Posts by Smitty

• Climbing the Hill

  The time is upon us. There is no more BS, no more hesitation, and no more “I’ll do it tomorrow.” This weekend is the Sealfit challenge. This is the challenge I have been training for over the past 6 months of my life. All of...

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• Simple Way to Understand Training Intensity

  A few years ago I wrote an article about supercompensation and understanding the need to incorporate deloads periodically. At that time, the ‘standard’ was that a deload was needed every 3-6 weeks (or longer). While this general rule is still accepted in many circles, I...

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• Invictus

  William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of...

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• I Am Scared to Death, I Am Confident

  With training kicking up leading into Sealfit next week, I have doing a lot of reflecting.  There are times in our lives when we don’t feel confident, we have self-doubt, and we aren’t who are really want to be. This is one of those times....

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• How to Squat More Weight With the Hip Hinge

  In Jesse’s last ‘How to Squat’ video, he talked about his top exercises for building a bigger squat.  In this next installment from Jesse Burdick (PowerWOD.com), he focuses on one of the biggest mistakes that most lifters make when they squat.  Instead of using their...

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• How to Show Up For Those Who Count on You

  I am not a Navy Seal and I will never be a Navy Seal. Navy Seals are the best of the best and are on a totally different level.  Their mental toughness, physical prowess, and leadership is truly awe inspiring. Even though I’ll never be...

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