the weekend to just keep moving, but not to stress my body more than needed as my training sessions have been hard for the StrongFirst Tactical Strength Challenge. As I grabbed the kayak and headed down the steps and into the water, my next step was a rock and then the water. Not thinking anything of it, I stepped onto the roc

When it comes to strength training, the secret is consistency over time. There needs to be a progression to keep you safe, but increasing the weight over time is key here. Here are some simple guidelines to remember: Our body needs to work as one unit. Isolating the muscles for strength will not help you when it comes to real life activity. Think: Big Movements like deadlift, squat, bench, get-ups, etc. Supplemental or Accessory Work: For example, if you are working your benc

I wanted to share with you my top 3 favorite workouts for when traveling or when you don’t have access to equipment. These workouts can be modified for anyone and are a great way to get some movement in when your time, space, and equipment are limited. Workout #1: Squat/Push-up Pyramid: 10 Bodyweight Squats 10 Push-ups 9 Body Weight Squats 9 Push-ups 8 Bodyweight Squats 8 Push-ups 7 Bodyweight Squats 7 Push-ups 6 of the movements, 5, 4, 3, 2,1 CLICK HERE FOR FULL EXPLANATION

Every time you turn around you are getting slapped with marketing from the supplement/nutrition companies to take this supplement or follow this program and a promise and guarantee to lose 10 pounds in a week. It’s all a bunch of bull Sh*t and makes me angry. It doesn’t matter if you are 100 pounds or 200 pounds, they give you the SAME meal, same shakes, same supplements with the same promises. Nothing is individualized, the product is either packed with chemicals, high sugar

Hey Everyone, Happy Friday! I have to get this off my chest and even if it gets one kid to move a bit more, it's worth it! I’m always watching how people move. Whether in classes at ANCHOR, our sports performance kids, or watching my son run around and jump and play. I am always observing movement. Recently, in one of the sports performance classes we grabbed jump ropes to get a nice warm-up in and one of the kids couldn’t jump rope. In my mind, I’m thinking this is just a ba