Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Endurance Training Programming - Updated

 Endurance Training Programming

I updated the document just a bit to better explain a couple of concepts that I have been getting questions on.  Hope you find it useful. 

Low Carb Diets and Coronary Blood Flow | NutritionFacts.org

Low Carb Diets and Coronary Blood Flow | NutritionFacts.org



More scientific evidence that carbohydrates are not the enemy.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Denver Conditioning and Mile High Views

Great view made today's kick-butt bodyweight conditioning session a little more enjoyable...500 reps total of Total Body Extensions, pushups, bear crawls, box jumps, and more. 3 more days till I deliver a similar workout at the 4th TT Summit in San Diego! And remember: "You only go through life once so you might as well be the world's best." - Marty Edelson ..... Surround yourself

Free Download - Principles of Military (Navy) Fitness and Conditioning

On the right you will find a hyperlink to download the course slides and notes.  I'll be publishing the slides and notes that I have used to teach a Principles of Conditioning course here at the US Naval Academy.  The focus is on military (Navy) fitness but it is broadly applicable.  Lecture 1 is up, with more to follow.

 Lesson-1-Basic-Exercise-Physiology
Lesson 1:  Basic Exercise Physiology.  Lesson covers the basic adaptation to different types of training as well as the basic principles of exercise and training. 

Monday, June 2, 2014

5 new exercises not to do

Before we get to the exercises, here's a funny photo that I snapped at the end of my Sunday morning workout in Toronto...because sometimes you need an escalator IN the gym? Ha! Actually, it worked great, because the squat rack was upstairs and I did a killer leg workout. I needed the help getting down. ;) Now on to those 5 exercises you must avoid. I recently worked with Men's Health

Denver travel and workout update

Yesterday was a smooth travel day from Toronto to Denver. One good thing about traveling on Sunday's is that there is less traffic on the roads. That way the short ride to the Toronto airport was short, and the unavoidable, extremely long taxi ride from the Denver airport wasn't any longer than usual. Today's workout in Denver at the Colorado Athletic Club was:Warmup - Shoulder mobility +

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Last day and workout in Toronto

Because sometimes you need an escalator in the gym...to get to the weight room. Helped though on the way down, because it was leg day. Today's workout: 1A) Squat 1B) Box Jump 2A) Front Squat 2B) Good Morning 3A) Leg Curl 3B) Side Plank Now to fly to Denver...good thing it wasn't upper body day or my arms would be really tired. Have a great weekend, Craig