functional fitness

The Two Best Fitness Supplements: Beta Alanine and Creatine HMB

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Long time readers of this site will know that my first rule for people who ask  about supplements, is to not take supplements.  I’ve found that after more than 10 years of serious training, most folks want to talk short cuts, rather than hard work, and they think supplements are just the short cut for them.  That doesn’t mean that all supplements are bad, but in my experience there are only a few with solid scientific research behind them.  Keep reading if you want to see which two I recommend and why.

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10 Weeks of Hell: Advanced Programming for Functional Fitness (PART 2)

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If part one of this 10 week plan hasn’t scared you off yet, then there is a real chance that part two will.  This is a very difficult program, one that will require serious commitment to all aspects of training, not just the hours spent in the gym.  Keep reading to see what you need to do so you can crush your competitive season!

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10 Weeks of Hell: Advanced Programming for Functional Fitness (Part 1)

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Your fitness competition rapidly approaches, and you need a plan to kick it’s ass.  This is that plan.  This program will be 10 weeks in length, and by the end of it your conditioning, and muscular endurance will be at an all time high.  It focuses on one thing and one thing only, high power output in the movements that will show up in this years Open. Be warned this plan is difficult, so difficult in fact that I doubt many will be able to finish it as prescribed.  

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Becoming An Elite Fitness Athlete: Performance Analysis of the Top 10%

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So you want to get better at functional fitness?  Great, but what exact goals and benchmarks are you shooting for?  Trick question, you don’t know, until now.  This article will look at the data for fitness athletes, at various levels within the top 10%, from number one to one thousand.  You will find out just how fast and how strong you need to be if you want to compete on their level.  Keep reading for a whole lot of stats on top athletes.

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5 Best Recovery Methods for Functional Fitness: A Scientific Perspective

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Recovery has become a hot topic for functional athletes and strength athletes, from the newest noob, to elite athletes.  As such, it is a topic plagued by misinformation, and flat out lies.  It is further complicated by scientific research that, at times, can be contradictory.  The good news is that we have done our research, and distilled the key recovery practices, based on research, so you won’t have to keep wasting your time freezing your ass off in an ice bath, or rolling your hamstrings out for hours on end.

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The 9 Week Functional Fitness Strength Program (Part 2)

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If you’re reading this chances are that, you’re an athlete who wants to get stronger.  This is a detailed plan to do just that.  As part of the previous article you will have a total of 9 weeks of daily workouts, with one bonus week, all designed to improve your maximal strength.  Keep reading if you want to see the complete plan.

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