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10 Things That Will Make Your Training BETTER…

Published on June 21, 2011 By Adam

A big part of my personal journey recently has been about improving my training. I’ve come at this goal from a bunch of different directions and used many different tools and ideas from a wide range of disciplines and areas to make it happen. Not everything I’ll suggest is typical, but it IS something that’s [...]

Strength Training and CrossFit…

Published on April 29, 2011 By Adam

  Today’s answer is a follow up to Cara’s question yesterday and the great feedback I got from some of the MidCoast CrossFit girls and others. In this video, I give some firmer recommendations and talk more about implementing Westside or Wendler 5/3/1 into your CrossFit program. Thanks again for your question, Cara and Maggie, [...]

Preventing Overtraining – Paleo Diet and Training Q and A…

Published on April 27, 2011 By Adam

  A BIG thanks to Sonya Conrad for this pic – Sporting a SINS shirt on Mt Kosciuszko, the highest point in Australia! Thanks Sonya! This answer is in response to Jennifer’s question below: “Hi Adam, I have been hearing a lot lately about over training, even my own trainer has insinuated that I am [...]

Welcome to My Gym…

Published on August 25, 2010 By Adam

What do you REALLY need to get in a good workout? My life is a bit disorganized and crazy at the moment. Let’s call it “fluid” or “in flux” instead I’m living in my family’s little summer cottage in Old Saybrook and I have a “limited” amount of stuff to train with. I have: An [...]

Kettlebell Push Press – Refining the Details…

Published on July 30, 2010 By Adam

I want to give a HUGE thank you to Valery Fedorenko for the videos he’s been posting on YouTube. There is so much to learn in each of them. For me, this what really makes Kettlebell lifting so interesting – the constant refinement and nuances you can find when someone like Fedorenko shows you where [...]

CrossFit Workouts and Becoming More Efficient

Published on June 30, 2010 By Adam

I’m not sure what it was with Episode #33 of Robb Wolf’s Paleolithic Solution podcast, but it seemed to me it was even more loaded with good stuff than usual. Robb had a lot to say about using CrossFit workouts to become more efficient at the exercises and movements. This really got me thinking… I [...]

Becoming Outstanding, Part 1

Published on July 7, 2009 By Adam

There’s a question I ask myself over and over again: “How do you become outstanding?” I ask myself that question about a lot of different topics. For the most part though, I ask myself that question with respect to physical training – martial arts, CrossFit and Kettlebells. I firmly believe that the right behaviors repeated [...]