“Remember how long you’ve been putting this off, how many extensions the gods gave you, and you didn’t use them. At some point you have to recognize what world it is that you belong to; what power rules it and from what source you spring; that there
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“Death smiles at all men, all men can do is smile back” This is a quote from the movie Gladiator and is wrongly attributed to Marcus Aurelius. Even though, as far as we know, The Emperor never actually uttered these words but they still have a lot
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When it comes to athletic training, an athlete and a coach have to train smart. One of my favorite quotes is “You don’t train maximally. You don’t train minimally. You must train optimally.” When it comes to athletic training, you have to have a goal in mind.
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This may be a very controversial subject depending on who you talk to. Let me caveat this blog but first saying, never go against your doctors orders and always listen to your body. One of the problems with any sport is that injuries happen. There really is
Read more →Labrats, hello! Today in the MindLab, let us ponder the prolific pandora of postured anxiety-reducing practice via yoga. We all experience stress and anxiety: cell phone notifications, emails, work to-dos, home to-dos, “honey-dos,” “honey-don’t-evers,” not enough time, not enough energy, not enough motivation, self-defeating talk, impossible self
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This is an article I have been wanting to write for a long time. Over my years of doing CrossFit I have tried various strength and metabolic conditioning programs. Some have greatly influenced how I do my own programming. Many of the authors of these
Read more →Hello MindLab Rats! Today let’s talk about stress, and a cool little technique that can be employed to keep those uncomfortable feelings of anxiety or unease at bay. This is known in some circles as “the spiral technique” or the “energy ball technique,” and it
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DCL, hello! This is another introduction message, this time for the part of us seldom improved upon… our psyche! We will be mixing these MindLab updates into our weekly repertoire for the same goal as always: to help us all be as healthy and fit as possible!
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It’s hard to find a training program that doesn’t want to increase your max squat, deadlift, or bench press. These programs are everywhere. Some are very calculated and excellent and others are thrown together and lead you on a long road to failure. One thing that is
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This is going to be a little different as it pertains to a particular workout that DCL performed on September 18, 2018. This was a great workout and an experiment for me as a programmer/coach. As previously stated in my other post on the three
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