Functional Fitness

Getting Stronger with Little to No Equipment

It looks like we are going to be here for a while. By here I mean trapped in our homes. A few days ago I published a program that would get you moving with little to no equipment. However, what if you want to get stronger? (Or at least keep your gains?) What if you […]

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Your Questions Answered – The Barbell Life 302

It’s time again for another one of my favorite podcasts. I love answering questions that listeners have written in. That way I know that we’re helping people and not just talking into a mic with no one benefitting. We had some great topics to talk about today – on everything from mobility to career advice

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All-Around Athleticism with Carl Hardwick of OPEX – The Barbell Life 301

Everyone has an opinion about CrossFit. CrossFit has been through its ups and downs, and there are certainly many critics out there. But it’s also clear that the world has, in many ways, fallen in love with functional fitness – thanks to CrossFit. Carl Hardwick of OPEX joins us on the podcast today to talk

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New Horizons in Athlete Testing

It’s safe to say that I am coaching some of the strongest young people in America in the areas of Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, throwing, football, and wrestling. We have: two youth weightlifters who have medaled at the Youth World Championships. multiple American records multiple Pan American Records a powerlifter who has unofficially benched 20 pounds

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Coaching Groups and Avoiding Injury with Paul Oneid – The Barbell Life 297

Paul Oneid has had a long and varied career as a powerlifter, D1 strength coach, and now a functional rehab specialist. So we had a ton to talk about on this podcast! We got into how he’s pursuing a healthy lifestyle as a powerlifter. But we talked a great deal about Paul’s coaching approach and

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Testing Athletes – 1RM, 3RM, or Something Else?

Coach Joe Kenn recently made a post for Dynamic Fitness and Strength regarding testing progress with 1RM (one repetition maximums) versus multi-repetition maximum (3RMs or 5RMs). View this post on Instagram Today’s 60 Second Strength Coach comes from South Bend, IN home of the Fighting Irish ☘️ Tonight’s topic is risk as it pertains to

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