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Should You Run? Health, Hotness, and Happiness
It was all Mikey’s fault. He moved in slow motion, with grace, as if he was flying. The problem that exists here is that Mikey was moving in slow motion passed me, a casual pass while running the mile for time in 2nd grade physical education class. He did it again in 3rd grade. And in 4th,…
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What’s In My Bag: The Grid Foam Roller
You wake up at Seatac, SFO, LAX. You wake up at O’Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, BWI. Pacific, Mountain, Central. Lose an hour, gain an hour. This is your life and it’s ending one minute at a time. You wake up at Air Harbor International. If you wake up at a different time, in a difference place,…
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New Warm-Up Combo: Thoracic Bridge, Spiderman Lunge, Squat with Reach
“Have you seen the speed warm-up? It’s one rep of everything.” I heard this recently from a coworker while she trained a Ninja who’s a physical therapist. We laughed, but they created an idea in my head. Rather than focusing on several reps of movement before moving on, what if we instead sequenced them so…
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How Hard Are You Working? Perception is Everything.
Make it feel lighter. Make it as easy as possible. Imagine a cloud breathing you in with love. These are things that you may hear from the camp of “Reducing Perceived Exertion.” No pain, no gain. One more rep, pussy. Do you even lift? These are things you may hear from the camp of “Always Go Hard”.…
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Yoga Between Strength Training? Maybe A Bad Idea
“Thoughts?” So read the text message I received from a friend yesterday, which captured this Instagram screenshot. The message was from one of the strongest people that I know, and he’ll thoroughly enjoy where this is going. Buckle up. Stack, what the hell are you thinking? This is a recommendation that has the opportunity to…
Harold Gibbons | MovementGPS 