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On February 20, 2018 / clarksville, Conjugate Method, created in the lab, crossfit dcl, DCL endurance, dcl weightlifting, fort Campbell, Nashville, Nashville TN, running, strength and conditioning, TN
One of the best courses I have ever attended was the CrossFit Endurance seminar (I hate when people call
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On January 23, 2018 / bestinclarksville, clarksville, clarksvilletn, createdinthelab, crossfit, crossfitdcl, dclendurance, dclweightlifting, fortcampbell, isometrics, Nashville, weightlifting
When we talk about human movement there are three main motions that we must focus on. They are concentric, eccentric, and isometric. Concentric is the motion of the distal ends of the muscles moving closer to one another. Eccentric is the distal ends moving away from one
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On December 18, 2017 / clarksvilletn, conjugatemethod, conjugatenation, createdinthelab, crossfit, crossfitdcl, dclendurance, dclweightlifting, fortcampbell, kentucky, Tennessee
One of the key components of CrossFit and the CrossFit methodology is the class environment. If there is one thing that I see that in any “elite” gym weather it be CrossFit, powerlifting, weightlifting or any sport for that matter, it’s not the equipment they have or
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On November 15, 2017 / best in clarksville, clarksville, Clarksville tn, Conjugate Method, createdinthelab, crossfit, crossfitdcl, DCL endurance, fort Campbell, Nashville, Olympic weightlifting, Tennessee, usaw, weightlifting
What if I were to tell you that most of us can hit a new personal record any day of the week following any properly formatted program? Obviously there are good programs and bad programs out there but any good program will help any
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On October 4, 2017 / Clarksville tn, Conjugate Method, created in the lab, crossfit, crossfit dcl, DCL endurance, dcl weightlifting, fort Campbell, usaw, weightlifting
Ever since the we opened people have asked me why we call ourselves “The Lab”. To answer that goes back to my garage gym on Amadeus Drive. My garage was called the Lab because that is where I began to experiment with different ideas inside
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On September 12, 2017 / clarksvilletn, conjugatemethod, createdinthelab, crossfit, crossfitdcl, dclendurance, dclweightlifting, fortcampbell, nashvilletn, usaw
This is a follow-up to articles I have written earlier. The more competitive you get and the stronger you get the more it is necessary to work on accessory movements. In my opinion, beginner athletes do not need to work on accessory movements as much as advanced
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On August 9, 2017 / best in clarksville, built in the lab, clarksville, Clarksville tn, created in the lab, created in the lab DCL endurance, crossfit dcl, dcl fort Campbell, Olympic weightlifting, usaw
Sitting here watching the CrossFit Games is inspiring and always fun to watch. I love watching amazing athletes push themselves far beyond what we in the community ever thought was possible five years ago. I remember watching “Amanda” happen for the first time and seeing
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On June 28, 2017 / best in clarksville, clarksville, Clarksville tn, created in the lab, crossfit, crossfit dcl, CrossFit Dunbar Cave Lab, DCL endurance, dcl Weightlifting fort Campbell, snatch, usaw
One of the best books I have ever read, when it comes to strength training, has been “Supertraining” from Mel Siff. One of the quotes attributed to Dr. Siff that really stuck out to me is, “You don’t train minimally, you don’t train maximally, you train
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This was an exciting weekend for CrossFit and the central region. It was amazing to watch the athletes from all around compete and display their athletic abilities. The unfortunate aspect of this year has been the amount of pectoral injuries we have seen. We can
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Today’s blog is going to talk about youth athletes and how they should train for “sport”. Let’s talk about what I mean by “sport”. Sport is referring to any specific sport weather that be football, baseball, soccer, etc. Now let’s talk about what I mean by “youth
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