Functional Fitness

Fat, Oxidative Stress, and CrossFit with Mike McKenzie – The Barbell Life 337

I could talk to Mike McKenzie forever. It’s been great to see him get a massive promotion lately – and after talking to him, I can see why he earned it. We get into CrossFit, oxidative stress, muscle, white fat and brown fat, low carb, athlete recovery, and so much more. [thrive_leads id=’14021′] LISTEN IN […]

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Your Questions Answered – The Barbell Life 336

You’ve heard me say this before – but I LOVE these podcasts. We get to listener questions today on a variety of subject from fixing sticking points in the deadlift to the challenges of coaching high school to squat technique… and even someone asking advice about powerlifting in their 70s! [thrive_leads id=’14021′] LISTEN IN TO

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Understanding Power to Individualize Programming

The word power is thrown around a lot in the strength and conditioning world, but unfortunately most coaches and athletes aren’t fully aware of what power truly is. I am talking about the real definition of power as defined by biomechanics. Today I am going to explain this definition in as simple terms as possible,

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Hypertrophy Research with Dr. Alex Koch – The Barbell Life 334

Gaining muscle seems like it should be simple. In one sense, it is. Eat right. Lift heavy. Repeat. But in another sense, building the MAXIMUM amount of muscle possible in the MINIMUM amount of time? That’s an art and a science. Well, my good friend Dr. Alex Koch joins us yet again on today’s podcast

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Neurology and Coaching with Evan Lewis – The Barbell Life 331

Our bodies are amazing. The more we progress in terms of science, the more we realize the complex connections between neurology, muscles, and performance. And our podcast guest today, Evan Lewis, is on the cutting edge of these developments – using his knowledge to help rehabilitate athletes in pain and to help athletes perform at

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Fixing Athlete Posture

First, let me say that I am enjoying Human Movement and Biomechanics class that I am taking this semester at Lenoir-Rhyne University with Dr. Keith Leiting. After taking a brief look at compression, tension, shear, and torsion forces and their effects on the body, we dove straight into assessment. Our first look at assessment was

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