What does Rest mean to you? Maybe it's taking a nap, going for a walk, meditating, eating nutritious food? Could it be hot or cold showers, social time with loved ones, reading a book, or watching a show? If the New Year marks the beginning of action for you, let that action include Rest. Rest …
Everyone Should Get in The Pool At Least Once Per Week. Here’s Why!
Friends, in this 3-5 minute read I’m going to tell you all about how I was wrong in 2016. Well, maybe not wrong, but I got pretty frustrated about something, and I've since changed my mind. At the Perform Better Summit that year, I heard one of the world’s most elite level athletic performance coaches …
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Relaxing With Kyle Langworthy
On Thursday morning, I had a short NYC commute from Harlem to the Upper West Side. Things got long after that. I picked up Kyle “The Beast” Langworthy, and we ventured out to Providence, R.I. for the Perform Better Functional Training Summit. Kyle's the manager of semi-private training at MFF, and we took a few …
Should You Foam Roll Your Lower Back? Here’s the Answer
Let's get the short answer out the way first: Probably not. That's a wrap! Or, if you have 10-minutes, let's explore a more nuanced answer. As per usual, the answer isn't simply yes or no. Today we'll examine the reasons why you'd want to self-massage your lower back, and effective solutions to your soreness or tightness. …
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This Will Make You Better: Cook Squat with Reach
Let's talk perspective. At any given point in time, the position that you're in probably isn't that important. Slide out to a broader timeline, and I believe that the positions that we're regularly in can matter, especially when we're considering making movement as reflexive and natural as possible. If we can make our unloaded movement as …
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Harold Gibbons 