Caffeine – My Precious…
Caffeine is a central nervous stimulant in the methylxanthine family, and human beings go GAGA for it, to the tune of 170mg per person per day. Most people I have met adore a frothy cup of joe and/or a gnarly pre-workout. The first time I took NO Xplode I was 15 and thought it was a gift from Zeus and subsequently pounded some variation of the stuff every day for a decade. Definitely not my best idea.
Why?
Stop Nut Punching Your Clients...Please
I watch “trainers” nut punch their clients from the top rope again and again, yet if they had just an ounce of data, for example: a way to track volume over time or a $50 heart rate monitor, it would make them think - dear tiny infant Jesus in a CrossFit Onesie what am I doing to this person. This ineptitude or failure to care or grow is the biggest reason I find it hard to train or work in most "S&C" facilities. Don’t get me wrong I think this is part of the evolution of quality coaches.
High Intensity Training: Is it really High Intensity?
High Intensity Training might be a cliche choice of words. It’d be more appropriate to reference it as ‘intensity within sport specific conditioning’.
A growing trend emerges the more we consult with athletes and coaches: finding balance between volume and intensity (with intensity being the missing piece).
Carb Counting – Complete the Picture
"One of the most essential things a person can do for the health and performance is work toward keeping blood sugar balanced."
-Datis Kharrazian DHSc, DC, MNeuroSci
Insights into Athlete Monitoring From a Guy Who Hates Athlete Monitoring
This title is just not true, but I had to get you here because you probably think athlete monitoring is super cool, but have no idea how it will help you if you don’t have a PhD in Metabolomics and Human Physiology.
Brain: Health and Performance
Health and Performance are often talked about from the neck down (Cardiovascular and Muscular system).
Yet the brain is the master controller of the heart, lungs, and our muscles. It plays a huge role in the aging process as well as regulating the vast amount of functions of the body. It is our “central governor” of fatigue and you only need to google the buzzword “CNS Training” to realize the importance of the brain in coordination and strength.
The Psoas – It’s Not Important.
Disclaimer: This article contains a reference to unknowingly feeding children perscription sleed aids. Train Adapt Evolve in no way recommends this type of behavior and neither do we recommend perscription sleep aids to any of our clients children or otherwise.
CrossFit Invictus recently put out an article titled What is the Psoas and Why it is so Important. They then wrote a follow-up article on how to activate it. It read like a Wikipedia page and got all kinds of social media love.
4 years of HRV Insight
It’s been 4 years since I started monitoring athletes using HRV.
Started with ithlete..
then Bioforce…
Now the Omegawave Team System.
Of course along the way I have made mistakes, talked to some experts, made some more mistakes, and now have gained an understanding... with less mistakes.
Three Reasons Why You Won’t Attain Your Goals In 2015
1. Unwillingness to Break Habits.
People are habitual. We run on auto-pilot, and when we do we are able to use more brain power for fancy stuff like critical thinking, learning, introspection, and increasing our skills. The problem is habits tend to be deeply engrained and very hard to break, and we are the summation of our actions over time, not one meal or even one fantastic week.