Here is a DIY fix if you want to use one of those door frame pull up bars, but don’t want to damage your door frame or leave any marks. Just put some styrofoam or something similar on the ends of the bar. Bonus: If you don’t care about your wall and don’t have a door […]
Top 3 Cooking Tips for Athletes (and everybody else)
On CrossFit Radio #196 Nick Massie shares his Top 3 Cooking Tips for Athletes. Mise en place – have your ingredients, utensils ready before you start Clean as you go – have a separate container with hot soapy water at your reach One step all – cook 2 big pots on Sunday (like stews, braises). This saves you a lot of […]
How to get enough better quality sleep
Over at the Fitness StackExchange somebody asked the question “How can I make myself get enough sleep?” The answers have some good takeaway points. To do list for a good sleep Avoid energizers – drink and food containing caffeine, like coffee, cola (and other soda), black tee and cocoa, smoking and TV watching, brainteasers and similar […]
Knees Out Band Squat Drill
Ben Claridad shows an exercise that helps you keeping your knees out during the squat. All you need is a rubber band. The drill is at 1:35 in the video below. He also shows another good exercise lateral band steps
Quick Rings Pulley System Alternative
Jason Khalipa has a quick and cheap way to simulate a rings pulley system. Just use the straps that come with your rings, an step through the loops.Works best if you have your starps around a smooth bar. For a more advanced version check out the DIY ring training pulley system guide.
Lessons Learned from Zatsiorsky
Charles Poliquin shares the top five lessons he learned from Vladimir Zatsiorsky, author of Science and Practice of Strength Training. Lesson #1: Why Bodybuilders Need to Get Strong Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy increase of sarcoplasm (gel like component) within muscle cells does not contribute to muscle force achieved by higher reps (lower-intensity weights) Myofibrillar hypertrophy increase in the basic […]
Captains of Crush Gripper Training Tip
Let’s say you have a #1 and #2 Captain of Crush gripper.You can rep the #1 without problems, but have trouble closing the #2 You can use a hose clamp (Jubilee Clip) to pre load the #2 gripper. The closer the handles are together, the better you can grab them and apply force. Through progressive […]
5 Tips to Improve your Overhead Press
Jim Wendler has 5 tips to improve your overhead press Use a false grip – better bar path Hold the bar in the shelf of your lats – be stronger at the bottom View it as a total body lift – keep your body tight, squeeze your glutes Use volume to get stronger – do […]
Tip: Easily Rack Plates on the Bar
eyal0 on reddit shares a little tip on how to easily rack plates on the bar for deadlifts. After you put the 20kg on each side, lay down a 5kg plate next to each 20kg and roll the bar on to the small plates. This will raise the bar an inch off the ground and make […]